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The $37 billion Utah Retirement Systems (URS) will allocate to private equity managers directly, rather than through funds-of-funds, for the first time since it began investing in the asset class 35 years ago.

Amanda WhiteSeptember 17, 2018

Private capital opportunities grow

It’s been said the “public market is quickly becoming a holding pen for massive sleepy corporations”. This has investors taking more late-stage stakes in private companies as perceived risks ebb.

David LinehanSeptember 11, 2018

Private Equity

Future Fund tops up PE, risk

Australia's $107 billion sovereign wealth fund added risk based on near-term outlooks and boosted its holdings in private equity, during a year in which it handily beat one-year and 10-year aims.

Alice UribeAugust 31, 2018

Private Equity

PE outperformance doesn’t add up

Thanks to recent history, flawed methodology and ill-chosen indices, most say PE consistently outdoes public equity. But the right data tells a different story, Oxford academics write.

Ludovic Phalippou and Neroli AustinAugust 29, 2018

Private Equity

Utah Retirement to pick PE managers

Utah Retirement Systems considers its strong balance sheet, history of long-term relationships with managers and nimble governance advantages as its search for GPs in private equity begins.

Sarah RundellAugust 24, 2018

Private Equity

Alternative PE vehicles underperform

Alternative private equity vehicles underperform the associated main fund, new research from Harvard's Josh Lerner and MIT's Antoinette Schoar has shown for the first time - but skilled limited partners flip the script.

Amanda WhiteAugust 22, 2018

Private Equity

N. Mexico PERA adopts Wisconsin model

Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico CIO Dominic Garcia is headed down the path less travelled, employing a risk-parity and alpha strategy he learned with the State of Wisconsin.

Sarah RundellAugust 9, 2018

Private Equity

CalPERS wants PE revamp to move quickly

The board of CalPERS is still wrestling with issues such as pay and level of control over its new private-equity entity. Meanwhile, opportunities could slip away if the launch is delayed.

Sarah RundellJuly 18, 2018

Private Equity

FSBA pounces on high valuations

The $204 billion Florida State Board of Administration has decided today's market is overpriced and is unloading private equity and real estate to re-deploy capital for higher long-term yields.

Sarah RundellJune 6, 2018

Private Equity

Texas’ ERS to boost alternatives

The $29 billion Employees Retirement System of Texas will add to its alternatives portfolio over four years and wants small managers to represent 10 per cent of its active mandates.

Sarah RundellMay 25, 2018

Private Equity

Oxford U. fund knocks private equity

The CIO of the $4.3 billion fund manager argued in a panel discussion that an excess of capital in the market and lack of access to top general partners have hurt the asset class.

Sarah RundellApril 18, 2018

Private Equity

General partners must regain trust

In the GFC, many investors got burned as limited partners, by costly experiences and opaque strategies. To fix the damaged relationships, a focus on disclosure and aligned interests is essential.

Kamal SuppalMarch 29, 2018

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Utah to look for PE managers

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Private capital opportunities grow

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Future Fund tops up PE, risk

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PE outperformance doesn’t add up

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Utah Retirement to pick PE managers

Private Equity

Alternative PE vehicles underperform

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N. Mexico PERA adopts Wisconsin model

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CalPERS wants PE revamp to move quickly

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FSBA pounces on high valuations

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Texas’ ERS to boost alternatives

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Oxford U. fund knocks private equity

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General partners must regain trust

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