All Private equity articles – Page 6
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OpinionBudget headwinds mean pension funds must be nimble
The case for investment in UK markets looked weak even before a set of Office for Budget Responsibility downgrades, says Russell Investments’ David Rae, and investors must be prepared to capitalise on opportunities.
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Opinion
Editor's picks: What you need to know about patient capital
Autumn Budget 2017: On Wednesday, chancellor Philip Hammond said innovative high-growth firms should get investment from pension funds, raising questions over appetite and feasibility. Three articles from the past year look at the issues at stake.
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OpinionPrivate equity: Success brings new challenges
From the blog: Last year, European private equity fundraising reached €74bn (£66bn), the highest level since 2008.
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OpinionThe best way to harness illiquidity
Joshua Featherby at Cambridge Associates explains how defined benefit schemes can use the illiquidity premium to their advantage.
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OpinionDoes private equity offer schemes good value?
Trustees should focus on governance when trying to make sure private equity investments add value, says Rikhav Shah from EY.
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OpinionWhere to look for value in real assets
Impax Asset Management’s Peter Rossbach explains why pension funds should invest in renewable energy.
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FeaturesNESPF adds DGFs and PE after global equities disappointment
The North East Scotland Pension Fund has taken further steps to diversify its growth portfolio, divesting from underperforming global equities and allocating to a range of private equity houses and diversified growth funds.
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Features
Desire for better data sparks mortality study for Star Group
Star Group has decided to conduct a medically underwritten mortality study for its defined benefit scheme, as it works on tackling an increased deficit while reducing investment risk.
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FeaturesBBC aims to drive down fees in private markets strategy
The BBC scheme lowered its overall investment management fees by £3m over five years, while further increasing its significant exposure to private markets, a move the scheme says allows it to match liabilities at the same time as generating capital growth.
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News
PE investors threaten to sell over transparency concerns
Private equity is experiencing a renaissance, but nearly a third of institutional investors may abandon their plans to invest over fears about transparency, a new report shows.
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Opinion
Innovation within the charge cap
DC Investment Quarterly: Ever since defined contribution funds have had to demonstrate value for money to members, they have sought to drive up performance of the investment strategy while controlling volatility.
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OpinionHow to access private market investments
Mercer’s Tobias Ripka looks at how schemes can use private market investment to achieve their objectives in a highly volatile market environment.
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NewsPensions Trust leaps into lending gap with £125m private debt commitment
The Pensions Trust entered the private debt space with a commitment of £125m at the beginning of this year, as it looks to use the withdrawal of banks from the sector to generate growth.
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OpinionA slippery slope
Editorial: European bank shares slid earlier this week as investors became increasingly worried about banks’ ability to pay coupons on so-called coco bonds, or contingent convertible bonds – bonds that turn into equity if a certain trigger event is taking place.
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Features
Long-term view clouded by uncertainty for LGPS
Long-term risk-reduction planning remains the priority for the Local Government Pension Scheme, but growing uncertainty about the future is making it difficult for member funds to carve out strategic objectives.
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Features
Diversified alts temper volatility for Barking & Dagenham
Barking & Dagenham Pension Fund channeled 8 per cent of total assets into a diversified alternatives strategy last year in a bid to quell volatility across its portfolio.
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Opinion
Scheme hunger for alts drives fragmentation and innovation
From the blog: Scheme maturity as well as changes to regulations and accounting rules have been the driving factors behind portfolio diversification over the past 50 years, boosting pension scheme appetite for alternatives and overseas investments.
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Opinion
Why investors should customise private equity for greater control
The alternative investment industry faces a transformation in the way it works with clients.
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Features
What does the future hold for LDI?
Aviva Investors' Mark Versey, Legal & General Investment Management's Laura Brown, KPMG's Simeon Willis, AMNT committee member and Lend Lease Pension Scheme trustee, Alan Gander, Pan Trustees' Mike Roberts, Buck Consultants at Xerox's Celene Lee and State Street Global Advisors' Howard Kearns, take a look into the future of liability-driven investment strategy, in the final part of this debate.
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News
European pension funds swarm into alts for yield
European pension funds moved deeper into alternative investments last year as they sought fresh avenues of returns and liability matching in tricky market conditions.