Tag: Private Equity

The $254.1 billion pension giant also committed nearly $1 billion in July to a pair of investments within its credit portfolio.

CIO’s NextGen honorees share their thoughts on a range of alternatives, from venture capital and private equity to private credit and infrastructure.

They describe how higher rates have elevated the once-ignored asset class into a vital position.

The C$250 billion pension fund also netted a 4.8% return for the 12-month period that ended June 30.

As more GPs pursue continuation funds, institutional investors are faced with new questions about the overall risk levels in their portfolios.

Major investment firms such as Blackstone have pushed into business development companies, whose sizable yields are alluring.

The pension giant’s public equity portfolio returned 16.7% for the year, but the overall portfolio fell short of its 7% target.

Nearly half of the commitments were made to three private equity funds.

The pension fund also rehired NEPC as its real estate investment consultant.

Sponsors invested in deals worth $740 million during the quarter, down from nearly $14 billion in Q1.

The Mansion House reforms also seek to create superfunds to consolidate the ‘fragmented’ defined benefit market.

Notable among the pension giant’s outlays was a $1 billion investment in a fund managed by Khosla Ventures.

The proposed disclosure rules in the White House’s antitrust push could make filing for deals more difficult, critics argue.

The authors claim their Spread Based Direct Alpha method is more accurate than current measurements.