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Sir Nicholas Lyons: Mansion House target is only a ‘staging post’
Standard Life chairman calls for DC fund signatories to more than double 10% private markets allocations Standard Life chairman Sir Nicholas Lyons used a…
Institutional capital moves closer to funding UK scale-ups as vehicles take shape
UK scale-ups continue to raise less capital than US peers, but pension funds and asset managers say new vehicles are emerging to bridge the £50m-plus funding gap.
Inside Mercer’s blueprint for private markets in DC
From co-investment-heavy portfolios to equity-based liquidity management, Mercer is using scale across its DC platform to embed private markets into its default strategy. Mercer…
Reconsidering private markets for DC decumulation
Investors are exploring where private markets can add value in the retirement phase of defined contribution pension schemes – and where the industry risks applying accumulation-stage thinking to a fundamentally different problem.
Why private markets are key to defence reset
As governments accelerate spending and security priorities shift, private capital is moving deeper into the defence ecosystem. For institutional investors, the change is testing assumptions about risk, responsibility and their role in delivering security and resilience.
DC schemes embrace private markets
Master trusts and other DC pension schemes are increasingly utilising private markets in their default funds, from growth portfolios to retirement solutions, according to research by Longview Networks and Schroders
USS breaks ground leading equity release securitisation
Project Summerhouse highlights a quiet shift in how large schemes are deploying long-dated capital.
Investing in UK Growth Summit report
Institutional investors and investment experts discuss where capital can be deployed to both deliver returns and support domestic growth
From crisis to capital
Resonance’s Simon Chisholm on structuring impact-led transitional housing strategies that deliver both returns and outcomes.
Making public investment work
Legal & General’s Pete Gladwell speaks to PMP about investing patient capital, originating assets and aligning institutional investors with public need.
Inside a UK life insurer’s approach to private credit
Clarence Er explains how more complex structures and a tougher macro backdrop are redefining how life insurers navigate private credit
Ludovic Phalippou on fees, benchmarks and the myths of private equity
Oxford professor argues private equity’s claims of outperformance rest on fragile foundations, from distorted benchmarks and opaque fee structures to the illusion of an illiquidity premium.