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Gone are the days when lip service to ESG is enough to assuage investors, says StepStone’s global head of responsible investing Suzanne Tavill.

Managers are increasingly raising funds designed to marry financial returns with positive societal outcomes, says Tania Carnegie, leader of the Impact Ventures practice at KPMG.

Partners Group head of ESG and sustainability Adam Heltzer talks us through the firm’s approach to dealing with the impact of climate change on its portfolio – the risks and the opportunities.

GPs are increasingly looking to raise or release equity against their management companies. But what are their options, asks Investec Fund Finance’s Slade Spalding.

Growth in fund finance has overwhelmingly stemmed from subscription lines of credit to fund LP commitments during the first five years of a fund’s life. Pierre-Antoine de Selancy of 17Capital discusses what finance is available after the investment period.

Limited partners are increasingly looking to emerging markets for investment opportunities. Torbjorn Caesar, senior partner at Actis, discusses how perceptions are changing.

The secondaries market has seen more innovation than almost any other area of private equity over the last decade, leaving investors with some intriguing choices, says Charles Smith, managing partner and CIO of Glendower Capital.

eFront’s Tarek Chouman explains how data and information exchange powered by technology will open the door to increased allocations to private markets.

More complex reporting requests are increasing the compliance burden for private equity firms, says Mark Law, chief commercial officer at SANNE.

Adapting the balance sheet of the investor to the various risk profiles of the underlying assets makes a lot of sense, says Pierre-Antoine de Selancy, managing partner of 17Capital.