Performance

LPs are changing their approach to PE performance as they seek to ensure ongoing alignment with GPs.

Private equity was the third-best performing asset class for the past year, behind Australian listed property at 19.4% and global listed infrastructure at 14.9%.

The asset manager still expects to cross $100bn in total capital inflows in 2019, having already raised $64bn so far this year.

The asset class was still the second highest return generator, and the pension system is expanding its programme to help achieve a 7% actuarial rate of return.

The Swedish pension fund plans to make more direct investments in PE, infrastructure and credit.

As Vietnamese PE activity skyrockets, PEI outlines the country's key players, hottest sectors and expected returns.

Greater competition for a limited number of assets has diluted equity ownership, delegates told an industry conference on Tuesday.

A study by HEC Paris and MVision Private Equity Advisers finds that gender diverse investment committee teams outperform all-male teams across several industry metrics.

Key findings from the LP body’s latest best practice guidance.

Top-decile institutional investors had a median allocation of 40% or more in private investments, according to Cambridge Associates research.