Preqin – Benefits Canada.com https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Balancing liquidity and the search for yield at U.S. public pension funds https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/how-can-pension-plans-balance-liquidity-and-the-search-for-yield/ Mon, 10 Aug 2020 04:04:30 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/how-can-pension-plans-balance-liquidity-and-the-search-for-yield/ U.S. public pension funds can expect to see hurdles from the coronavirus crisis similar to those experienced in past recessions, according to a new report by Cerulli Associates. In the past two recessions, public plans saw a decrease in their funded statuses. “According to survey data gathered form the National Association of State Retirement Administrators, […]

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]]> Will well-established alternatives managers come out on top in the wake of coronavirus? https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/will-well-established-alternatives-managers-come-out-on-top-in-wake-of-coronavirus/ Fri, 07 Aug 2020 04:35:29 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/will-well-established-alternatives-managers-come-out-on-top-in-wake-of-coronavirus/ In the wake of the coronavirus fallout, real estate, infrastructure and private debt investors seem to be zeroing in on well-established managers, according to Preqin Ltd. data for the second quarter of 2020. With no surprise, real estate saw a challenging second quarter with a decline in activity in funds closing compared to the first […]

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]]> Are private equity managers balancing fundraising and deployment? https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/are-private-equity-managers-balancing-fundraising-and-deployment/ Fri, 31 Jul 2020 05:33:26 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/are-private-equity-managers-balancing-fundraising-and-deployment/ Private equity fundraising slowed in the second quarter of 2020, reaching only US$116 billion, its lowest quarterly point since the first quarter of 2018, according to Preqin’s quarterly private equity report. Further, private equity funds are taking longer to reach targets than last year. Only 39 per cent of funds that closed in the first […]

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