Today’s guest is Claire Smith, Head of Private Assets Sales, Australia and New Zealand at Schroders (a global active investment manager).Over the last few months we’ve been doing more and more content focussed on private equity. The returns are compelling and the opportunities are interesting. And with fewer and fewer public listings each year, it seems having some exposure to private equity could be a good idea. In this episode I (Bryce) am on the hunt for a private equity manager in my portfolio, and I’m sitting down with Claire to understand how Schroders approach PE, and their place in the market. In today’s episode we cover: How private equity markets are structured and segmentedThe fallacy that to get good returns you need to invest with the big end of townHow having too much money is actually hurting the big playersSchroder’s semi-liquid, open-ended PE fund, and how it might work in my portfolioSome examples of investments that Schroders are makingWhere Claire thinks the PE industry will be in 10 years—------Have an investing question?Ask via our website and we'll answer it on the podcast.Join the conversation in the Facebook Discussion GroupOr get put in touch with a professional financial advisor by filling out this formWant more Equity Mates?Sign up to our email to keep up with business news Listen to our basics-of-investing podcast: Get Started Investing (Apple | Spotify)Watch Equity Mates on YouTubePick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just Invest—------In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Equity Mates Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. —------Equity Mates Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.