Boosting investment in private assets

The UK recently marked an important milestone as CEOs of leading pension funds signed the Mansion House Compact, committing to increasing their investment in unlisted equities by 2030. Crucially, this will unlock billions of private sector capital to invest into and directly support smaller UK businesses. 

There is a parallel discussion here in Aotearoa about the role of New Zealand investors in investing in unlisted local businesses, boosting productivity and domestic confidence and providing additional capital to support growth. Should our local funds invest more in private assets? Should these funds prioritise domestic opportunities? And what role might this capital play in supporting our sustainability and resilience goals? 

The Centre is working closely with New Zealand investors to remove barriers and identify pathways to mobilising capital into private assets. Get in touch if you would like to learn more about this work.

Recent developments and commentary

• Nicholas Lyons on the signing of the Mansion House Compact

• John Berry (Pathfinder) responds to the signing of the Mansion House Compact  

• John Berry (Pathfinder) on mobilising KiwiSaver into private assets

• Dean Anderson (Kernel) on grasping the long-term potential of KiwiSaver for NZ Inc  

• Kernel interview (see section ‘Leverage KiwiSaver to fuel NZ growth’ - Stuff) 

• Simplicity investing in build-to-rent assets (Stuff)