Private Equity
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February, 2020
Should schemes prepare for lower private equity returns?
Emma Powell, LAPF Investments. Emma Powell explores the recent historical performance of investment in private equity, concluding that schemes may need to moderate their returns expectations going forward Historically low interest rates and dwindling return expectations of traditional asset classes has caused a surge in investment in private equity. ...
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February, 2020
Applying quantitative research to optimise private equity investment
Dr. Andrea Carnelli-Dompé, Head of Research, Pantheon. Andy Bush, Relationship Manager, Pantheon. Pantheon’s Dr. Andrea Carnelli-Dompé and Andy Bush discuss three research projects designed to support a successful investment approach Private equity data is still relatively scarce, complex and inaccessible, so we believe it is sometimes ...
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February, 2020
Finding value over the long term
Andrei Vaduva, Senior Portfolio Manager, Partners Group. Courtney Bensen, Senior Client Relations, Partners Group. Andrei Vaduva and Courtney Bensen of Partners Group look at how long-term value assets can provide a well-balanced solution for institutional investors with a long-term investment horizon The UK-defined benefit pension fund landscape ...
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February, 2020
Can private equity make an impact?
Stephen Hearle, Co-Head of Institutional & Wholesale Distribution, Nordea Asset Management UK. Stephen Hearle of Nordea Asset Management IK looks at how private equity impact investing can make both attractive returns and a positive contribution towards a sustainable future The simple answer to this question is yes. In fact, private equity is ideally ...
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February, 2013
Private equity and local authority pension funds
Matthew Craig, LAPF Investments. Private equity is perhaps the unsung hero of return-seeking assets in pension fund investment portfolios. Matthew Craig examines how local authorities can benefit from the private equity factor. In recent years private equity has been overshadowed by more exotic or fashionable rivals, such as emerging markets, hedge ...
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February, 2013
Measured returns from private equity
Peter McKellar, Chief Investment Officer and Co-ordinating Partner, SL Capital Partners. Recent research into private equity demonstrates 300-400 basis points of outperformance over the long term compared to public equity markets. Peter McKellar of SL Capital Partners argues that investors in private equity should focus on manager selection to generate ...
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January, 2013
Private equity – public good?
Ray Maxwell, Specialist, AllenbridgeEpic Investment Advisers. Private equity has become a feature of most pension funds’ asset mix but it is still not particularly well understood. Allenbridgeepic’s Ray Maxwell notes that within the UK economy, private equity is one of the most significant agents of change and, as banks become reluctant to lend, it ...
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January, 2013
Why consider private equity for your portfolio?
Robert Coke, Head of Absolute Return and Buyout Investments, The Wellcome Trust For the Wellcome Trust, private equity has been a surprisingly consistent asset class which has delivered returns at a consistent premium to the public markets over a couple of decades. Robert Coke of the Wellcome Trust discusses some of the possible reasons for this ...
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