Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS)

The voluntary initiative doubles the overall target for private markets investment by pension funds by 2030 and broadens the range of assets covered.

There have been cases when continuation funds have been 'misused and overused', according to Teia Merring, senior investment director at USS and chair of ILPA.

Fundraising will take longer next year and the majority of capital will be allocated to safety, noted panellists at Private Equity International's Women in Private Markets Summit on Wednesday.

As sustainability concerns affect consumer behaviours, aligning portfolio companies with future trends is an opportunity to create value.

The country’s limited partners will continue to favour corporate engagement over exclusionary screening of controversial sectors.

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A joint statement in March by California State Teachers’ Retirement System, Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund and UK’s USS Investment Management signaled a significant shift in reallocation of capital.

The private equity industry must decide how its long-established fiduciary duty fits with a crisis like this.