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DE&I: How private equity is tackling the challenge

The ability of fund managers to reduce gender and racial inequality can have a profound impact on the world we live in.

6 min read · 01 October 2021

Nuveen’s Alex Prout on how investors are prioritising DE&I

Investors are increasingly prioritising diversity, equity and inclusion in their manager selection process, says head of Nuveen’s global client relationships Alex Prout.

5 min read · 01 October 2021

Nuveen’s Carly Tripp on embracing diversity

The way to embrace diversity is to listen more than you talk, says global CIO and head of investments for Nuveen Real Estate, Carly Tripp.

3 min read · 01 October 2021

Do your DE&I initiatives really work?

It is important not to congratulate yourself based on a narrative supported by selective data.

3 min read · 01 October 2021

Three key takeaways: LPs are prepared to walk away over DE&I

Investors are increasingly willing to walk away from funds that lag in DE&I.

4 min read · 01 October 2021

A Carlyle and CalPERS-led group just changed the ESG game

The weight of the institutions involved and the clarity of the approach suggest that the ESG Data Convergence Project could herald the standardisation of ESG data in private equity.

3 min read · 30 September 2021

CDPQ’s Leong on tax planning: ‘We believe in playing fair’

The Canadian investor has made good tax governance part of its ESG approach, the LP’s managing director for Asia-Pacific says.

3 min read · 21 September 2021

What it takes to raise money

Michael St Germain of investment consultant Segal Marco was interviewed at PEI’s Investor Relations, Marketing and Communications Forum. Here are some of the green lights and red flags he looks for in GPs trying to raise capital.

2 min read · 16 September 2021

Three takeaways from PEI's IR global forum

Executives from firms including Blackstone, BC Partners and Battery Ventures participated in PEI's IR forum last week.

3 min read · 14 September 2021

A case in Minnesota highlights the precarious nature of ESG risk

GPs can be at the mercy of even the weakest connections to adherence to ESG standards – real or perceived.

2 min read · 02 September 2021

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