PDI Staff Writer
A new survey from bfinance finds the appeal of private markets remains intact as investors seek to diversify. Plus: Golding urges regulators to consider fund of funds' role in reducing risk; and Pictet hires a trio for its private debt strategy. Here's today's brief for our valued subscribers only.
Ratchet mechanisms provide a powerful means to incentivise good performance on impact, says Kartesia’s Coralie De Maesschalck.
A detailed assessment of ESG performance is required for effective due diligence – a harmonised approach needs to be adopted, says Churchill Asset Management’s Mickey Weatherston.
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ESG data and KPIs are moving up the agenda in private debt, especially where due diligence and sustainability-linked loans are concerned, say Jason Park, a partner in the Ares Credit Group, and Salma Moolji, European ESG lead at Ares Management.
Managers continue to up their efforts with colleagues and communities, despite the economic challenges, say Paul Woods, director of sustainability, and Jan Wade, group chief people officer, at Arrow Global.
While direct lending remains attractive, investors are looking to new strategies that benefit from dislocation, says Paul Buckley, managing partner at FIRSTavenue Partners.
The investing environment has become volatile and unpredictable, but Isabelle Scemama and Deborah Shire of AXA IM Alts see opportunities ahead for private debt and alternative assets overall.
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