All Private equity articles
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NewsUK’s largest pension funds back regional investment drive through ‘Sterling 20’
The move builds on the Mansion House Accord agreed in July, and will be launched at the government’s inaugural Regional Investment Summit in Birmingham.
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NewsPrivate markets to hit $24trn in value globally by 2030
Pension funds are expected to drive the continuing growth of private markets assets, with infrastructure and private debt expected to overtake real estate in value globally.
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FeaturesPension funds, venture capital, and the government’s drive for growth
Despite a big push from the government to encourage greater pension investment into UK alternatives, there seems to be little initial activity from pension funds in relation to venture capital investing.
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NewsWhat European pension funds can teach the UK about VC investing
Research by Pensions for Purpose and European Women in VC has laid out how UK and European pension funds currently allocate to venture capital, with chancellor Rachel Reeves calling for schemes to become “active builders of our economy”.
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NewsTwo UK pension schemes announce new private markets allocations
One DB and one DC scheme announce £100m and £48m private markets mandates, respectively.
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NewsPrivate markets buyers eye credit, secondaries amid rising geopolitical risk
Research from Coller Capital shows a growing appetite for private credit and secondary strategies among institutional investors worldwide.
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NewsMore LTAFs to hit the market as private asset demand surges
Future Growth Capital and Scottish Widows are the latest firms to announce new long-term asset funds as the government hints that pension schemes may face mandation if they do not allocate enough to private markets.
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NewsACCESS pool awards multi-billion private equity mandates
The ACCESS LGPS pool has appointed Adams Street and HarbourVest to run a private equity mandate that could reach between £8bn and £12bn in size over the next few years.
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ArticleInvesting locally: The case for residential housing and venture capital
In this roundtable discussion in association with Schroders Capital, senior figures from across the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) explored local investment themes with residential housing and venture capital investment specialists.
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NewsPeople’s Pension wants UK asset ‘pipeline’ for £4bn private markets allocation
The People’s Pension plans to invest up to £4bn in private markets by 2030, including a “substantial” UK allocation – but this is reliant on sufficient assets becoming available.
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NewsPrivate equity investors anticipate greater distributions in 2025
Anticipated cuts to interest rates could further improve the outlook for investors to realise gains from private equity, according to research.
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NewsCushon, Aegon to back British Growth Partnership
The Cushon Master Trust and Aegon are working with the British Business Bank with a view to investing in the new British Growth Partnership.
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NewsFulcrum to launch latest private markets LTAF
The new fund builds upon a similar fund launched for HSBC’s defined contribution scheme earlier this year.
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NewsBudget 2024: Industry welcomes boost for UK investment
Investors have praised the government’s promised boost to UK investment but urged it to focus on creating opportunities, following this week’s Budget announcements.
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NewsInterview: British Business Bank’s Louis Taylor
Pension funds need to rethink their historic preference for keeping fees down and embrace potentially attractive “net-of-fee” venture capital returns, British Business Bank chief executive officer Louis Taylor has told Pensions Expert.
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NewsTPR grows investment team and vows to ‘probe’ strategies
The Pensions Regulator has set out its expectations for trustees’ investment strategies and decision-making, as schemes face increased pressure to allocate to UK assets.
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NewsInvestment latest: Railpen invests in waste management company
Also: Future Planet Capital launches dedicated pension vehicle for UK high growth companies, and Aviva opens venture capital business to external investment.
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NewsProductive finance consultation on DB investment raises questions around role of 'consolidator'
Although many industry experts backed DB-endgame flexibilities, others expressed concerns about the PPF as a consolidator.
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NewsCan pension funds afford to invest in private equity?
In his Mansion House speech Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled proposals to allocate at least five per cent of defined contribution default funds to unlisted companies by 2030, but are pension schemes ready to absorb the price of private equity.
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NewsPrivate equity or bust? Why the Mansion House pension compact needs detail and circumspection
Is the private equity push a headline-grabbing stunt or a forward-thinking initiative that could help boost both the UK economy and savers' pots?