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[2025 responsible investment report](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/2025-responsible-investment-report/) - [Venture capital in the age of AI: Standing on the shoulders of giants (and GPUs)](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/venture-capital-in-the-age-of-ai-standing-on-the-shoulders-of-giants-and-gpus/) - [Responsible Investment Policy](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/responsible-investment-policy/) - [Climate Policy](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/climate-policy/) - [Stewardship Policy](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stewardship-policy/) - [Not all private equity GP-leds are created equal](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/not-all-pe-gp-leds-are-created-equal/) - [Not all private equity GP-leds are created equal: Why the next phase will be defined by access and discipline](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/not-all-private-equity-gp-leds-are-created-equal-why-the-next-phase-will-be-defined-by-access-and-discipline/) - [Private Markets Insights: Manager Selection & Custom Portfolio Strategies](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/private-markets-insights-manager-selection-custom-portfolio-strategies/) - [RPM Ep. 57 | Power, planets and the abyss — How AI, space, and the deep sea are shaping private markets](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/rpm-ep-57-power-planets-and-the-abyss-how-ai-space-and-the-deep-sea-are-shaping-private-markets/) - [Power play: Data centers and the AI-energy nexus](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/power-play-data-centers-and-the-ai-energy-nexus/) - [UK private equity: How scarcity, succession and specialism drive outperformance](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/uk-private-equity-how-scarcity-succession-and-specialism-drive-outperformance/) - [StepStone Group Closes Structured Solutions Vehicle for Private Market Secondaries](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-closes-structured-solutions-vehicle-for-private-market-secondaries/) - [Valuations — conservative by design   ](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/valuations-conservative-by-design/) - [PIK interest — widespread, but not free](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/pik-interest-widespread-but-not-free/) - [Redemptions — A real time stress test](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/redemptions-a-real-time-stress-test/) - [Shadow default rate — a signal, not a verdict](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/shadow-default-rate-a-signal-not-a-verdict/) - [Cutting through the noise in direct lending](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/cutting-through-the-noise-in-direct-lending/) - [Implementing AI for limited partners](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/implementing-ai-for-limited-partners/) - [Private market solutions for insurers](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/private-market-solutions-for-insurers/) - [RPM Ep. 56 | The case for emerging managers with Ted Panarese and Aditya Fontana-Raina](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/rpm-ep-56-the-case-for-emerging-managers-with-ted-panarese-and-aditya-fontana-raina/) - [StepStone Group Announces 2026 Partner and Managing Director Promotions](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-announces-2026-partner-and-managing-director-promotions/) - [StepStone Private Equity 2026 House Views](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-private-equity-2026-market-outlook/) - [StepStone Group Announces $100 Million Stock Repurchase Program](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-announces-100-million-stock-repurchase-program/) - [RPM Ep. 55 | Fall 2025 Real Estate House Views with Jeff Giller and Margaret McKnight](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/rpm-ep-55-fall-2025-real-estate-house-views-with-jeff-giller-and-margaret-mcknight/) - [Bain & Company and StepStone Group Release 2026 Private Equity GP Outlook](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/bain-company-and-stepstone-group-release-2026-private-equity-gp-outlook/) - [Investing beyond boundaries: Space and deep sea](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/investing-beyond-boundaries-space-and-deep-sea/) - [StepStone Real Estate Awarded Global Indirect Firm of the Year & European Deal of the Year in PERE 2025 Awards](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-real-estate-awarded-global-indirect-firm-of-the-year-european-deal-of-the-year-in-pere-2025-awards/) - [StepStone Group to Present at the RBC Capital Markets Global Financial Institutions Conference](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-to-present-at-the-rbc-capital-markets-global-financial-institutions-conference/) - [In Conversation | Private Wealth Solutions: CRDEX](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/in-conversation-private-wealth-solutions-crdex/) - [Cutting through the noise in direct lending headlines](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/cutting-through-the-noise-in-direct-lending-headlines/) - [Recent trends in corporate direct lending 2H25](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/recent-trends-in-corporate-direct-lending-2h25/) - [StepStone Group partners with Utmost, unlocking private market diversification and growth potential for British savers](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-partners-with-utmost-unlocking-private-market-diversification-and-growth-potential-for-british-savers/) - [Evergreen Funds](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/evergreen-funds/) - [The case for emerging managers](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/the-case-for-emerging-managers/) - [In Conversation | Private Wealth Solutions: STPEX](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/in-conversation-private-wealth-solutions-stpex/) - [StepStone Group Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Results](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-reports-third-quarter-fiscal-year-2026-results/) - [Finding alpha in a shifting return landscape](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/finding-alpha-in-a-shifting-return-landscape/) - [Private equity secondaries](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/pe-secondaries-continuation-vehicles-2/) - [The re-emergence of core real estate](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/the-re-emergence-of-core-real-estate/) - [Market opportunities: small buyouts](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/market-opportunities-small-buyouts/) - [StepStone Real Estate Adds Veteran Investor Jennifer Jones as Partner; Announces Launch of S-Core to Expand its Core/Core+ Real Estate Investment Offerings ](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-real-estate-adds-veteran-investor-jennifer-jones-as-partner-announces-launch-of-s-core-to-expand-its-core-core-real-estate-investment-offerings/) - [Inside co-invests: private equity and debt](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/inside-co-invests-private-equity-and-debt/) - [StepStone Group to Announce Third Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results on February 5, 2026](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-to-announce-third-quarter-fiscal-2026-results-on-february-5-2026/) - [StepStone Recapitalizes Blue Moon Senior Housing Portfolio](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-recapitalizes-blue-moon-senior-housing-portfolio/) - [The art of smart diversification and portfolio construction](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/the-art-of-smart-diversification-and-portfolio-construction/) - [Market opportunities: infrastructure and real assets](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/market-opportunities-infrastructure-and-real-assets/) - [Is fund size growth a red flag?](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/is-fund-size-growth-a-red-flag/) - [LP roundtable: Deal flow and multi-manager approach](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/lp-roundtable-deal-flow-and-multi-manager-approach/) - [PE secondaries: continuation vehicles](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/pe-secondaries-continuation-vehicles/) - [Magnificent 7 across markets: Comparing private and public company performance](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/magnificent-7-across-markets-comparing-private-and-public-company-performance/) - [AI use cases](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/ai-use-cases/) - [Asia: PE strategies in a complex global landscape](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/asia-pe-strategies-in-a-complex-global-landscape/) - [Three themes in global infrastructure investing](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/three-themes-in-global-infrastructure-investing/) - [Quick Takes: State of the market: What the data really tells us](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/state-of-the-market-what-the-data-really-tells-us/) - [Quick Takes: Liquidity issues & solutions in the current environment](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/quick-takes-liquidity-issues-solutions-in-the-current-environment/) - [RPM Ep. 54 | Private equity discipline in uncertain conditions with Lisa Larsson and Akash Chitrey](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/rpm-ep-54-private-equity-discipline-in-uncertain-conditions-with-lisa-larsson-and-akash-chitrey/) - [StepStone Group Recognized Among Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments for Third Consecutive Year](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-recognized-among-best-places-to-work-in-money-management-by-pensions-investments-for-third-consecutive-year/) - [StepStone Infrastructure and Real Assets 2H25 House Views](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-infrastructure-and-real-assets-2h25-house-views/) - [StepStone Group Appoints Lindsay Creedon as Head of Private Equity](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-appoints-lindsay-creedon-as-head-of-private-equity/) - [Diversifying your Asia exposure: Australia private equity](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/diversifying-your-asia-exposure-australia-private-equity/) - [StepStone Real Estate Fall 2025 House Views](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-real-estate-fall-2025-house-views/) - [Nature credits: Releasing private markets capital into the wild](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/nature-credits-releasing-private-markets-capital-into-the-wild/) - [StepStone Group Opens Office in Madrid, Ninth in Europe](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-opens-office-in-madrid-ninth-in-europe/) - [StepStone Private Wealth Solutions Launches StepStone Private Equity Strategies Fund](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-private-wealth-solutions-launches-stepstone-private-equity-strategies-fund/) - [StepStone Group Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Results](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-reports-second-quarter-fiscal-year-2026-results/) - [FTSE Russell and StepStone Group launch global fund-level daily private market indices](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/ftse-russell-and-stepstone-group-launch-global-fund-level-daily-private-market-indices/) - [StepStone Group to Announce Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results on November 6, 2025](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-to-announce-second-quarter-fiscal-2026-results-on-november-6-2025/) - [StepStone Group Opens Office in Riyadh](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-opens-office-in-riyadh/) - [StepStone Real Estate and GREYKITE Enter Into Agreement to Recapitalize Vitalia, Spain’s Second Largest Senior Care Provider, in Landmark €1.5 Billion Transaction](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-real-estate-and-greykite-enter-into-agreement-to-recapitalize-vitalia-spains-second-largest-senior-care-provider-in-landmark-e1-5-billion-transaction/) - [StepStone Real Estate Announces Program Size Increase of StepStone Real Estate Partners V to $5.3 Billion](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-real-estate-announces-program-size-increase-of-stepstone-real-estate-partners-v-to-5-3-billion/) - [Waiting with conviction: Private equity discipline in uncertain conditions](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/waiting-with-conviction-private-equity-discipline-in-uncertain-conditions/) - [RPM Ep. 53 | Diversifying your Asia exposure with Zhiyao Ma and Hansong Qu](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/rpm-ep-53-diversifying-your-asia-exposure-with-zhiyao-ma-and-hansong-qu/) - [Secondaries to the rescue](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/secondaries-to-the-rescue/) - [StepStone Group Partners with Aviva to Broaden Access to Private Markets for UK Pension Savers](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-partners-with-aviva-to-broaden-access-to-private-markets-for-uk-pension-savers/) - [The new kids on the block: European software investing](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/the-new-kids-on-the-block-european-software-investing/) - [Direct lending for Swiss pension funds](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/direct-lending-for-swiss-pension-funds/) - [1,000 words or less: Introduction to infrastructure](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/1000-words-or-less-introduction-to-infrastructure/) - [Kroll and StepStone Group Launch Private Credit Benchmarks](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/kroll-and-stepstone-group-launch-private-credit-benchmarks/) - [StepStone Group to Present at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-to-present-at-the-barclays-global-financial-services-conference-6/) - [Q&A: Responsible use in dual-use technology and defense investing](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/qa-responsible-use-in-dual-use-technology-and-defense-investing/) - [StepStone Private Wealth Solutions doubles AUM, exceeding $10 billion after adding $5 billion in under one year](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-private-wealth-solutions-doubles-aum-exceeding-10-billion-after-adding-5-billion-in-under-one-year/) - [1,000 words or less: Secondaries to the rescue](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/1000-words-or-less-secondaries-to-the-rescue/) - [RPM Ep. 52 | Why private debt is well-suited for evergreen fund structures with Fabian Körzendörfer](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/rpm-ep-52-why-private-debt-is-well-suited-for-evergreen-fund-structures-with-fabian-korzendorfer/) - [StepStone Group Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Results](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-reports-first-quarter-fiscal-year-2026-results/) - [Trends in corporate direct lending 1H25](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/trends-in-corporate-direct-lending-1h25/) - [StepStone Group to Announce First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results on August 7, 2025](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-to-announce-first-quarter-fiscal-2026-results-on-august-7-2025/) - [1,000 words or less: Introduction to private debt](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/1000-words-or-less-introduction-to-private-debt/) - [StepStone Group Opens New Office in Milan](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-opens-new-office-in-milan/) - [StepStone Group expands investor access to evergreen funds with Goji's technology](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-expands-investor-access-to-evergreen-funds-with-gojis-technology/) - [RPM Ep. 51 | Now is the time for infrastructure secondaries with Tim Rees](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/rpm-ep-51-now-is-the-time-for-infrastructure-secondaries-with-tim-rees/) - [RPM Ep. 50 | Spring 2025 Real Estate House Views with Jeff Giller and Margaret McKnight](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/rpm-ep-50-spring-2025-real-estate-house-views-with-jeff-giller-and-margaret-mcknight/) - [Stop asking about discounts: Why asset quality drives venture secondary returns](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stop-asking-about-discounts-why-asset-quality-drives-venture-secondary-returns/) - [StepStone Real Estate Named Investment Consultancy of the Year by IPE Real Estate for Fourth Consecutive Year](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-real-estate-named-investment-consultancy-of-the-year-by-ipe-real-estate-for-fourth-consecutive-year/) - [Co-investment panel](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/co-investment-panel/) - [RPM—Ep. 49 | Responsible use in DUT and defense investing with Suzanne Tavill and Brooke Latham](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/rpm-ep-49-responsible-use-in-dut-and-defense-investing-with-suzanne-tavill-and-brooke-latham/) - [FTSE Russell and StepStone Announce Proposed Partnership](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/ftse-russell-and-stepstone-announce-proposed-partnership/) - [StepStone Group Opens Office in Jeonju, South Korea](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-opens-office-in-jeonju-south-korea/) - [StepStone Group to Present at the Morgan Stanley US Financials Conference](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-to-present-at-the-morgan-stanley-us-financials-conference/) ---