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SWFs eye private real estate funds
New research reveals many sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have entered the private fund arena and more are planning to invest through private equity funds in the future. According to analysis from the 2009 Preqin Sovereign Wealth Fund Review, which contains investment plans for all SWFs active in the real estate sector, 13 per cent invest
OMERS’ new co-investment entity gateway to private deals
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) has created a new investment entity, called OMERS Strategic Investments, with a specific mandate to secure co-investment relationships with like-minded investors from around the world, and facilitate a move to its target of about 42 per cent of investments in private markets. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Beware of PE secondaries “rubbish” as dealflow rises, valuations drop
Investors in the private equity secondaries universe must be selective as more assets, including distressed assets, come to market and valuations seem set to head south. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
US congress challenges Bernanke on bankers’ performance pay
Federal officials in the US, including Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke, will receive letters from Congress in the next couple of days requesting documents about their knowledge of performance bonuses paid to Merrill Lynch executives just weeks before federal money was allocated to the bank’s merger with Bank of America. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2
Shareholder engagement crucial to returns: Australian Future Fund
As many corporate executives draw public criticism for their governance practices, institutional investors should exercise their power to influence who is appointed to the boards of companies they invest in, and who remains on them, the chairman of Australia’s A$59.6 billion Future Fund, David Murray, said. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Co-investment opportunities come to the fore
The distress in the financial markets is offering Australian superannuation funds good opportunities to achieve a higher internal rate of return (IRR) on quality assets purchased directly. Sam Magee, commercial director at Australian investment manager Industry Funds Management (IFM), told the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) held in Australia this week, that there are
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