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Pension funds to increase PE commitmentsA new JPMorgan survey has found that roughly one-third of US pension funds will increase their allocations to private equity.
- Equity-shy pensions embracing alternative assets
A shift in strategy by pension funds worldwide means they now comprise around half of alternative asset managers investor base, according to a recent survey.
- Korean fund agrees £772m purchase of HSBC London HQ
The National Pension Service of Korea has agreed to buy HSBC’s headquarter building in London’s Canary Wharf in what will be one of the biggest single asset transactions of 2009.
- ‘Pass-the-parcel’ comes back into fashion
A number of recent and current deals suggest that the secondary buyout – a mainstay of the credit boom era – may be making a comeback.
- Substantial repricing in store but investors will increase RE allocations
Real estate prices are set to decline by up to 25 percent in developed markets, according to Townsend co-founder Kevin Lynch. However he said there were plenty of opportunities amid the distress, telling PERE at the ExpoReal conference in Munich that investors were increasing their allocations to the asset class.
- Vicente Capital raises $150m for debut fund
The Kline Hawkes spin-out, which will target lower mid- market companies with revenues of $2m to $25m, closed the fund amid a difficult fundraising environment for new firms.
- Institutional investors to increase PE allocations to 6.5% by 2010
Allocations to the private equity and real estate asset classes are expected to rise by more than 20 percent over the next two years, a study by JP Morgan Asset Management has shown, as institutional investors reveal such strategies are no longer ‘alternative’ at all.
- Pensions plough $822bn into alternatives
Alternative assets managed by the world’s top 99 investment managers on behalf of pension funds grew by 40 percent over the past year, according to consulting firm Watson Wyatt.
- World's biggest pensions hit $10 trillion mark(4)
The world’s largest 300 pension funds grew by nearly 12 percent last year, with assets hitting $10 trillion for the first time, a study has found.
- World's biggest pensions hit $10 trillion mark(3)
The world’s largest 300 pension funds grew by nearly 12 percent last year, with assets hitting $10 trillion for the first time, a study has found.