All Private Equity articles – Page 2
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NewsGermany’s WIN-Initiative deploys first start-up investments
Some signatories have already implemented investments committed up to 2030 above their original targets, says state-owned development bank KfW
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Special ReportWilshire Indexes wants to disrupt the status quo in the global index business
T he index industry has long been a comfortable oligopoly with the powerful brands of MSCI, FTSE Russell and S&P Dow Jones Indices controlling more than 80% of global index product revenue.
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Opinion PiecesGuest viewpoint: Magnus Billing on the push for 'productive finance'
European policymakers are pushing pension funds toward ‘productive finance’ – directing capital into asset classes such as private equity, venture capital and infrastructure investments.
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Opinion PiecesUK pensions and private markets: the Mansion House Accord’s promise and perils
The task of channeling more UK DC pension savings towards domestic private markets is fraught with institutional, regulatory and cultural obstacles
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NewsAviva’s new DC default to commit up to 25% to private markets
The firm’s strategy – My Future Vision – will invest in private equity, infrastructure, real estate and private debt
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NewsSwiss pension funds drop private equity in favour of other alternatives
Pensionskassen are instead turning to private debt and infrastructure
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NewsCassa Forense accelerates private markets push
Investments in private equity, private debt and infrastructure now account for close to 15% of the €19.5bn fund’s total assets
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NewsVarma flags four new investments in unlisted domestic growth firms
Investing in growth companies ‘aligns with goals of pension reform’, says Finnish pensions giant
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NewsSiemens Fonds Invest opens platform to manage external pension assets
The firm aims to grow its business with institutional investors by leveraging its know-how in private equity
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NewsAP7 focuses on Nordic property and PE buyouts, eyes adding infra
Swedish premium pensions default fund hunts for alternatives expert to lead its growing alternative investment department
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NewsUK government urged to act on tax and pensions to boost domestic investment
Research by the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association shows private capital investors believe the UK remains an attractive place to invest
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NewsATP magnifies listed equity gains after dialling down private assets
Danish statutory pension fund posts 6.7% interim return on geared investment portfolio
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NewsDenmark’s PBU mulls foray into nature-positive impact investing
‘Climate and biodiversity are acutely connected to social outcomes,’ says pension fund’s alternatives chief Ladegaard
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NewsAchmea IM launches €250m private equity impact fund
The fund, which targets Dutch pension funds as investors, will focus on “healthy people in a healthy society”
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Special ReportGermany: Restarting the pension reform process
The new government is picking up the slack to boost occupational and private pensions but the sustainability of the pay-as-you-go system remains in focus
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NewsSustainability can boost revenues by 6%, say private markets investors
PRI launches new project on how to harness the financial value that sustainability can generate in private markets
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NewsFrance’s FRR launches private equity mandates
The total value across both mandates is expected to be €400m-500m, with each mandate running for 15 years
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Country ReportCase study: Italian notaries pension fund CNN advances into private markets
Fund models strategy around macro-trends
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Country ReportItaly country report 2025: Pension funds step out of their comfort zone, diversify portfolios
While maintaining a domestic bias, Italian institutions are venturing into new asset classes to further diversify their portfolios
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NewsDanica scolded over infrastructure, private assets valuation methods
Danish FSA hands out official orders for Danske Bank pensions unit to use more detailed indices for valuation of alternative assets
