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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.

Investor interest for all funds is 'stronger than we’ve ever seen', said chief executive Bruce Flatt on Thursday's Q1 earnings call, 'and we expect these funds to be larger than their predecessors'.

Swensen had run the $31bn Yale endowment's investments since 1985, and was a pioneer of the the 'Yale model' that focused heavily on alternative investments, including private equity.

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.

The Australian government partially backtracked on plans to compare superannuation funds’ unlisted investment performance with listed benchmarks.

The advisory firm looks to bolster its ranks in a competitive skilled labour pool in key sectors and geographies to capitalise on continued covid recovery momentum.

The alternatives asset manager had one of its strongest quarters, with total AUM rising 21% year-on-year to $649bn.

Ontario Teachers’ last year saw a change in its top PE leadership, with Karen Frank, previously CEO of Barclays Private Bank, replacing longtime head Jane Rowe.

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