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UK pension fund to go net zero

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... and projects contributing to the low-carbon transition, it said, commencing an allocation to renewable energy in private equity infrastructure. "Just like coronavirus, climate change poses serious risks to both our savers and their investments. It has ...

Good quarter but bad year for US instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... quarter and -3.6% YTD. This category uses alternative assets extensively, with substantial median allocations to private equity (15.1%) and hedge funds (11.6%). The numbers are based on 320 large US institutional investment plans totaling over US $1 ...

Property winners, losers of COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... taken to contain it - have impacted tenant's use of leased facilities, created cash flow problems, reduced private equity and debt transaction volumes, and limited investors ability to complete proper due diligence on property investments. However ...

Sovereign investors keen on gold, infrastructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... sovereigns plan to continue allocating to fixed income. About 43% aim to increase their fixed income allocations, 43% to private equity and infrastructure, and 38% to real estate. "Traditionally fixed income is seen as a defensive anchor and this was ...

Mainstream funds under custody up 79%

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... boutiques, a spokesperson said, and not inclusive of a registry deal with Pendal announced in May. The firm's US private equity business increased its FuA by $700 million, or 7% to $10.8 billion during the quarter, with 11 new funds. Mainstream chief ...

NAB Private Wealth bolsters executive team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... banking. He has over 18 years' experience in banking where he has worked in acquisition and leveraged finance, private equity, property finance and corporate banking. Prior to his current role, Cordle led the NAB corporate businesses in New South Wales ...

IFM pledges to kickstart COVID-19 recovery

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... partner, IFM said, could result in less risk to the taxpayer and more effective risk transfer to the private sector. Private equity partners, like IFM, will have an incentive to ensure projects are delivered in a cost and time efficient manner in a way ...

Private equity weathers COVID-19 crisis: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
New research from asset consultant Willis Towers Watson has found that private equity investments have weathered the impact of the COVID-19 financial crisis, despite a subdued environment for exit deals in the first half of the year. In a survey of ...

Schroders readies private assets offering

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
The global manager's Australian business has launched a private equity fund for sophisticated investors, with a private debt fund launch chalked in for the second half of the year. The Schroders Specialist Private Equity Fund (SSPEF) is an Australian-domiciled ...

Gordon Brothers appoints Aussie executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... service to local clients. Gordon Brothers first launched its Australian operations in 2017, providing assistance to private equity firms, asset-based lenders and with mergers and acquisitions. He will provide comprehensive asset valuations to the restructuring/insolvency ...