Investment Allocations

Highlighting the merits of private equity ownership can be a complex exercise, and one that’s even more pertinent as the industry seeks to widen its investor base.

Private equity accounted for 17.5% of the Future Fund portfolio as of 30 June, up from 14.6% just three months prior.

The $756bn National Pension Service of Korea has begun to disclose investment details, such as fund names and investment amounts, in an effort to boost its transparency.

Western European personal investors hold three times the deposits of North Americans.

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Indian pensions have been given the nod to participate in alternative investment funds for the first time.

Former alums from Blackstone and HQ Capital plan to launch a digital fundraising platform called LUCA, which will connect alternative asset managers with Japanese investors, Private Equity International has learned.

Japan represents one of the few developed markets left in which GPs can build new investor relationships on the ground floor, writes Monument Group's Japan representative Hiroshi Nishimuro.

Nearly half of entrepreneurs with investable assets of at least $25m increased their allocations to direct private equity deals, according to a report from the French bank’s private wealth unit.

The $261bn New York City Retirement Systems has become the latest institutional investor ready to partner with sponsors on direct private equity deals.