All private markets articles
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NewsESG and private markets' high fees are ‘real barrier’ for DC schemes, says WTW
Master trusts continue to lead the way on incorporating ESG considerations within a default investment strategy
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NewsFondo Gomma Plastica eyes private equity secondary investments
Rubber and plastic fund chief sees private equity opportunities in the US as the Milan-based fund makes a further pivot to alternatives
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NewsNEST advances into private markets as AUM reach £30bn
‘NEST needed an investment framework in place that could rapidly grow’, says Liz Fernando, NEST’s CIO
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NewsItaly roundup: BCC-CRA pension fund divests from private markets
Plus: Fondo Priamo increases number of members and contributions; Enpaia cuts real estate investments
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NewsIncome generation drives private markets investments in 2023, BlackRock finds
More than 70% of respondents globally intend to increase their allocations to private equity this year
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NewsLloyd’s launches £250m sustainability-focused private impact fund
The Lloyd’s Private Impact Fund is the first fund to be launched on the Lloyd’s Investment Platform
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NewsPrivate market allocations growing, says State Street research
Survey found maximising the potential of data to make more effective decisions is the greatest focus for institutional investors
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Escape from Flatland
A two-dimensional, return-and-volatility view of investments may not allow you to see important risks
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NewsEnpam and Fon.Te push on with private markets investments
Enpam plans to invest €290m in private equity, venture capital and private debt, while Fon.Te has earmarked €380m for private markets
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NewsNet Zero Asset Owners lay out expectations for private markets managers
The group is asking private markets managers to disclose their scope 1 and 2 financed emissions for the 2023 financial year
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NewsPolicy Exchange calls for Solvency II reform to tackle policy, regulatory challenges
Report suggested UK is sitting on large pools of capital and could do more to invest in growth businesses, infrastructure and other productive assets in the UK
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Asset Class ReportsPrivate markets: Is tokenisation a good idea?
Digital tokens are being promoted as a way for small investors to access private assets
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Asset Class ReportsPrivate markets: Insurance risk seeks capital
Lloyd’s of London is looking to attract institutional capital to back its new insurance securitisation platform
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Asset Class Reports
Private markets: Pension funds review private equity as allocations hit targets
Lower equity and fixed income values see pension funds off-load their exposure to illiquid assets
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NewsNEST appoints HarbourVest as part of £1.5bn private equity push
New mandate will play an important role in helping NEST invest around 5% of its portfolio in private equity
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NewsSovereign wealth funds switch to private markets in major asset reallocation
SWF investors now own $719bn in private assets, up from $205bn in 2011
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NewsBorder to Coast commits final investments in first £5.7bn private markets programme
In total, the programme invested into 61 funds and made three co-investments
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NewsWales Pension Partnership picks Russell Investments for private credit
The portfolio management team will use best-in-class closed-ended primary investment funds, secondaries and direct investments
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NewsGerman government plans to channel pension assets for VC investments
Also considering setting up a facility to finance young innovative companies that previously had no access to venture capital funds
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InterviewsStrategically speaking interview: Edwin Conway, BlackRock Alternative Investors
Many asset owners focus on the return streams available from private markets investments and the diversification effect of private equity, debt or any of the other flavours available in this sector of the market.
