The growing appeal of semi-liquid private market vehicles represents a significant shift in how institutional investors approach illiquid asset classes.

• Fees
• Private Markets
• Manager Selection
• Infrastructure

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‘Energy transition’ tailwinds should, it is often argued, boost the prices of particular commodities in the years ahead.

• Equity
• Private Markets
• Diversifying Strategies
• Impact

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Asset owners are now grappling with fundamental tensions within equity portfolio design. The runaway performance of tech titans has led to fears of market over-concentration. At the same time, investors appear increasingly reluctant to take significant active risk versus the benchmark, due to Fear of Missing Out on upside or vulnerability to aggressive style rotations. The result: growing demand for benchmark-aware strategies, whether active (‘core’) or quasi-passive (‘Enhanced Indexation’).

• Equity
• Wealth

Read more: 'Enhanced Indexation' Gains Momentum as Investors Shift Gears

A new survey of more than 300 investors (Global Asset Owner Survey, November 2024) indicates that more than 40% believe ‘like-for-like’ fees for Private Equity managers have decreased in the past three years. Two years ago, however, the figure was just 20%. With many GPs under pressure amid slower fundraising and reduced investor satisfaction with performance, is now the time to press for better terms?

• Fees
• Private Markets
• Governance
• Manager Selection

Read more: Time to Press for Better Fees in Private Markets?