Alternative assets managed by the world’s top 99 investment managers on behalf of pension funds grew by 40 percent over the past year, according to consulting firm Watson Wyatt.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Alternative assets managed by the world’s top 99 investment managers on behalf of pension funds grew by 40 percent over the past year, according to consulting firm Watson Wyatt. Real estate managers occupied the top nine positions, managing 62 percent of pension fund assets.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The New York Common Retirement Fund, the third largest in the US, has made public recent commitments to CVC Capital Partners’s recently closed mega-fund and Leichtman Capital Partners mid-market fund, which is targeting $1bn.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The number of funds targeting less than $1 billion of equity commitments has increased by almost one fifth to 128 in the first quarter of this year, with managers’ focus firmly pointed towards Asian real estate, according to research by New York-based fund of funds Clerestory Capital Partners.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing’s firm will mainly focus on the main cities in China, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia, but also look to Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. With leverage, ARA has a potential $5bn to invest.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The UK government-backed fund of funds has invested in funds from IDFC, Actis and Kotak.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Since last summer, equity sponsors and their investors have renewed their emphasis on emerging markets with vigor.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Guggenheim Capital Markets, a subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners, has expanded its fixed income offerings with the launch of a ‘whole loan’ group.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The San Francisco-based private equity real estate secondaries firm appoints former Redwood Trust mortgage specialist John Arens as director.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Anthony Heredia, a former HSBC Asset Management pro, has been appointed the new CEO for Morgan Stanley Investment Management in India.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
