Sustainability Oxford 2023

Private equity well positioned to decarbonise portfolios, but still lagging

Private equity has the potential to play a strong role in decarbonising portfolios, but many funds are lagging both in transparency and in action towards net zero, investors from  Harvard and Oxford endowments and the French fund Caisse de Depots said.
Ben HurleyNovember 30, 2023
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SDG-aligned private equity proves winning formula at AP1

Sarah RundellOctober 11, 2023
Investor Profile

Why City of Austin goes evergreen in first private markets foray

Sarah RundellSeptember 14, 2023
Investor Profile

Future Fund jolts out of ‘set and forget’ mode

Aleks VickovichAugust 31, 2023
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What drives success at CPP Investments’ giant PE portfolio

Sarah RundellAugust 24, 2023
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Switzerland’s rail fund SBB takes on more risk

Convinced higher interest rates signpost higher anticipated returns ahead, Pensionskasse SBB, the Bern-based pension fund for employees of Switzerland’s state-owned railway company, will increase its equity allocation including private equity. It plans to add managers in both public and private equity.
Sarah RundellJuly 25, 2023
Asset Allocation

How Railpen keeps illiquid asset allocation on track

New research on private markets at Railpen has produced a framework that focuses on scenario planning and the uncertainty inherent in illiquid investments taking account of “portfolio steerability”, allocation drift and the impact on short-term liquidity management resulting in a more dynamic approach.
Amanda WhiteJuly 13, 2023
Risk

CalPERS weathers SVB hit; resilience and transparency pays

Norway's sovereign wealth fund and Sweden’s largest pension fund Alecta are among funds with heavy losses from the SVB collapse. For CalPERS, which only had a small exposure, the tumultuous weekend highlighted the importance of resilience and transparency with the team quick to identify exposures and provide analysis.
Sarah RundellMarch 14, 2023
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