All Private equity articles – Page 2
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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?
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NewsPension investment: What does private equity look like?
As pension funds gear up to place more of their assets in private equity, we look at what areas of PE are predicted to provide returns for savers.
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NewsFCA to allow retail investors and DC self-select funds access to 'higher-risk' LTAFs
The city watchdog is allowing mass market retail investors, self select DC pension schemes and self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs) to access long term asset funds (LTAFs) but the move has already been questioned by the investment industry.
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NewsPLSA offers pragmatic alternatives to politicians' ideas for UK growth
In recent months, the government, the opposition, the lord mayor of London and other lobbyists and policy wonks have floated various notions as to how pension funds – defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) – should invest their assets in order to boost growth in the UK’s economy.
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NewsThink big: Think tank suggests creation of regional superfunds
The Tony Blair Institute has has suggested that thousands of public and private sector pension plans should be pooled into a series of regional ‘superfunds’ with assets of up to £500 billion, as part of an “extremely radical” proposal to free billions of pounds of investment capital to boost the growth of UK businesses.
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NewsUK investors flock to real assets and private markets despite red flags
Analysis: UK investors led the charge to real assets and private markets last year as interest in alternatives remained high, despite warnings that macroeconomic pressures could have a negative impact on certain alternative asset classes.
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NewsLGPS funds pile into illiquid alternatives amid soaring inflation
Data crunch: Local authority schemes have committed more than £10bn to illiquid alternatives in 2022 as the hunt for inflation-linked cash flows and attractive returns intensifies, according to MandateWire data.
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NewsBorder to Coast invests in private markets
On the go: The £38.3bn Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, which handles the assets of 11 Local Government Pension Scheme funds worth a collective £60bn, has made initial commitments to its second private markets programme, first launched in April 2022.
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NewsLGPS funds target illiquid assets and emerging market equities
Illiquid alternatives have been the most sought-after investments among local authority pension funds this year, while schemes are also set to take advantage of selected investment opportunities in emerging markets.
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NewsClara-Pensions expects consolidator competition ‘within a year’
On the go: The commercial consolidator Clara-Pensions expects to see other offerings providing competition in the market “in a year’s time”, according to chief executive Simon True, despite the “unhelpful economic environment”.
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NewsInsurers publish first bulk annuity ‘best practice’ guide
On the go: UK insurers have collaborated to produce the industry’s first-ever “best practice” guide for schemes preparing for bulk annuity quotations, laying out principles by which trustees, advisers and administrators should abide.
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NewsPrivate markets managers ‘failing to provide climate data’
On the go: Private markets managers “seem generally unprepared to support clients” with the data they need to meet their Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures requirements, Hymans Robertson has said.
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NewsTPR: ‘Keep asking questions’ about investment strategies
On the go: The current economic malaise, and especially the impact on liability-driven investments now interest rates are rising, proves it is especially important that trustees continue to ask questions about their investment strategies, even if they seem “silly”, says Fred Berry, the Pensions Regulator’s lead investment consultant.
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NewsTransfer volumes could hit £600bn as insurers post strong results
A host of insurers have revealed their first-half 2022 results that show a booming trade in risk transfers, which, by some projections, could hit £600bn over the next decade — though there are fears about a capacity crunch in the sector.
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NewsNest appoints HarbourVest as second private equity manager
On the go: The £24bn National Employment Savings Trust has appointed HarbourVest Partners to handle its second private equity mandate.
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NewsBorder to Coast completes private markets investment
On the go: The £36bn Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has announced it has completed the final £1.5bn of investment within its first private market offering since its launch in 2019.
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NewsBulk annuity deal volumes on track to hit £35bn in 2022
On the go: Total buy-in and buyout volumes are on track to reach £35bn by the close of the year, up more than 25 per cent from £27.7bn registered in 2021.
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NewsBT awards $1bn private equity mandate to Hermes
On the go: The £57.5bn BT Pension Scheme has awarded a $1bn (£801.4mn) private equity mandate to Hermes GPE, further building on two previous private equity investments with the manager.