PB shops with PE funds

Hey guys-

I am looking at banks with PB functions (so think MS/GS/Citi/Boutique PB) that also raise Private Equity funds. Would the PE fund be considered an investment manager from an operational standpoint? Investment Advisors in PB typically recommend asset allocation strategies to their clients, so I'm wondering if an investment manager that an adviser might recommend can be the internal PE shop.

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this is not correct. the best shops that allocate to alternatives (specifically ms, ML, GS) are agnostic. sure they have their own funds, but they can also get into Blackstone, oaktree, och ziff, etc.

OP, what you'll find is the PB model will be mostly proprietary and the PWM model will be mostly outsourcing.

example:

PB: JPMPB, GS, US Trust, Northern Trust, Brown Brothers Harriman, etc. PWM: UBS, Morgan Stanley, Merrill lynch, Wells Fargo advisors

I think DB and CS are PB model, but not sure, never competed with them.

 

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