alternatives and private markets

Small and mid market buyout funds gain investor favour

Piyasi Mitra -

Small and mid-market buyout funds continue to grow in popularity with investors, driven by strong performance, diversity, defensive nature and lower leverages, according to...

Investec Real Estate hires head of private client lending

Piyasi Mitra -

Investec, a provider of residential and commercial development and investment finance to corporate, institutional and private clients has appointed Shivani Goolab as head of private client lending in...

Coutts partners with JPMAM to launch alternatives fund

Piyasi Mitra -

Private bank and wealth manager Coutts has launched a new alternatives fund in collaboration with JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM). The Coutts Diversifying Alternatives Multi-Manager...

Private asset shift grows; infrastructure and debt lead preferences: survey finds

Piyasi Mitra -

Indicating a continued shift from public to private assets within investment portfolios, a survey has found that over one-third of institutions have allocated over...

Nine out of ten alternative fund managers use AI for risk and compliance

Funds Europe -

Nine in ten (92%) alternative fund managers are using artificial intelligence to carry out routine risk and compliance procedures. A global survey of 101 compliance...

Investments in illiquid assets saw wide performance divergence in 2023, study finds

Mark Latham -

Pensions fiduciary managers experienced a wide variation in investment performance across 2023 despite markets performing well, according to a study. The survey of 20 growth...

Space technology and other themes in Germany’s surging venture capital industry

Funds Europe -

Thanks to government support, Germany’s venture capital scene is surging. Matias Collan, of ACE Alternatives, highlights some emerging investment themes. Amidst Germany's continued prominence in...

LGPS Central invests £220mn in UK infrastructure debt

Piyasi Mitra -

LGPS Central, a UK Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) pool, has invested £220 million in the Macquarie Inflation Linked Income Fund, with over £30 million earmarked...

Federated Hermes boss: AI’s private equity journey “is an evolution not a revolution”

Mark Latham -

The use of artificial intelligence has as much capacity to benefit private as public markets, according to Karen Sands, the chief operating officer for...

Schroders Capital and iCapital team up to expand global private equity access

Piyasi Mitra -

Private markets manager Schroders Capital and global fintech platform iCapital have entered into a partnership that enables Schroders Capital to broaden access to wealth...

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