Articles by Sofia Karadima
Velliv hires chief strategist
Henriksen joins from PFA Pension, where he has served as head of strategy since 2009
Lacera makes new commitments to European PE
Market value of the pension scheme's private equity portfolio has grown to $5.7bn
BTPSM hires new CEO
Firm provides investment management services to the trustee of the BT Pension Scheme
LP Profile: Skandia Insurance Company
Head of private equity and infrastructure Jonas Nyquist talks to Unquote about the LP's investment programme
VER seeks portfolio administrator for illiquid investments
Interested candidates can apply by submitting an application in Finnish or English
Alaska Permanent appoints new CIO
Frampton has served as acting CIO since July, following Russell Read's resignation
Enasarco approves €50m for investments in PE
Pension scheme has decided to back funds investing in the Italian lower mid-market
APFC announces 2017/18 PE investments
APFC has committed to funds managed by Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures and Bain Capital
Kent County pension fund increases allocation to PE
Private equity has been the best performing asset class for the quarter to June, returning 10.52%
AP1 seeks to appoint PE investment platform provider
Interested candidates should have minimum 20 years of experience in private equity
LP Profile: Truffle Invest
Co-founder Proctor speaks to Unquote about the launch of the firm, which seeks to give smaller investors access to high-quality funds
CalPERS hires new CIO
Meng replaces Ted Iliopoulos, who will leave the organisation by the beginning of 2019
SCERS commits $40m to Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V
Fund, launched in early 2018, has a $1.2bn target and invests in the food and agribusiness industry
WSIB set to back KKR European Fund V
Following the approval, the full board will consider the recommendation on 20 September
Hamilton Lane expands its presence in DACH
Hamilton Lane, the $471bn alternative assets management firm, has appointed Martina Schliemann as principal and head of business development in the DACH region, in a bid to expand its presence in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Pennsylvania pension fund generates 13% return from PE
US pension scheme also approves an investment of up to $75m to Vista Equity Partners Fund VII
La Francaise acquires Germany-based Veritas Group
Deal forms part of La Francaise's strategy to strengthen its presence in Germany
PE drives returns for ATP
Private equity has been the best performing asset class for the fund in H1, returning DKK 1.8bn
PE second best asset class for PensionDanmark in H1
Entire portfolio returned DKK 1.1bn in H1, with regular premiums amounting to DKK 6bn
AP3 increases allocation to PE
SEK 353bn state-owned pension fund announced a total return of 3.3% from its entire portfolio
Alternative investments deliver strong returns for AP2
Private equity represents roughly 5% of pension fund's portfolio, up from 1% in 2008
PE outperforms other alternatives for foundations – report
More than 220 foundations participated in the study, representing around $104bn of assets
Florida pension fund PE returns beat benchmark
Private equity has driven results for the entire portfolio, which returned 8.98% for the same period
PE drives returns for Maryland pension fund
Public pension fund has also increased its allocation to private equity to 12.5%