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Denmark to oversee pensions’ alternatives programmes

Inspections by the Danish financial services authorities will become more frequent following ‘concerns’ about the alternatives investment skills of pension funds.

2 min read · 07 June 2017

Florida boosts PE commitments for 2018

The $9bn pension, which is slightly overweight to private equity at 6.3% in actual allocation, plans to commit $1.8bn for the fiscal year ending 30 June 2018.

2 min read · 06 June 2017

Secondaries firms in primary position

Being a source of primary capital to a GP can help secondaries firms win deals - as long as the competition have not had the same idea, writes Adam Le.

3 min read · 06 June 2017

CalSTRS further refines PE portfolio mix

The $207bn pension fund is proposing the addition of two new sub asset classes in its private equity portfolio.

2 min read · 02 June 2017

Texas Teachers lowers PE commitment plans for 2017

The $138bn pension fund sees high valuations in private equity as a continued challenge.

2 min read · 01 June 2017

PGGM chief executive Else Bos to resign

Bos has helped grow the pension manager into the Netherlands' second largest and led the appointment of its new head of infrastructure last year.

1 min read · 01 June 2017

Ham Lane raises ‘not your average’ fund of funds

The newly listed asset manager has pooled capital from nine Finnish LPs to invest in secondaries and large US and European buyout funds over a two-year period.

3 min read · 31 May 2017

Louisiana Teachers names new alternative manager

Duke Williams departed the state teachers’ pension, which has 12% of its assets in private equity, after nearly two years overseeing private markets and investment operations.

2 min read · 30 May 2017

US Steel to shutter investment office

The pension fund for the US Steel Corporation will be cutting staff as it moves to outsource its investment functions.

1 min read · 30 May 2017

Some GPs ‘abusing’ credit lines, says LP

Olivier Carcy, who oversees a $3.2bn private equity programme at wealth manager Indosuez, said LPs should be compensated for the use of their credit rating.

3 min read · 30 May 2017

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