Private markets are the fastest growing investment trend among pension schemes and insurers, with overall investment in such assets increasing by around a fifth in each of the past few years.
Affordable homes, warehouses, wind farms, investing in fledging companies and lending money direct to the borrower are all the rage as long-term investors seek diversification and higher returns.
But what are they truly getting for their investment and how are they managing the illiquidity of such assets?
Ahead of our Private Markets Club Conference in March, portfolio institutional’s February cover story takes an in-depth look at these strategies.
This edition also includes a look at why a pension scheme has invested in crypto, how to encourage equity investors to buy British and what the future holds for the defined benefit de-risking market.
We also speak to Louis-Paul Hill, the new investment fund oversight and strategy manager at LGPS Central, who talks about his plans for the pool.
We hope you enjoy the edition.
