private markets

FIS Oxford 2025

Expect a 5-to-10-year wait for 401(k) plans to enter private markets

The risk of litigation and liquidity concerns mean America's 401(k) funds won't venture into private markets for five to 10 years, said T. Rowe Price's Michael Davis, speaking at FIS Oxford. But he said legislation has played a powerful role in shaping the US retirement industry.

Sarah RundellNovember 6, 2025

Investor Profile

NEST’s private markets strategic review includes manager scrutiny

NEST is conducting a strategic review of its private markets allocation to ensure the program – launched in 2020 – is still capturing a liquidity premium for its young member base. Its private market head explains the key seams including no performance fees and evergreen structures to monitor deployment.

Sarah RundellOctober 28, 2025

Investor Profile

Brunel links push into private markets to ‘innovative’ investment model

In the last seven years, the private markets allocation at the UK’s Brunel Pension Partnership has grown to £8 billion ($10.7 billion). The fund's head of private markets Richard Fanshawe charts that growth but warns of a dearth of opportunity in the UK and uncertainties in the transition ahead.

Sarah RundellApril 29, 2025

Investor Profile

PE downturn offers chance for Ontario’s newcomer UPP to cosy up to new GPs

University Pension Plan Ontario is aggressively building out its 20 per cent allocation to private assets, taking advantage of many LPs finding themselves overweight illiquid investments to build new GP relationships.

Sarah RundellMay 21, 2024

Investor Profile

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

Investor Profile

San Francisco’s Alison Romano makes her mark

Over a year into her role as executive director and CIO at SFERS Alison Romano gives the low down on how she approached her new role, how she is reviewing the absolute return allocation and how leadership involves more listening and asking questions than speaking.

Sarah RundellSeptember 7, 2023

FIS Oxford 2025

Expect a 5-to-10-year wait for 401(k) plans to enter private markets

Investor Profile

NEST’s private markets strategic review includes manager scrutiny

Investor Profile

Brunel links push into private markets to ‘innovative’ investment model

Investor Profile

PE downturn offers chance for Ontario’s newcomer UPP to cosy up to new GPs

Investor Profile

Why City of Austin goes evergreen in first private markets foray

Investor Profile

San Francisco’s Alison Romano makes her mark

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