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02 Dec. 2022 Institutional investors with $30tn AUM signs on to human rights initiative [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: More than 220 investors collectively representing US$30 trillion in assets under management (AUM) have signed up to a plan to push companies over social issues and human rights, with an initial focus on firms in the mining, metals and renewables sectors. Dubbed '
02 Dec. 2022 APAC family offices eye increased alternative investments [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Family offices in the Asia Pacific (APAC) plan to invest more in private assets such as private equity, venture capital, and real estate to diversify their portfolios. They are also increasingly investing in digital assets to offset losses from traditional investment
02 Dec. 2022 Study finds Article 9 funds not so green [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Half of 'sustainable' funds invest in fossil fuels, according to a new investigation published by a consortium of European media. The NGO Reclaim Finance flagged research by Follow the Money. European asset managers, including Amundi, AXA IM, and BNP Paribas
01 Dec. 2022 Golding study: funds of funds reduce volatility in private markets by 90% [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Golding Capital Partners, a European independent asset manager for alternative investments, has quantified in a new study the diversification advantages of private market funds of funds compared with individual funds and direct investments in operating portfolio companies
01 Dec. 2022 World's largest asset owners in $26tn record, pension funds remain the biggest group [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The world's 100 largest asset owners are responsible for a record US$25.7trn of assets, as of year-end 2021, according to a study by the Thinking Ahead Institute (TAI). The Asset Owner 100 - 2022 report, in its fifth year, revealed that total assets among the la
01 Dec. 2022 35% of institutional Investors investing in ESG, down from 49% in 2021 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: A survey found 35% of institutional investors incorporated ESG factors into investment decisions, representing a 14 percentage point decrease from 2021. According to Callan's 10th annual ESG Survey, 53% of foundations incorporated ESG, the highest adoption rate
30 Nov. 2022 Cerulli: Asset managers explore replicating investment strategies using SMAs and CITs   [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Separately managed accounts (SMAs) and collective investment trusts (CITs) have seen growth rates not far behind that of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in recent years. Asset managers are trying to keep pace with the requests of legacy mutual fund clients that want similar
30 Nov. 2022 Eaton Partners adds to GP stakes team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Eaton Partners, one of the largest placement agents and financial advisory firms and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp., is pleased to announce the hiring of Charles Korchinski as a Director, who will spearhead the firm's new GP Stakes Advisory practice.
30 Nov. 2022 Investors turn to arbitrage hedge funds [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The strong performance of hedge funds using arbitrage investment strategies during recent market volatility is set to boost the sector over the next year, new research from international asset management company Managing Partners Group (MPG) shows. Its study with 100 p
30 Nov. 2022 Marsh makes Knowles global head of private equity [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Marsh, the world's leading insurance broker and risk advisor, today announced the appointment of Paul Knowles as Global Head of its Private Equity and M&A (PEMA) Practice, Marsh Specialty, effective 1 January 2023. Currently the Head of Marsh Specialty, Continental Europe
30 Nov. 2022 SBAI publishes guidance on internal governance - a roadmap for asset managers [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI), an active alliance of institutional investors and alternative asset managers, published new guidance for asset managers: Internal Governance - A Roadmap for Asset Managers. The SBAI and its Governance Working Gro
30 Nov. 2022 83% of private Investors are considering adding new private equity allocations in the next 12 months: Survey [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Investors are doubling down on private equity, despite the macro headwinds as 83 percent are considering making new allocations to the asset class in the next 12 months, said a survey. According to the survey by Moonfare, the global digital private equity platform,
29 Nov. 2022 iM Global Partner launches managed futures fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - iM Global Partner announced it will launch a new UCITS fund, the iMGP DBi Managed Futures Fund with its Partner, Dynamic Beta investments, to enable European investors to access the increasingly popular managed futures market. Dynamic Beta investments (DBi) is a pione
29 Nov. 2022 Adams Street Partners ends 2022 funds program with $1.1 billion in comittments [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Adams Street Partners, LLC, a private markets investment firm with more than $52 billion in assets under management, has held the final closing of the Adams Street 2022 Global Fund Program with approximately $1.1 billion in committed capital. The Global Fund Program is a
29 Nov. 2022 Macquarie raises $13.16bn for its network infrastructure fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Australia's Macquarie Asset Management has raised a total of EUR 12.6 billion ($13.16bn) of commitments for its Super Core Infrastructure Fund to invest in European infrastructure assets. The global asset manager said in a statement that it has raised the capita
29 Nov. 2022 Global private equity deal value has almost halved from $1.2tn to $685bn for 9 months in 2022 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Globally, private equity deal values have almost halved from US$1.2 trillion to US$685 billion between Q1 and Q3 in 2022 as the industry continues to adjust to an increasingly tough climate for transactions, said a study. According to global law firm Dechert's l
28 Nov. 2022 Ropes and Gray adds Murray to PE practice [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Ropes & Gray, named both the "2022 Law Firm of the Year" and the number one firm on the 2022 A-List by The American Lawyer (in the U.S. and U.K.), today announced that Jessica Murray has joined the firm as a partner in the firm's global private equity practice. She is ba
28 Nov. 2022 GLP raises $743m for China logistics income fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: In spite of the downturn in China's property market, the global investment manager GLP has raised 5.4 billion yuan (US$743 million) for a fund focusing on the country's logistics sector. The GLP China Income Fund VII (GLP CIF VII) is the second in its onshore income
25 Nov. 2022 $11tn alliance calls on private market asset managers to prioritize climate [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Private markets' asset managers are "not up to speed" on integrating climate considerations into investment decisions, prompting a call to action by the UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA). The asset owners alliance representing more than $11 tril
24 Nov. 2022 Private debt AUM across APAC grew at 30% to $77.5bn over the past five years [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The private debt across APAC as a whole has grown at an annual rate of 30% over the past five years, said a study. Although private equity continues to dominate, investors are increasingly turning to private debt. The region's total AUM of $77.5bn is equivalent to
24 Nov. 2022 Access Capital raises $418m for sophomore infrastructure fundraise [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: European private assets specialist Access Capital Partners has closed its second infrastructure fund on EUR 400m ($418m). The private assets manager that invests in smaller buy-outs, private debt, and infrastructure companies said in a media release that ACIF Infr
24 Nov. 2022 Institutional investors are quietly buying through crypto winter dip, says survey [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: institutional investors have increased their cryptocurrency allocations over the last year despite the industry going through a prolonged crypto winter, said a survey. The Coinbase-sponsored survey conducted between Sep. 21 and Oct. 27, found 62% of institutional i
23 Nov. 2022 Raven wraps up sophomore credit fund at $834m [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Alternative investment management firm Raven Capital Management has surged past its target for its sophomore credit fund - Raven Asset-Based Credit Fund II - to hit an $834m final close. In addition to the closed-end vehicle, Raven has launched an evergreen sleeve,
23 Nov. 2022 Motive Partners purchases German VC embedded/capital [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The fintech-focused private equity firm Motive Partners has agreed to acquire Berlin-based venture capital firm embedded/capital GmbH to chase opportunities in Europe's growing startup scene. Motive Partners, the specialist PE firm with offices in London and New Yo
23 Nov. 2022 $33tn sovereign investors favor U.S., and India as top 2022 investment markets [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The United States and India have emerged as the second most coveted investment market for sovereign wealth funds and public pensions funds in 2022, said a study. According to a study by asset manager Invesco, sovereign investors, which now manage some $33 trillion i
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