Limited Partners

Proposals for a new UK exchange that would allow privately held businesses to list and trade their shares on a periodic basis could have exciting implications for retail investors and DC pension schemes alike.

Mei-ni Yang joined the Canadian pension giant in Hong Kong earlier this month after more than five years at LP advisory Mercer.

Chinese private equity firms are tweaking their sector focus to help legislate against regulatory uncertainty.

The $87bn university endowment is tasked with generating returns to help fund Japanese science and tech research.

Limited partners are hitting their private equity allocation limits just as firms are returning to market asking for larger cheques.

The $1.2trn China Investment Corporation last year established its first ESG policy framework, as the country bids to reach peak carbon emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060.

Investors backed private equity funds at a blistering pace this year, with more than 180 commitments between the most active LPs.

The UK government this year gave defined contribution schemes more flexibility to invest in illiquid assets via the long-term asset fund.

More than 100 global investor views are represented in Coller Capital's 2021 winter barometer of LP sentiment.

Topics du jour included LP sentiment around today’s heady fundraising environment and frenetic dealmaking; the pervasiveness of continuation vehicles; and the democratisation of private markets.