Private Equity
Margaret Brown says doing so would be necessary until an investigation is completed into former CIO Ben Meng's financial disclosures.
4 min read · 26 August 2020
CIO Tom Lopez said the new 14% PE target was "pretty ordinary" for pension systems these days.
2 min read · 20 August 2020
The pension's $4.1bn PE portfolio lost almost 8% in value over the past 10 months to 30 June due to the global pandemic.
4 min read · 20 August 2020
Canada's fourth-largest pension is aiming to split its PE portfolio equally between direct deals and fund investments.
3 min read · 19 August 2020
BCI, which is aiming to split its PE portfolio equally between direct deals and fund investments, last year increased directs' share to 38 percent.
3 min read · 18 August 2020
Deteriorating relations have prompted concerns in Asia that US public pensions will have a reduced appetite for Chinese private equity – fears which may be unfounded.
6 min read · 13 August 2020
Meng’s short tenure saw the $390bn institution announce a controversial leverage strategy to meet its long-term return target.
2 min read · 06 August 2020
The PE group is planning to ratchet up its activity in Asia, Michael Graham, OMERS’ recently installed global head of private equity, told Buyouts in April.
2 min read · 04 August 2020
The investment giant estimates capital commitments from private wealth investors will make up close to a fifth of its alternatives assets by year-end, says alternatives chief Edwin Conway.
2 min read · 28 July 2020
In the firm’s Q2 earnings call, Jonathan Gray pointed out where in private markets he thinks investment from defined contribution benefit plans will get directed to first.
2 min read · 27 July 2020
