Corporate Moves
Value of Pension-Backed M&A Deals Soars to $13.6B in Q2
Despite seven fewer transactions than one year earlier, total deal value rose 158%.
Tag: Private Equity
Pensions
Public Equity Allocations Lead the Way for Public Pension Funds
The top-performing public pension funds this year are likely to thrive with a higher allocation to equities, according to Markov Processes International.
Pensions
Dallas Pensions’ Low Returns, Funded Ratios Blamed on Private Equity Performance, Allocation
A city-commissioned analysis found Dallas will have to contribute ‘significant' amounts of money to improve the pensions’ funded status.
Asset Allocation
Private Equity Continues as Top Performer for Pension Plans, Study Says
PE delivered 15.3% annually over 10 years, according to the American Investment Council.
Pensions
US Remains Biggest Force in Pension Realm, per Study
WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute found that international unrest and an uncertain worldwide economic outlook hinder an otherwise growing global retirement effort.
Asset Allocation
Smart Money Portent? Bonds Are Gaining Allocators’ Interest
Meanwhile, allocators are moving out of stocks, which have been doing well lately, per a Nasdaq eVestment study.
Corporate Moves
The Evolution of Insurance in the Age of PRT
Private equity investment in the insurance industry is affecting how some view risks in the pension risk transfer market, while others say it will broaden the PRT sector’s appeal as a diversification tool.
Pensions
UN Pension Fund Earns 2.42% in May, up 3.29% Year to Date
The $91 billion pension fund’s performance was led by public equity, which returned more than 4% last month.
Asset Allocation
39% of Family Offices Are Crypto Investors or Are Eyeing It
The findings were part of BNY Mellon Wealth Management’s first report on these funds.
Alternatives
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Approves $282.5 Million in Commitments to Four Alternatives Managers
Five commitments in total were approved to AUA Private Equity Partners, Inflexion, Sterling Group and H.I.G Capital Partners.
Asset Allocation
Alaska Permanent Increases Private Equity and Income While Cutting Real Estate
The state's sovereign wealth fund also reported a $1.5 billion increase in asset value during 2024's first quarter.
Opinion
Transparent Strategies for Sovereign Wealth Funds: Policy Recommendations on Private Equity
The experience of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global as a case study.
Research
How AI Can Help Asset Managers Do Their Jobs
Digging up data, boosting productivity, divining client needs—these are among the benefits artificial intelligence can bring, per a BCG report.
Asset Allocation
What Asset Classes Will Allocators Choose as They Up Their Alts Ownership?
Private debt, private equity and infrastructure lead the list in Preqin survey.
Risk
Chief Information Officers Can Play a Role in Driving Private Equity Returns
Strong IT strategy can improve the returns of portfolio companies, says E78 Partners’ John Buccola.