Investors

Germany’s Perpetual and Lithuania’s Willgrow are targeting new or niche areas of illiquid credit, as double-digit returns get harder to come by from the asset class.

Entrants now have until 21 November to submit their entries for the PDI Awards 2025.

The British GP has relocated a senior executive to lead the Singapore desk and added two staff to support him amid asset managers’ growing focus on targeting wealthy clients.

The board of $7bn California pension challenged its consultant, Aksia, on how its portfolio was preparing for private credit unknowns amid a ramp-up to system’s allocation target.

Outgoing CIO Steven Meier delivered a candid prediction at the Infrastructure Investor Network’s America Forum in New York.

Entries for the PDI Awards close on 14 November.

Do customisable models incorporating both public and private markets exposure represent the next step in the democratisation of alternatives?

Companies are staying private for longer, but our economies need fully functioning and vibrant public markets as well.

Thanks to the evolution of a robust private market ecosystem that includes private credit, secondaries and unprecedented amounts of capital, companies are growing bigger and staying private for longer than ever before. Nevertheless, the dream to go public is still very much alive.

Early results from an ILPA survey suggest LPs are ready to draw a line in the sand when it comes to investing with managers chasing retail capital.