private equity

Institutional investors continue to diversify portfolios, tripling the number of global infrastructure mandates awarded over 2012, according to figures from Towers Watson.

Pension Corporation has received £400m of new capital from Luxembourg investor Reinet Fund - taking the value of the insurance business close to £1bn.

The Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London has reappointed Northern Trust as global custodian with an extended mandate.

Institutional investors have poured £26m into F&C Investment's new climate change focused private equity fund of funds in a bid to target the burgeoning climate change investment sector.

The Universities Superannuation Scheme has doubled its Private Markets investment team with four hires to help boost its direct infrastructure investment capabilities.

F&C has strengthened its UK institutional distribution teams with two senior hires at its London office.

Pension schemes are looking to increase allocations to private equity but demand greater transparency, reporting and risk management from providers, a report suggests.

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