Hiromichi Mizuno was tasked with guiding the world's largest pension fund into alternatives. He tells PEI what he learned in his four-year tenure.
US power producer Duke Energy has sold a minority stake in its renewables portfolio to an infrastructure fund owned by Canadian insurance giant Manulife Finance Corporation. According to a statement released by Duke, John Hancock Investments, Manulife’s US capital management division, purchased a 49 percent stake in 37 operating wind, solar and battery storage assets […]
It’s all in the timing – or is it? We speak with Howard Marks and Bruce Flatt about the deal that has got everyone talking.
The City of Chicago treasurer on why he took a stand on ESG and what he considers the biggest threat to private equity as we know it.
The Washington State Investment Board has restructured $500 million originally committed to the Geronimo Renewable Infrastructure Partners fund into a co-investment partnership with the UK’s National Grid. According to a document published on WSIB’s website published online, the US pension announced the allocation shift this week. It comes after the UK utility bought out the […]
Sister publication pfm puts stats to the trends this month: gender pay gaps, diversity attitudes and GP commitments.
Tim Briggs, a partner in Herbert Smith Freehills’ competition, trade and regulation practice, on why the UK’s regulatory framework has been so successful, its greenfield potential and how it could all fall apart.
With C$18bn in the asset class, head of infrastructure Ralph Berg says that partnering with some of the world’s most sophisticated institutions is ‘now a core pillar’ of the pension’s strategy.
New status is expected to widen the range of US and foreign owners of Blackstone’s stock.
Resorting to a plebiscite to block the privatisation of airport operator ADP would not only be counterproductive, it would set a dangerous precedent whereby a minority in parliament could block legislation it didn’t like.
The Operating Principles for Impact Management, published by the IFC, set a clear common market standard for what constitutes an impact investment and addresses concerns about 'impact-washing'.
Asset manager estimates the subsector could require as much as $4.5trn in financing over the next 10 years as bank lenders exit the market.
Yet other hurdles remain, including a possible referendum on the proposed sale that is pending approval by the Constitutional Council.
Outside renewables, Chinese investors acquired no Australian infrastructure in 2018, the only deal being a buyout of engineering firm RCR Tomlinson’s rail arm.
KIC chairman Heenam Choi explains why the sovereign wealth fund is looking to invest in alternative asset classes.