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Investors in emerging markets should be 'in it for the long haul' and make sure to back a variety of GPs, according to panellists at an EMPEA and IFC conference.

Technology leaders at TPG, Global Infrastructure Partners and The Carlyle Group discussed the importance of good data management during an online panel hosted on Wednesday.

The new open-ended fund structure seeks to address defined contribution schemes’ focus on costs at the expense of net returns, according to the Financial Conduct Authority.

The private fund model needs to be disrupted to allow defined contribution plans access to the asset class, says the investment consultant’s head of private equity research.

Vision Fund II launched in 2019 and failed to secure third-party commitments on the back of the underwhelming performance of its 2017-vintage predecessor.

The $12.2bn public pension would consider increasing its current 5% target allocation to PE as part of a future asset allocation review, says CIO Angela Miller-May.

Ian Brown, head of private markets at the roughly $52bn pension pool, has said subscription credit lines' main benefit is to inflate returns for managers at the expense of investors.

The proposed mega-merger between Dyal Capital Partners and Owl Rock suggests criticisms of the GP stakes market could have merit. What are the implications for one of PE’s fastest-growing strategies?

Staff has discussed a 'benchmarking anomaly' that wreaked havoc with its reported returns during the height of the covid market chaos last year.

Apollo's Fund VIII returned to paying carry after recovering from the 21.6% devaluation of its private equity portfolio in the first quarter of last year.