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Alaska Permanent Fund seeks new CEO

The $54 bn fund hopes to have a new head in place by January 2016.

1 min read · 14 July 2015

CMERS calls for fee transparency

CMERS CIO David Silber outlines a range of concerns from industry fees to disclosure practices.

3 min read · 13 July 2015

Griffon Capital structures Iran PE fund

The Tehran-based firm hopes to start marketing to investors pending a successful conclusion of US-Iran talks.

2 min read · 13 July 2015

Study: Global alternative AUM reaches $6.3 trillion

Private equity fund managers oversee $767 billion globally, behind real estate and hedge funds

2 min read · 13 July 2015

Friday Letter: Know your sector, get together

<p>According to a new survey, US private equity firms are continuing to sharpen their sector expertise. Somewhat worryingly, they're also expecting club deals to make a comeback </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>

3 min read · 13 July 2015

Friday Letter: Track record and its prescriptive limitations

LPs are united in their quest for top quality managers. But is there really any way to predict which GPs will rise to the top, or is it all just a guessing game?

3 min read · 13 July 2015

Chart of the week: Largest investors boost private equity exposure

<p> <em>Top ten investors committing more capital to private equity</em></p> <p><em></em></p>

1 min read · 13 July 2015

Friday Letter: CalPERS&#039; cull

As large LPs continue to consolidate, smaller managers will have to source their capital form elsewhere, but that needn't be a terrifying scenario

2 min read · 13 July 2015

Friday Letter: A question of size

LPs are tired of fees on undrawn capital commitments. A wholesale switch to managers charging for invested capital only may be an answer but it's not the solution.

2 min read · 13 July 2015

Friday Letter: Who sets the standards?

As industry insiders came together in London at the sixth annual PEI Responsible Investment Forum last month, the difficulties surrounding potential standardisation of ESG reporting were hashed out. Although the will is there to resolve these issues, it’s harder than it appears to find a way

3 min read · 13 July 2015

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