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NYSTRS makes room for private debt

The pension plan, which created a specific bucket for credit investments, previously had them in its private equity allocation.

2 min read · 10 August 2017

Strong exits boost cash for Onex

The firm’s $4.3bn sale of USI to KKR and CDPQ in May resulted in $563m moving from private equity holdings to cash.

2 min read · 10 August 2017

SEC notes improvement in cybersecurity policies

The regulator’s latest initiative found most firms have written policies in place, but they need to improve their maintenance.

2 min read · 10 August 2017

Coller: geopolitical uncertainty spurs attractive opportunities

Brexit, the Trump administration and concerns in emerging markets are the biggest challenges to investing this year, according to the secondaries firm's founder and chief investment officer.<br />

2 min read · 10 August 2017

GIC, Blackstone up stake in UK pension provider

Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC and Blackstone are acquiring Goldman Sachs’ shareholding in Rothesay Life.

2 min read · 10 August 2017

Is Canadian pensions’ secret sauce the perfect recipe?

Research suggests the ‘Canada Model’ for pension fund management can lead to superior returns.

3 min read · 09 August 2017

Energy led US PE returns in 2016, study finds

The Cambridge Associates US private equity index had its best year since 2013.

2 min read · 09 August 2017

Apollo eyes infrastructure

Co-founder Joshua Harris will target sectors where he can get an ‘excess return’.<br />

1 min read · 08 August 2017

Vision Fund generates almost $1bn in income for SoftBank

<span lang="EN-HK" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The Japanese tech giant’s profit rose by more than 50% for the recent quarter with the inclusion of the $93bn Vision Fund.</span>

2 min read · 08 August 2017

Thoma Bravo seeks $750m for first private credit fund

The buyout firm is just the latest in a string of technology specialists to launch a debt arm.

2 min read · 07 August 2017

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