Infrastructure investments are targeted by the majority (64%) of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), which look to deploy their significant assets under management (AUM) in projects with the aim of stimulating their domestic economies and meeting their development objectives. Furthermore, the inherent lo…

According to the 2018 Preqin Global Private Equity & Venture Capital Report, 53% of private equity fund managers surveyed by Preqin towards the end of 2017 have established an ESG policy or have one pending. The adoption of ESG factors into their fund strategy is in line with global institutional in…

2017 saw the highest level of fundraising activity for private debt funds to date: globally, aggregate capital raised rose 13% from the high of 2016, a strong indication of LPs’ increasing appetite for the asset class. However, the biggest challenge now facing fund managers is how to put this capita…

In February 2018, in an attempt to safeguard the land interests of its people, the Australian Government introduced a new set of rules around the sale of its agricultural land to foreign investors. Vendors are now required to demonstrate to the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) that the land to…

Private real estate debt fundraising has had an increasing rate of success over the past five years, with sizeable year-on-year increases in aggregate capital raised since 2012. Fundraising in 2012 was particularly low – 34 debt vehicles raised $6.2bn collectively – but there was a significant incre…

While the inherently illiquid nature of private equity prevents many institutional investors from entering the asset class, the significant sums of capital and long-term investment approach of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) can remove such barriers. Compared with smaller investors, which must mitigat…

Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) remain cornerstone investors within the real estate industry with their ever-growing assets under management (AUM) and increasing influence on financial markets around the world. In an industry where interest rates are low across national and international markets, many…

Governments throughout the Asia-Pacific region are faced with many challenges when it comes to the role of infrastructure investment and sustainable growth, as well as questions of how to finance new infrastructure projects and how to incorporate private capital. Insurance companies form one of the …

Understandably when we look at global capital flows, there is a heavy focus on the activity that takes place within North America and Europe. While these developed regions represent the majority of both fundraising and deal activity globally – and house the highest concentrations of institutional re…

There has been a recent trend in venture capital of increased asset valuations alongside loftier fundraising targets for managers; in Preqin’s H1 2018 Venture Capital Fund Manager Outlook, 55% of GPs reported higher pricing for portfolio companies than in June 2017. Alongside this, 98% of managers h…

North America is home to the majority (57%) of LPs that were active in venture capital funds in 2017. Given that GPs typically have a better understanding of LPs’ requirements in their home regions, fund managers tend to attract a large proportion of investors domestically. Consequently, it is unsur…

Preqin’s Alternative Assets in Australia and New Zealand report showcases 180 investors actively investing in hedge funds based in these countries, a 108% increase from 2012. These investors represent 35% of all active hedge fund investors and 23% of all invested capital within the Asia-Pacific regi…

As a continuation of an overview of the endowment plans of the Ivy League (‘the Ivies’), this piece will focus on their real estate investments and allocations, and compare their exposure to the real estate sector against recent years. Assets under ManagementAs at the start of Q4 2017, the Ivies he…

Significant geopolitical events have led to high levels of uncertainty in financial markets throughout 2017, with many investors uncertain of the impact on property valuations in both the short and long term. High property valuations are the single biggest issue concerning investors in real estate, …

Three years ago this month, CalPERS announced its intention to exit its hedge fund investments, leading many to speculate that more US-based public pension funds would follow suit. However, as our data reveals below, US-based public pension funds currently have more capital invested in hedge funds t…

 

With larger amounts of assets at their disposal, pension funds* are becoming more prominent direct investors in infrastructure, and are now able to compete more frequently with dedicated infrastructure firms for assets. Preqin’s Infrastructure Online contains detailed profiles of 56 pension funds th…

There are positive signs that the natural resources industry is recovering from the difficulties seen over recent years. As at 30 September 2016 (the most recent data available), the PrEQIn Natural Resources Index* had seen only its second increase in returns since June 2015, rising 3.3 points to 11…