Private Capital CFOs Face Growing Demand for Transparency
Fund financing, reporting and risk management are investors’ top concerns, according to a CSC survey.
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UK Pension Giants Aim to Launch £1B Fund to Invest in British Tech Sector
Some of Britain’s largest pension providers will use the scale-up fund to boost domestic technology and science companies.
Franklin Templeton Hires Wen Nannen to Lead US Insurance General Account Solutions
Nannen will help develop investment products for insurance clients.
Bloomberg to Buy Canoe Intelligence in Private Markets Data Push
With the acquisition, Bloomberg aims to broaden the alternative investment data available through its terminals, as well as to support a total portfolio view.
Beyond Default Risk: What an Insurance Mindset Can Teach Institutional Investors About Private Credit
A head of insurance client solutions stresses why long-term investors need to distinguish between measurable risks and the broader uncertainty inherent in investing.
Foundation Launches in Memory of Slain Blackstone Executive
The Wesley Mittman LePatner Foundation will aim to develop philanthropic leaders.
North Carolina Retirement System Re-Ups With Barings
The state’s investment authority will add up to $2.1 billion to the funds being managed in its partnership with the alternative investment manager.
PGIM to Acquire Remaining Stake in Credit Manager Deerpath Capital
The lower-middle-market direct lending firm is intended to bolster PGIM’s capabilities across private credit segments.
Amidst Sector Growth, Clipway Closes Debut Secondaries Fund
The London-based manager’s Secondary Fund I raised $6.4 billion from 186 limited partners, three years after the firm’s public debut.
Scherman Foundation Taps Commonfund for New CEO
George Suttles will succeed the retiring Mike Pratt at the foundation.
APG, Swiss Life Adopt STOXX Global Equity Benchmarks
The suite of indexes are designed to support modern portfolio construction and benchmarking.
Private Markets Don’t Need More Data; They Need Data That Connect
Standardized information to compare fund and manager performance across cohorts and to reconcile exposure, risk and valuation across portfolio holdings, writes a Bloomberg executive.
Fiscal 2026 Set to Be Another Strong Year for Pension Fund Performance
Equity-heavy portfolios are already producing double-digit growth for some funds.
DOL Backs Bristol-Myers in PRT Appeal
The department joins business groups, insurers and states in warning that litigation threatens the pension risk transfer system.
Taiwan’s Bureau of Labor Funds Allocates $3B in Climate Transition Mandate
Five managers from around the world were selected to run equal parts of the passive infrastructure investment.