Capital markets are entering a period of structural change driven by geopolitics, technology and new investment models, according to a new global study from CAIA Association, the leading professional body for alternative investment education and credentialing.
The report, The World Rewired. From Signals to Shifts: The Decade Ahead for Capital Markets, draws on a year-long “global listening tour” with more than 120 senior executives across leading investors, allocators and advisers in the alternatives space, spanning eight global financial centers. It is further supported by a new survey conducted among CAIA’s 14,000-member base. It highlights that the global investment system is undergoing a “wholesale rewiring” as geopolitics, technology and organizational capability converge to reshape how capital is raised, allocated and stewarded.
The study identifies three areas that are shaping how global investors design portfolios, manage client capital and d
