News & Analysis

‘My honest assessment is it ends badly’ – NYC pensions’ CIO on retail investing

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

PDI Awards 2025: Last week to submit your entries!

Entries for the PDI Awards close on 14 November.

The rise and rise of take-privates

Short-term and increasingly passive public markets aren’t always the right fit for major transformations, particularly those being driven by trends such as decarbonisation and AI.

Modelling public-private exposure

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

Restoring the balance between public and private markets

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

Public markets: After years of private market growth, public markets may gain ground

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.

LPs may turn their backs on retail-friendly GPs, early ILPA survey data suggests

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.

Why sustainability-linked loans should be a talking point

For borrowers and their sponsors, SLLs are a direct way of ensuring ESG integration is a lever for financial value.

Loan Note: Taking a peek at private debt’s future; new private wealth initiative for Adams Street

We examine what the future holds for private debt. Plus: Adams Street’s new private wealth partnership; and Ardian establishes Hong Kong base. Here’s today’s brief for our valued subscribers only.