How Partners Group is cracking the DC pension scheme market

Episode notes

How Partners Group is cracking the DC pension market in the UK, with Joanna Asfour Founded in mid-1990s, Partners Group launched its first vehicle accessible to individual investors in the early naughties. Today it is at the frontline of the democratisation of private equity. In this episode, Ross Butler speaks to Joanna Asfour , the firm’s global head of consultant relations, to discuss how private equity can help DC pensioners in the UK access private markets. We look particularly at the benefits that private markets exposure can bring to a pension fund, as well as some of the complexities around the management of such less liquid investments. We al LTAFs, the UK equivalent of ELTIFs and the various nuances of providing relatively simple access to the asset class for DC pension trustees. Top insight The UK DC market will be worth about a trillion by 2030. It’s a £100bn opportunity for private markets. There’s been sub-£5bn invested so far. i.e. This is going to be big! Historical Context and Current Position Partners Group has been a pioneer in making private markets accessible to individual investors since the early 2000s.

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