Private Equity

Featured Story

Tough choices for PE investors in 2023: MassPRIM battens down

2022 was one of the most challenging years for private equity investment for years. Successful investment in today's volatile and challenging market involves vintage year diversification and steady pacing. And the MassPRIM investment team warns that aggregate headline US private equity valuations doesn’t tell the whole story.

Sarah RundellFebruary 7, 2023

Investor Profile

Wellcome Trust: Hedge funds, property and low allocation to equity delivers

Allocations to property, some hedge funds and holding most of its assets in currencies other than sterling, helped Wellcome Trust withstand the impact of last year's simultaneous decline in prices in equities, government bonds and corporate credit on a scale not seen for many years.

Sarah RundellJanuary 17, 2023

Uncategorised posts

CalPERS board reflects on liquidity and leverage; higher delegation limits

The investment team at CalPERS asks the investment committee for an increase in staff delegation limits for private assets to help meet the new SAA to private markets, and the board reflects on the liquidity and leverage program in place.

Sarah RundellNovember 22, 2022

Investor Profile

Missouri PSRS/PEERS develops cost cutting private markets strategy

As Missouri PSRS/PEERS builds its 40 per cent allocation to private markets, CIO Craig Husting is slashing fees with a large private equity co-investment programme and an in-house direct credit lending allocation.

Sarah RundellOctober 4, 2022

Sustainability Harvard - September 2022

Imperfect data no excuse for delaying net-zero commitments

Imperfect data, opaque third-party managers, and obtaining the necessary talent and tools are among the toughest challenges for investors as they navigate the path to net zero emissions by 2050.

Ben HurleySeptember 16, 2022

Investor Profile

Nebraska ups global equity; navigates ESG wild fires

Nebraska Investment Council is upping exposure to active global equity and is poised to discuss increasing its private equity next year. Elsewhere, the NIC is navigating ESG wildfires as Nebraska's policy makers question passive manager BlackRock.

Sarah RundellSeptember 13, 2022

<2of23>