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Why timberland belongs in every Mansion House Accord-aligned portfolio
After deciding to commit to the accord, the harder question is where to allocate capital, says Steven King.
Brunel’s legacy
As Brunel Pension Partnership prepares to disband, private markets portfolio manager Jaime Alvarez-Dominguez reflects on the challenges it faced, what it achieved and lessons for the next phase of LGPS consolidation.
Why surplus LGPS funds should address the housing shortage
UK housing offers one of the clearest routes to deploy surpluses at scale while meeting both financial and political expectations
Defence, security and resilience: A growing opportunity
The rise of dual-use technologies is blurring the line between commercial and defence markets, creating new growth pathways for UK SMEs and a broader opportunity set for investors, say Andy Bloxam and Matt Smith of Foresight.
Vestd enters PISCES market with no-intermediary model
New operator joins a growing cohort including the London Stock Exchange and JP Jenkins as the UK’s intermittent private markets framework takes shape.
Schroders Capital accelerates UK VC strategy
Head of UK venture talks to PMP about the manager’s aim of channelling DC pension capital into high-growth technology and life sciences companies.
Private market opportunities boost sustainable fund demand
A survey from Morgan Stanley shows investor interest in sustainable investment is being shaped by the attributes of private markets and long-term performance metrics
LGPS funds utilise £8bn private markets carbon divestment loophole
While many of the UK’s LGPS funds have pledged to divest from fossil fuels, they continue to fund oil and gas through their private market holdings, an investigation has revealed
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JP Jenkins reflects on first PISCES auction
After completing the first auction under the framework, JP Jenkins director Dan Foster explains how it works, who it suits and what comes next.
European PE liquidity options under pressure
The Iran conflict is putting pressure on private equity, with sponsor-to-sponsor transactions dominating activity
Defence and Security Investing Summit report
Institutional investors are reassessing defence, security and resilience as geopolitical risk reshapes markets, ESG frameworks and private market opportunities.
How TPTIM approaches the Mansion House Accord
TPT Investment Management investment director sets out his thinking on making allocations to meet government objectives – and do best by members
How AI is reshaping private markets
AI is accelerating change across private equity and credit, forcing investors to reassess risk, resilience and operational alpha
In defence of our rules-based order
Asset owners need to appreciate that their return targets and responsible investment aims all depend on the nation maintaining sufficient resilience and defensive capabilities.
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PMP’s DC Summit report
PMP brought together leading institutional investors and asset managers to discuss the challenges the DC community is facing as it ramps up its private markets allocations
Inside NATO’s push to build a DSR tech venture ecosystem
The €1bn NATO Innovation Fund is deploying venture capital to support dual-use technologies, as governments seek to accelerate defence, stability and resilience innovation.
Inside Phoenix Group’s push to scale private markets across annuities and DC
As buyout volumes surge and DC reform gathers pace, Phoenix is building an integrated private markets platform to source assets at scale and sharpen its competitive edge.
Schroders Capital accelerates UK VC strategy
Head of UK venture talks to PMP about the manager’s aim of channelling DC pension capital into high-growth technology and life sciences companies.
Is private credit in turmoil?
The asset class has regularly been in the headlines and the concerns are legitimate – but these issues can also be interpreted as signs that the sector is maturing.
Can net zero and fiduciary duty be reconciled?
As political pressure on pension capital rises, pension scheme trustees are being forced to resolve the tension between sustainability aims and maximising returns.
TPT’s superfund and CDC push signals wider potential for private markets
TPT’s expansion into alternative structures for pension funds highlights how larger allocations to illiquid assets can be utilised during the retirement phase
Railpen’s Anna Rule on private markets and pensions policy
Private Markets Profile caught up with Anna Rule to discuss the main talking points of the Pensions UK Investment Conference
UK venture funding ecosystem takes shape
Multi-pronged approach seeks to overcome the traditional reliance on overseas pension scheme capital
Mandation row highlights divide over control of pensions capital
£400 billion in DC savings is a tempting target for a government struggling to fund its preferred causes and achieve economic growth, so the…
Inside NATO’s push to build a DSR tech venture ecosystem
The €1bn NATO Innovation Fund is deploying venture capital to support dual-use technologies, as governments seek to accelerate defence, stability and resilience innovation.
How asset-based finance can add to insurance portfolios
Corrado Pistarino, chief investment officer of Foresters Friendly Society, sets out how ABF provides the selective harvesting of differentiated risk premia.
Natural capital moves from ESG theme to key portfolio allocation
Investors see natural capital assets such as timberland evolving from a values-driven allocation into a tool for diversification, climate resilience and new revenue streams.
LPs adopt PE secondaries as core liquidity tool
Record-low distributions have forced investors to rethink private equity liquidity, with secondaries and continuation vehicles increasingly being used as portfolio management tools.