Sixty per cent of Limited Partner (LP) respondents surveyed in the Brackendale Private Equity Technology LP Sentiment Survey H1 2022, produced in association with AssetMetrix, said that they would be more likely to consider allocating to a fund, if the fund manager had a tech-enabled partner to outsource their middle and back-office activities to.

Private equity and hedge fund assets are the most likely to see relevant levels of tokenisation as the market begins to build, new global research from tokenisation platform Token City shows.

By Colin Leopold – Large institutional investors in Japan and South Korea are increasing their overseas private equity exposure but the process has been slow. A booming private wealth market could be quicker…

By Colin Leopold – Rising public market valuations and tech-based disruption has pushed investors towards sector specialist managers. Demand is now building for more general macro strategies too…

As defined benefit (DB) pensions phase out, concerns over liquidity and fees among DC pensions are being investigated by advisers and governments in the UK.

  High-net-worth individuals and retail represent a further stage of growth in private equity allocations. The largest fund managers are leading the charge, as regulators watch closely.

Global mid-market M&A activity has continued robustly in the first quarter of 2022, says audit, tax and consulting network RSM, as it announces it worked on 614 completed deals in Europe last year.

In this Q&A, Harbour Trust speaks to Hedgeweek on the various aspects of ESG in the investment space, shedding light on regulation, DE&I and opportunities for service providers.