Investor Profile
Compenswiss pushes evergreen private credit; benefits from internal AI
Liquidity and flexibility are key priorities in Swiss investor Compenswiss' growing allocation to private credit.
Sarah RundellJanuary 9, 2025
Investor Profile
Looking for the exit: Oregon battles overweight allocations to illiquids
Oregon Investment Council’s exposure to private markets has been a great source of excess returns over the years, but today the overweight allocation to illiquid markets is a growing concern with ramifications for liquidity particularly.
Sarah RundellMay 8, 2024
Investor Profile
Why Textron isn’t investing in private credit
Renowned contrarian investor Charles Van Vleet, CIO of the $10 billion corporate pension fund for US aerospace and defence giant Textron explains why he favours private equity over private credit.
Sarah RundellOctober 31, 2023
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France’s ERAFP builds out private credit after lengthy manager selection
France's ERAFP has just boosted its allocation to private credit after a lengthy manager selection process, renewing and building out existing mandates in a €8 billion allocation begun in 2009.
Sarah RundellOctober 24, 2023
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Why City of Austin goes evergreen in first private markets foray
With a new funded policy in place, CIO David Kushner is building a new private markets allocation at COAERS. He explains why private credit evergreen investments make a good starting point for a new private markets allocation that will make up 10 per cent of the fund.
Sarah RundellSeptember 14, 2023
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New Jersey eyes private credit opportunities
The investment team at New Jersey Division of Investment explain why they are bullish on private credit, and flag trends in increasingly large capital raises by external managers. This risks pension fund assets not being allocated but sitting with 'asset gatherers' more focused on management fees.
Sarah RundellMay 8, 2023