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Insurers may have been hesitant to embrace private markets, but the attributes of private credit and other asset classes are leading to larger allocations.

StepStone’s Mike Elio sees institutional capital becoming more selective as investors seek better routes to liquidity and reassess where future opportunities lie.

Institutional investors seeking resilient, future-focused portfolios are increasingly turning to timberland – a real asset that combines climate resilience, biodiversity benefits, and long-term value creation.  By Thomas Sarno Global Head of Timberland Investments

Britain already has the ingredients for stronger growth. Sir Nigel Wilson explains why long-term thinking, ambition and productive investment are the keys to turning that potential into reality.

As schemes seek resilient income and greater diversification, infrastructure debt is emerging as a compelling way to access long-term returns while helping to manage portfolio risk

There is no one blueprint for investing in private markets. We asked three investment leaders from across the charities, endowments and foundations sector the same four questions, revealing where their thinking converges – and where it differs.

Why physical climate resilience is becoming part of prudent infrastructure underwriting. By Rhyadd Keaney-Watkins, Managing Director and Head of ESG.

Lisa Stonestreet talks to PMP about what EIRIS Foundation’s four decades of responsible investment can teach asset owners moving into private markets – from defining what they want to achieve to transparency and stewardship.

The new prime minister has put devolution at the heart of his government’s economic agenda. But stronger regional institutions alone will not unlock institutional investment. The real test is whether they can create a pipeline of commercially attractive opportunities.

The rapid rise of evergreen and openend private market vehicles has been celebrated as a breakthrough for defined contribution (DC) investors.

Development Bank of Wales chair Sally Bridgeland argues the nation should play to its natural strengths and nurture a distinctive investment ecosystem capable of supporting sustainable economic growth. She speaks to Alastair O’Dell.

For much of the period following the GFC, cheap and readily available debt and rising valuation multiples provided a supportive backdrop for private equity returns. Today’s higher financing costs and demanding entry valuations have made the return equation less forgiving.