Investment Allocations

The Canadian pension fund, which has earmarked C$15bn for Europe across asset classes over the next four years, tells PEI how it plans to deploy this capital.

Recruitment could be the biggest challenge facing family offices, Professor Heinrich Liechtenstein of IESE Business School told delegates at the Cyberport Venture Capital Forum in Hong Kong.

Some Chinese private equity managers are tweaking their investment focus amid growing domestic and international concern over the potential impact of Beijing’s regulatory crackdown.

In a booming tech market, value creation depends on a well-defined investment focus and multiple layers of growth, say HPE Growth’s Tim van Delden, Frederic Huynen and Manfred Krikke.

As the fast-changing technology landscape attracts a growing number of private markets firms, managers should be mindful about how they can stand out from the crowd, say EY-Parthenon’s Tim Dutterer and Jeff Vogel.

‘Our strategy is to buy confusion and sell clarity,’ says Francisco Partners chief executive and founding partner Dipanjan ‘DJ’ Deb.

Perpetual assets under management increased 70% year over year to nearly $200bn across 16 unique vehicles, president Jonathan Gray shared on Thursday's earnings call.

The investment banking giant is looking to ramp up opportunities in Europe and Asia via its asset management and wealth management units.

Despite a slight rise in rate expectations, BlackRock's chief executive still sees a 'lower for longer' environment that will be conducive for continued alternative inflows.