Fund Managers

Pantheon sets up private wealth team in Asia

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.

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.

Asian insurer FWD names new CIO for Hong Kong, Macau

The incumbent has left the Hong Kong-based firm, which has a $46.5bn investment portfolio, after a seven-year tenure.

Ares CEO says it avoids trade finance, seeks to reassure on credit cycle

Michael Arougheti, Ares’ CEO, views subprime lender collapses as ‘idiosyncratic and isolated’, not signifying a turn in the credit cycle.

Australian regulator flags further surveillance of private funds market

ASIC says it needs ‘greater visibility’ to support market integrity and help maintain confidence, and will carry out ‘targeted surveillance’ in the next 18 months.

Decalia closes second debt fund on €311m

The fund will focus on less served parts of the European credit market in order to generate alpha for higher returns.

Rising stars on the future of sustainability in private markets

Up-and-coming talent from across PEI Group’s under-40 lists share the sustainability and impact trends that are gaining momentum in alternatives.

Private capital’s role in the fight against climate change

As the all-important 2030 deadline to limit global warming looms, are private markets on track to help meet the world’s critical climate needs?

Alternatives managers change tack on ESG comms

As anti-ESG rhetoric in the US intensifies, private markets players appear to be dialling down their messaging, but not their actions.

General Atlantic Credit on rethinking scale in private credit

The ability to generate returns rather than pursue asset deployment will distinguish private credit managers, according to General Atlantic Credit’s Tripp Smith.