Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 633
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Features
Looking for better times ahead
While analysts seem to be fairly optimistic about global public equity markets, the same assumptions cannot be automatically made for the private equity sector. This sector is as dependent on the circumstances of individual companies as it is on general market sentiment, so it does not necessarily follow that either ...
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A bridge too far?
Institutional investors who view private equity generally as high risk may see investing in private equity in emerging markets as a bridge too far. The experience of the 1990s would only confirm this view as results have been disappointing in both absolute terms and also relative to private equity funds ...
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Drift from equities in mature markets
The head of investment at consultants Watson Wyatt, Roger Urwin, says there is a gradual move to lower equity allocations in mature pension countries. “In countries with maturing pension funds there seems to be a gradual move to lower equity allocations,” says Urwin, global head of the consulting firm’s investment ...
