Insurance Companies

Raising capital from wealthy individuals requires 'a lot of support, a lot of handholding, a lot of guidance, a lot of education', senior managing director Alex Catterick tells affiliate title PDI.

GPs are facing more significant DPI challenges than ever, despite valuations having returned to a steady state, according to the direct secondaries specialist's founder David Wachter.

Manulife IM has added four APAC GP relationships this year, comprising two in India, one in Australia and another in Japan, senior managing director Liam Coppinger tells PEI.

Shin Kong Life's portfolio sale comes just weeks after Cathay Life sold $1.2bn of fund stakes to HarbourVest, as impending regulatory changes prompt insurers to rethink their private markets exposure.

Kiyosei Sugioka has been seconded to New York to serve as head of ORIX Life Investments, according to a memo seen by PEI.

The country’s life insurers have offloaded fund stakes and halved their annual commitments partly due to current and impending capital requirements.

Stefan Fallgren has taken on responsibilities for the €49bn Swedish insurer's private equity and infrastructure portfolio.

The €34bn AXA Investment Managers Prime unit is building out its capabilities across GP stakes, NAV lending and secondaries.

A stipulation that capital distributed to LPs via NAV facilities can be recalled is creating headaches for some investors.

Foundations and endowments had the highest increase in relative exposure to the asset class, according to PEI’s half-year 2023 Investor Report.