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Japan’s GPIF more than doubles alts exposure as pandemic batters returnsThe world's largest pension fund's private equity fund investments grew almost 30% during the last fiscal year.
Investor views: Will PE outperform public markets benchmarks over the next two years?What do some of the leading figures from the Global Investor 100 have to say about today’s private equity market? Find out in the second of a series of five articles.
Legal Special: Four need-to-know issues for 2020Exposure to litigation and data handling are among the topics currently on private equity lawyers’ minds.
ESG in Japan: A call for actionAs awareness of good ESG spreads through the Japanese private equity industry, GPs need to focus on implementation.
Three investors just moved the ESG needleA statement from pensions with combined assets of nearly $2trn is a clear warning to sceptics.
Side Letter: The $2trn ESG push from GPIF, CalSTRS and USS; Brexit bargainsThe sustainability agenda just got real for fund managers. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Responsible Investment special: USS on ESG and how the climate is changingDavid Russell, head of responsible investment at USS Investment Management, part of the UK’s largest pension scheme, outlines his ESG priorities
Responsible Investment special: What do LPs want from their GPs on ESG?Diversity and climate change are two of the issues that investors are most likely to focus on when scrutinising a fund’s responsibility record.
Responsible Investment special: 10 years of ESGThe past decade has seen the private equity industry take huge strides toward advancing a responsible investment agenda
LPs lukewarm on ESGOnly one-third of LPs describe ESG as a major consideration, but that doesn’t tell the full story, pension funds say.