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Weak loan collateral will dent private credit returns, says Finnish pension
4 years ago
Valtion Elakerahasto, the state pension fund of Finland, says non-existing or weaker loan collateral has raised concerns about the returns private credit funds will generate in the coming years -
Rhode Island to step up private and 'opportunistic' credit investments
4 years ago
Rhode Island State Investment Commission, which manages the Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island, plans to increase its allocation to private credit and what it terms opportunisitic credit, according to investment consultant Cliffwater -
Ohio pension makes commitment to private credit
4 years ago
School Employees Retirement System of Ohio is set to introduce a 5% private credit allocation to its portfolio -
US pension looks to put $60 million in private debt as older funds wind down
4 years ago
Boston Retirement System considers committing an additional $60 million to its private debt programme in 2020, following a recommendation by its investment consultant NEPC, -
Calpers backs proposal exempting private debt disclosure
4 years ago
Calpers, the largest US pension fund, is looking to sponsor a proposal exempting California pension funds from disclosing private debt information under the California Public Records Act -
Sacramento pension earmarks $150 million for private credit in 2020
4 years ago
The pension fund expects to commit to two direct lending funds and one credit fund it describes as 'opportunistic' -
Alaska pension commits $207 million to credit
4 years ago
Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC) committed $207 million to credit funds and co-investments over the last quarter of 2019 -
Texas pension pumps $300 million into Pimco fund
4 years ago
Texas Municipal Retirement System has earmarked up to $300 million to a credit fund managed by Pimco, according to board documents seen by Creditflux, building on a relationship established through a predecessor fund -
US pension earmarks $25 million for secondary direct lending investment
4 years ago
Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS) is set to invest $25 million to a private credit fund through a secondary market transaction -
Italian pension fund seeks greater exposure to private debt
4 years ago
BNL, the pension fund of the investment manager BNP Paribas Italia, has launched a request for proposals (RFP), looking to commit €20 million to private debt closed-end funds. -
New York pension fund puts emphasis on sustainability with $800m credit allocation
4 years ago
The New York State Common Retirement Fund (CRF) has put $800 million into credit with a strong sustainability focus, hiring Avenue, Calvert and Nuveen -
London pension considers direct lending allocation
4 years ago
The City of Westminster pension fund is considering a 5% allocation to a new mandate which includes direct lending, -
Californian pension opens search for consultant
4 years ago
Sacramento County Employees Retirement Scheme has launched a request for proposals from consultants to advise on what it has dubbed its 'alternatives portfolio' -
California pension looks to cut liquid credit allocations
4 years ago
Fresno County Employees’ Retirement Association will likely cut back on liquid credit and completely remove hedge fund allocations in 2020.. But the pension is optimistic about core bonds – and may include it as a new asset class -
Private credit funds could find better buying opportunities this year, says NEPC
4 years ago
Institutional investors looking to allocate to private credit in 2020 should focus on distressed debt, opportunistic credit and niche lending, according to investment consultant NEPC, with 2019 vintage funds potentially seeing “better buying opportunities” despite valuations being at cyclical highs -
Investors preferred real asset debt to corporate private debt in 2019, finds Bfinance
4 years ago
Bfinance stated that, in dollar terms, real asset debt searches conducted by investors outweighed corporate private debt searches in 2019 -
New York pension allocates $100 million to US direct lending fund
4 years ago
New York State Teachers Common has awarded $100 million to a direct lending fund, as its private debt portfolio delivers 10.7% net IRR -
Louisiana pension earmarks $30 million for US private credit
4 years ago
This isn’t a first time relationship for the $1.8 billion pension fund, who previously granted $50 million to the manager's previous fund in October 2018 -
Ares' new Asian credit affiliate wins $400 million from New York pension
4 years ago
New York State Common Retirement Fund has committed $400 million to distressed and special situations investments in the Asia-Pacific region -
Ares wins $750 million for direct lending SMA with another $100 million in the pipeline
4 years ago
Two US based pension schemes have recently backed or looked to commit to direct lending products managed by Ares Management, according to documents seen by Creditflux -
DC pension set to invest in private debt assets
4 years ago
Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), a UK based pension scheme, is set to enable the members of its defined contribution (DC) section to get exposure to private markets assets, including private debt, from February -
Texas pension backs ICG credit fund
4 years ago
Texas County & District Retirement System (TCDRS) committed $167 million to a fund managed by Intermediate Capital Group in January, according to documents seen by Creditflux. -
UK charities join forces on hunt for ESG managers
4 years ago
Three UK based charities are joining forces in the hunt for a manager to oversee a £32 million ($41.6 million) portfolio with a strong focus on environment, social and governance (ESG) criteria as well as impact investing -
Louisiana pension to put $125 million into direct lending and fund financing
4 years ago
The Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana is set to invest $125 million for two credit funds, according to documents seen by Creditflux -
Calpers eyes exposure to private debt
4 years ago
California Public Employees Retirement System is looking to introduce private debt to its portfolio, according to documents seen by Creditflux
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