Private Markets Investors Forum Archives

Founded in 2016, the purpose of the Private Markets Investors Forum is to improve the quality of information available to pension funds and other institutional investors in private market investments.

By bringing together representatives from institutional investors with service providers, the seminars are designed to provide robust and objective discussions. All members may attend the meetings but a key requirement for all non-pension fund members and speakers is that the selling of products or services is not permitted.

There are two categories of membership. One for representatives of Pension Funds and similar Institutional Investors such as charities, foundations, family offices or other non-commercial organisations. The other is open to a limited number of other representatives from the pensions and investment industry.

The Private Markets Investors Forum takes place in London on the last Thursday of the month in March and September in the afternoon of The Pension Fund Investment Forum (PFIF) seminars.

The Forum is advised by an Advisory Committee, comprising only institutional investor representatives, who ensure that the topics being discussed are relevant and helpful.

The Advisory Committee is currently being developed and initial members are:

Most recent meetings.

Advisory Committee Members

Vicky Williams

Head of Private Markets, Coal Pension Trustees Ltd.

Vicky is a Senior Portfolio Manager for Coal Pension Trustees Ltd, focused on the management of the private equity and infrastructure portfolios of the British Coal and Mineworkers’ pension schemes.

Prior to joining CPTI in 2018, Vicky was a managing director in Cambridge Associates’ pension practice, advising clients on asset allocation strategy, manager selection, and investment program evaluation. Before this, Vicky held senior roles in the pension industry focused on private equity. She was the Head of Private Equity at BP Investment Management Ltd. where she was responsible for the management of the £2.0 billion private equity portfolio, defining the strategy and overseeing fund selection, due diligence and portfolio management for over 200 funds and over 90 manager relationships across the US, Europe and Asia. Whilst at BP, she also held a number of advisory board roles for funds across a variety of strategies. Prior to that, Vicky was Head of Private Equity at British Airways Pensions Management Ltd where she was solely responsible for the management of private equity portfolios of the Airways Pension Scheme and the New Airways Pension Scheme. Vicky was also Head of Private Equity at Shell Pensions Management Services Ltd.

Vicky began her private equity career in the late 1990s when she was an early employee at Altius Associates Ltd., a global private equity advisory firm founded in 1998.

Education and Professional Credentials: CFA Charterholder & BA, Exeter University (11.18)

Roy Kuo

Chief Investment Officer, Galilei Investment Office

Roy is the Team Head of Alternative Strategies at the Church Commissioners, which manages the Church of England's endowment. He is responsible for managing and growing the endowment's allocations in the alternatives sector. Roy was previously the Head of Research at Dexion Capital, where he was responsible for the firm's fund of funds mandates and for establishing investment partnerships with major investment managers in the credit, hedge fund, infrastructure and real estate sectors. Prior to this, he was the Alternatives Fund Manager at boutique fund of funds company Bramdean Asset Management. Roy holds a MBA from Said Business School (Oxford) and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin.

Jenny Buck

Chief Investment Officer, Tesco Pension Investment Fund Managers

Jenny has 28 years of investment experience. Her career started in real estate before widening out into private markets including private equity, private credit, infrastructure and hedge funds. More recently her role has broadening to include a wider strategic portfolio oversight and is now CIO for the Tesco Pension Fund that has £20.2bn of AuM. Her career has included working for Grosvenor, a privately owned property business, Schroders plc - a listed multi-asset fund manager, an Austrian bank as well as Tesco. She is passionate about education and giving young people an opportunity. She is also particularly interested in "practical" ESG and also how the investment management industry embraces technology.

Benelux Forum – Belgian Meetings.

Benelux Forum – Dutch Meetings.

International Seminar.

Irish Pension Fund Investment Forum.

Money Purchase Pensions Forum.

Nordic Forum.

Pensioen Bestuurstafel.

Pension Trustees Circle.