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Consultant calls on investors to quiz managers over ESG processes
5 years ago
The lack of consistent and reliable data seems to be a major challenge when embracing environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria across private equity, infrastructure and credit. -
Private debt tops the tables for Industriens Pensionsforsikring
5 years ago
Industriens Pensionsforsikring, the DKK164.5 billion ($25.7 billion) pension scheme, generated a 1.6% return from its private debt portfolio, according to its mid-year 2018 results -
Texas pension fund puts $150 million into credit
5 years ago
A $29.7 billion pension fund has approved commitments to two credit fund managers -
Californian pension fund looks to increase exposure to opportunistic credit
5 years ago
Merced Country Employees Retirement Association (MCERA) may increase its exposure to opportunistic credit, according to documents seen by Creditflux -
Michigan pension fund looks to commit $80 million to debt funds
5 years ago
The $114 billion Michigan pension fund is looking to commit to two private debt funds managed by London-based Kreos Capital and New-York headquartered MidOcean Credit Partners -
Canadian pension fund launches inaugural green bond
5 years ago
The Toronto-headquartered pension fund has become the first ever pension fund to issue a green bond -
New regulations set to spur Swedish state pensions' investment in illiquid credit
5 years ago
A new proposal on investment guidelines giving four of Sweden’s state pension plans greater freedom to invest in private markets, including illiquid credit, is progressing through the Swedish parliament -
London pension funds pick CQS as first manager for new credit fund of fund
5 years ago
London Collective Investment Vehicle (London CIV), a fund for London pension funds, has announced the launch of its first fixed income offering – LCIV MAC fund -
Alaska pension fund creates $1 billion credit platform
5 years ago
In conjunction with the new credit platform, Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation has created a $500 million private credit co-investment fund with California-based Pathway Capital Management -
San Francisco pension fund to deploy up to $4.5 billion in private debt
5 years ago
The City and County of San Francisco Employee’s Retirement System has revealed details of its new private debt pacing plan - which will see it deploy up to $4.5 billion and partner with up to 25 private debt managers over the next six years -
Ohio pension backs BlackRock multi-asset and BlueBay direct lending funds
6 years ago
BlackRock and BlueBay have each won commitments from a $14.7 billion Ohio pension fund -
Texas pension fund re-ups commitment to opportunistic credit fund
6 years ago
Texas County & District Retirement System has further allocated $50 million to Beach Point Capital Management, according to documents seen by Creditflux -
US pensions look beyond equities
6 years ago
US pension funds dramatically lowered their allocations to equity in the decade ending in 2016 as they diversified into illiquid and alternative assets. By Grace Jennings-Edquist -
Goldman Sachs BDC and university endowment extend JV’s investment period
6 years ago
A joint venture between Goldman Sachs BDC and University of California Regents has extended its investment period for two months, regulatory filings show -
Calpers executive set to leave the pension fund to rejoin Franklin Templeton
6 years ago
Wylie Tollette is leaving his role at the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (Calpers) to return to Franklin Templeton Investments, with his last day at the pension fund set for 5 January -
UK pension fund awards Loomis Sayles £485 million for multi-strategy credit
6 years ago
Natixis-affiliate Loomis Sayles has been awarded a £485 million ($647.3 million) mandate by the Avon Pension Fund to manage its multi-asset credit allocation -
Hermes wins $400 million mandate to show investing ethically really is worth it
6 years ago
Hermes Investment Management has won a $400 million mandate to oversee a global high yield credit portfolio on behalf of Swedish pension fund giant Första AP-Fonden (AP1) -
Pimco fund edges closer to $5 billion hard cap with new pension fund injection
6 years ago
Pimco's special situations fund, already above $3 billion, has picked up fresh inflows from a Pennsylvania pension fund -
LA pension fund monitors high yield manager Aegon amid SEC investigation
6 years ago
The Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System (Lacers) is currently monitoring its high yield manager Aegon, which is under SEC investigation -
Ohio pension fund drops Penn after rewriting its allocation to high yield
6 years ago
The Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund (OP&F) decided last month to drop Penn as part of its decision to downsize the high yield asset class, according to a fund announcement -
Institutional investors - does Europe still provide the best opportunities in credit?
6 years ago
Cash or synthetics, CLOs versus CMBS, senior or junior debt? Institutional investors have a variety of ways to approach credit investing and Creditflux's biannual survey of credit allocators aims to determine which market they view as offering compelling returns -
Credit manager wins $200 million mandate from Texas pension fund
6 years ago
A west coast asset manager will be responsible for a separate account which will invest opportunistically across the credit market -
Mid-west pension fund approves credit allocations to KKR and Avenue
6 years ago
A mid-west pension fund has upped its allocation to KKR’s latest direct lending strategy -
Allocators are turning to smart beta credit, says Willis Towers Watson
7 years ago
Pension funds and other institutional investors are moving increasingly into smart beta credit strategies, according to investment consultant Willis Towers Watson -
Swedish pension giant looks to expand in high yield credit
7 years ago
Swedish pension giant Första AP-Fonden (AP1) is looking to allocate up to $1.3 billion to high yield credit and has opened the search for asset managers skilled in this area
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