Pensions

The system's PE chief does not foresee major disruptions despite staff concerns about potential impacts of the covid-19 Delta variant.

The UK government has called on its institutional investors to allocate more capital to long-term, illiquid assets as it looks to address regulatory barriers to investing in private markets.

A key factor in the stronger return was a gain from OMERS' agreement to sell Environmental Resources Management to KKR.

The $756bn National Pension Service of Korea has begun to disclose investment details, such as fund names and investment amounts, in an effort to boost its transparency.

The development comes a week after the world's biggest private equity investor said it was promoting its Asia-Pacific head to lead its global PE business.

Details of COO David Breach's appointment to the role were disclosed in a letter to investors seen by Private Equity International.

Suyi Kim, previously head of Asia at the Canadian pension giant, has been named to lead its private equity unit globally.

BCI generated a one-year return of 24.4 pct on its PE investments at the end of December, compared with a benchmark of 13.9 pct.

Indian pensions have been given the nod to participate in alternative investment funds for the first time.

The lawsuit may be a cautionary tale for institutions that invest directly and have – or are looking to create – incentive schemes to attract top PE talent.