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WSIB gears up for social and environmental push in private equity

Washington State Investment Board has seen the impact of its expansive private equity program through investee-company employee schemes and climate-focused impact funds. Now WSIB is set to put much more pressure on private equity to integrate ESG in portfolio companies. Sarah Rundell spoke to chief executive, Allyson Tucker.

Sarah RundellJune 23, 2022

Sustainability Cambridge - April 2022

Cambridge endowment talks inflation and divestment

Rising inflation will make it more challenging to meet the £4 billion Cambridge University Endowment Fund’s 5 per cent return hurdle, said Tilly Franklin, CIO, speaking at Sustainability in Practice. Franklin oversees a multi asset, diversified portfolio that is managed externally. The fund has significantly outperformed over the long term (10-year returns are 11 per […]

Sarah RundellMay 2, 2022

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PPF’s Kenneth warns PE investors face tougher times ahead

The CIO of the United Kingdom's Pension Protection Fund warns that traditional private equity models are no longer going to reap the same return. It's led the fund to explore opportunities in the European mid-market.

Sarah RundellApril 14, 2022

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Private equity boom also holds challenges for Oregon

It's been a white hot year for private equity but challenges in the asset class continue for investors, like the impact on total asset allocation given massive appreciations in portfolio values, plus slow distributions from GPs. We look at Oregon Public Employee Retirement Fund’s large private equity portfolio.

Sarah RundellFebruary 8, 2022

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Private equity’s shorter investment period causes headaches

Institutional investors are seeing their investment period with some private equity managers shorten. The time the GP invests in a company until the time they exit is reducing, meaning that investors are getting more cash coming back than forecast in their pacing models.

Sarah RundellDecember 16, 2021

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CalPERS gets ready to settle discount rate and SAA

At US pension fund CalPERS' board meeting next week, the investment team hope to settle on a new discount rate and begin structuring a strategic asset allocation to support it. Leverage will be a key component of the fund's new approach.

Sarah RundellNovember 12, 2021

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