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Institutional Investing

Duty of loyalty vs duty of care

For institutional asset owners, the distinction between duty of loyalty and duty of care shapes governance frameworks, investment decisions, and legal accountability. Both obligations are non-negotiable; neither can substitute for the other.

UAO Editorial · Jun 21, 2026
Institutional Investing

Secondaries Market Size 2026: Private Equity Secondary Volume

The secondaries market is on track for sustained expansion through 2026 as institutional investors seek liquidity and portfolio optimization. We examine size forecasts, deployment drivers, and implications for long-term allocators.

UAO Editorial · Jun 21, 2026
Institutional Investing

Data Center Power Demand Grid

Global data center power consumption is reshaping electricity grids and creating infrastructure investment opportunities for institutional investors. We examine the grid-demand nexus and implications for energy, tech, and private capital allocation.

UAO Editorial · Jun 21, 2026
Institutional Investing

What Is a Sovereign Wealth Fund? Definition and How They Work

Sovereign wealth funds are government-owned investment entities that deploy public capital across global markets. We explain their structure, funding sources, and role in institutional asset allocation.

UAO Editorial · Jun 21, 2026
Institutional Investing

What Is Private Credit Market Size

The private credit market has grown to $1.2–$1.3 trillion in deployed assets. We examine market sizing, allocator participation, and structural drivers shaping this asset class.

UAO Editorial · Jun 21, 2026
Institutional Investing

Infrastructure Debt, Explained

Infrastructure debt funds essential physical assets and offers institutional investors stable, long-duration returns. We explain how asset owners deploy capital, assess credit risk, and structure allocations.

UAO Editorial · Jun 20, 2026
Institutional Investing

What Is a Universal Asset Owner?

The definition, origins and practical meaning of universal ownership — and why the largest sovereign and pension funds increasingly think like owners of the entire market.

UAO Editorial · Jun 16, 2026
Institutional Investing

Factor Investing, Explained

The rules-based middle ground between passive indexing and active stock-picking, and why the world's largest allocators think in factors rather than asset classes.

UAO Editorial · Jun 14, 2026
Institutional Investing

The Reference Portfolio, Explained

A reference portfolio is the simple, low-cost benchmark that tells a sophisticated fund whether all its complexity is actually adding value.

UAO Editorial · Jun 13, 2026
Institutional Investing

What Is Fiduciary Capitalism?

Fiduciary capitalism names the era when pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and other institutional investors became the dominant owners of the global economy — and what that means for governance, stewardship, and accountability.

UAO Editorial · Jun 11, 2026
Institutional Investing

What Does AUM (Assets Under Management) Mean?

AUM is the most widely used single number to describe the size of an investment institution. Here is what it means, what it measures, and when it misleads.

UAO Editorial · Jun 11, 2026
AI and Technology

AI Data Center Investing for Institutional Allocators

AI data centers have become one of the most hotly contested asset classes in institutional investing. What's driving the capital, which institutions are leading, and what are the risks that matter.

UAO Editorial · Jun 11, 2026
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