A new survey from BlackRock finds family offices embracing alternative assets, despite many showing a reluctance to make big changes to their overall allocations.
2 min read · 06 January 2021
Responsible investing goes to the heart of the single most important metric in the debt industry: risk.
2 min read · 26 November 2020
Private debt fundraising is tough going, and it’s being made even tougher by European LPs wary of committing to new funds on a virtual basis.
2 min read · 19 November 2020
More than three-quarters of North American LPs can virtually underwrite a fund without a meeting, while only a fifth of European and Asia-Pacific LPs can do so, a survey finds.
2 min read · 17 November 2020
CIO Bob Jacksha declined to confirm whether or not the decision was due to Vista founder Robert Smith’s recent non-prosecution agreement with the federal government.
2 min read · 12 November 2020
In the wake of the health crisis, LPs have favoured the managers they know best when it comes to fundraising. Newcomers face a struggle but may be assisted by co-investments and changes to protocols.
2 min read · 05 November 2020
Staff at the $207.8bn system have said that distressed debt opportunities following the covid crisis could be unprecedented.
2 min read · 04 November 2020
The country’s largest public pension has been exploring how it could increase its private equity exposure and begin committing to other asset classes, according to head of alternatives Per Olofsson.
2 min read · 04 November 2020
Wider credit spreads in the capital structure during H1 have sent mid-market lending investors to reassess their asset managers.
3 min read · 29 October 2020
