Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Pension plan sponsors are worried about how the pandemic and the upcoming election will ultimately impact their retirement plans, according to new data from pension consultant NEPC. Recent volatility in
While the search for the next chief investment officer for California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) is still ongoing, it’s clear that the US’ largest public pension fund wants more investment into private equity. In
More than two-thirds of British pension funds are set to increase their investments into renewables, according to a new survey by Pureprofile and Alpha Real Capital. Having polled 50 pension fund investors, the researchers found
The survey found that nearly 70% of pension funds plan to increase their allocations to renewables over the next five years
Representatives for several public pensions say they are closely monitoring an investigation into Apollo co-founder Leon Black’s personal dealings with Epstein
US pension giant PSERS has put a freeze on new commitments to private equity major Apollo Global Management following the revelation that founder and CEO Leon Black wired up to $75m in payments to convicted
British Steel went insolvent last year, endangering the pension savings of 30,000 people
Parthenon Capital has agreed to sell its stake in $10bn-managing retirement and wealth management business Allworth Financial to an investment group led by Lightyear Capital and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Canada&`s largest single-profession pension plan, the $155.1 billion Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Toronto, and the New York-based private equity firm Lightyear Capital have agreed to ac...Article Link
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: UK pension funds are planning to increase allocations to renewables over the next five years, said a report. New research by real assets specialist Alpha Real Capital revealed that nearly 70%
The Ontario Teachers Pension Plan has agreed to lead a $360m investment in Singapore-based data centre business Princeton Digital Group, which includes capital from existing backer Warburg Pincus.
As investment banks establish new teams in this area, issuance has reached all-time highs
The nation’s biggest public pension fund is consistently short of the billions of dollars it needs to pay all retirees their pensions. It seeks higher returns.
HarbourVest Partners has held an oversubscribed and hard cap close of its latest secondaries fund, Dover Street X LP (Dover X), with $8.1 billion of capital commitments. The hard cap close of Dover X follows
AUA Private Equity Partners has sold Indulge Desserts Holdings to publicly traded Emmi Group. Indulge Desserts was acquired by AUA in June 2016 and is a maker of premium gourmet desserts, offering a full line
Long Ridge Equity Partners has held an oversubscribed, hard cap, and final closing of Long Ridge Equity Partners III LP with $445 million of capital commitments. Limited partners in the new fund committed $400 million
Nord Holding has acquired a majority stake in Germany-based emissions technology company Dr Födisch Umwelttechnik.
Sovereign Capital V is set to continue fundraising into 2021 towards a £450-500m target, according to a source close to the situation.
Currently, there is no reliable data on the industry’s racial diversity as firms’ efforts have mostly concentrated on improving gender balance
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Consolidation across defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) schemes is the most-anticipated trend for the UK pensions industry over the next five years, the Pensions and Lifetime S...Article Link
