The $23 billion Employees Retirement System of Texas is looking to allocate eight percent of its pot to real estate, just as other US pensions are committing fresh capital to private equity real estate vehicles.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
With a thriving economy, the Nordic region has seen a rush of investment over the past several years. But as the stellar yields of three years ago have fallen, investors are starting to look at new strategies for growth. By Dave Keating
10 min read · 22 January 2013
The Carlyle Group has closed its fifth US-focused private equity real estate fund on $3 billion—an amount more than triple its previous fund raised two years ago.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
The $1.1bn university endowment has upped its allocation to private equity by 150 percent in an effort to diversify its holdings.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Randall Mullan, formerly of British Columbia Investment Management, will spearhead the $223bn pension fund’s infrastructure investment program starting October 14.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Along with those of Stanford and British Columbia, Harvard University’s $37bn endowment has scored top marks for sustainable investment. Harvard's endowment, an active private equity LP, returned 8.6 percent for the fiscal year ended 30 June.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The Oregon Investment Council has committed $100m to Riverstone/Carlyle Renewable & Alternative Energy Fund II and $200m to Alinda’s latest infrastructure vehicle.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The real estate investment arm of insurer Prudential Financial and Hong Kong company Minmetals are reportedly buying a 99 percent stake in a housing project in Nanjing, China.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The Illinois State Universities Retirement System has chosen to pursue its long-term private equity target allocation through continued investment while other LPs are pulling back on the asset class in an effort to combat over-weighting.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The asset management arm of Dutch banking group Rabobank is raising its second fund of funds dedicated to responsible investing and outperforming ‘mainstream private equity’.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
