Joe Marsh

The £35bn retirement scheme, a longtime VC investor, works with external GPs at the seed stage, says head of UK productive assets Julia Diez.

With some $3bn allocated to venture capital, the Swedish firm is a heavyweight in the asset class. Head of private equity and infrastructure Stefan Fällgren explains how the investor works with VC managers.

Investment chief Vishnu Amble sees cost-efficiency benefits in ‘full-service’ separately managed accounts amid lower returns from buyout and VC funds.

Increasing the UK pension fund’s VC allocation to £200m, the dedicated VC sleeve signals Nest’s intent to strengthen its support for the asset class, part of a broader vision to expand its private markets exposure up to 30% by 2030.

The €615bn Dutch pensions giant has broadened its impact focus, said senior responsible investment specialist Matteo Millone at the Impact Investor Global Summit last week.

Steven Yang, head of global venture investments, explains why the British LP is increasing its use of AI to help assess VC firms, why he likes China and India opportunities and his concerns around team succession at managers.

Shuen Chan has left UK insurer Legal & General’s asset management unit, which has combined responsible investment functions for public and private markets under one leader.

Stonehage Fleming and GreenBear Group want to see aging funds wound up as quickly as possible to avoid issues such as questions around valuations.

There is a growing gulf between the amount of capital VCs are trying to raise and how much investors are actually committing.

Vishnu Amble, founding director and head of investments for family office GreenBear Group, sits down for a Q&A with Venture Capital Journal.