European private equity funds have overtaken their US counterparts for the first time in more than a year, due to cheaper borrowing costs and increased deal and exit activity. According to PitchBook’s...
Dr Chris Sier, the transparency pioneer whose ground-breaking work into hidden pension and investment charges uncovered billions of pounds of hidden costs, has died after a fight against cancer. His wide-ranging career...
When it comes to pensions, Australia remains a generation ahead of the UK, having introduced compulsory DC superannuation schemes in 1992. The recent Pension Schemes Bill referenced ‘Australia’ 75 times, with many...
Open architecture, scale and a distinctly UK focus are essential if DC schemes are to make a success of investing in private market assets How has Future Growth Capital come about and...
Royal London has completed its acquisition of the infrastructure investment manager Dalmore Capital. Dalmore Capital, which is based in the UK, manages around £6bn in assets across five flagship funds, with a...
Having originally launched a consultation into PISCES (Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System) at the end of 2024, the London Stock Exchange became the first operator to be approved by the...
Two-thirds of asset managers now engage on nature-related risks with companies, according to new research, but less than a quarter are making disclosures on potential risks to longer-term asset values. This survey,...
From medieval pensions awarded for service to the King to today’s global trillion-pound investment vehicles, pensions have transformed from gestures of royal generosity into a cornerstone of modern welfare. Throughout history, they’ve...
Future Growth Capital (FGC) has strengthened its investment team with the appointment of Max Gilbert to the newly-created role of infrastructure director. The independent private markets specialist was formed as a partnership...
People’s Pension is investing £260m in AAA-rated collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) with Invesco, in what is believed to be the first UK master trust allocation to the asset class. The investment will...
