All Diversification articles
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NewsUK pension reforms questioned over saver risk and impact on competition
UK upper parliament warns pension reforms could shift risk onto low-income savers, while consolidation threatens competition and innovation
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NewsAustrian funds turn to European, small-cap equity to cut US concentration risk
The outsized influence of the so-called Magnificent 7 has reinforced the case for broader equity diversification among Austrian pension funds
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NewsAll that glitters: Swiss pension funds raise gold exposure
Swiss pension funds boost gold allocations, seeking protection from geopolitical shocks, market volatility and fading trust in US assets
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NewsSwiss pension funds sail through index concentrations with positive returns
Swiss pension funds recorded an average performance of 5.9% last year, corresponding to investment returns of CHF70bn, says Complementa
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NewsSwiss pension fund sticks to US equities despite concentration concerns
Pensionskasse Basel-Stadt had considered broader geographic diversification, including a potential reduction in US exposure
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NewsMigros pension fund drops Paris-aligned index over concentration risk
It has switched to a bespoke MSCI Climate Action Index to reduce portfolio concentration while continuing to support the transition to a sustainable economy
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NewsItaly’s pension funds deepen private markets drive amid search for diversification
Several Italian pension schemes are expanding allocations to private markets to boost diversification and returns
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Asset Class ReportsConcentrated portfolios: How investors are challenging common wisdom by reverting to old-fashioned stock picking
For equity investors of all kinds, the clear trend of the past few decades has been a shift away from stock picking and towards broadly diversified portfolios, managed through passive index exposure or, at most, passive-enhanced or quantitative strategies.
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NewsPeople’s Pension diversifies bonds exposure with collateralised loan obligations
Invesco will manage over £260m in AAA-rated CLOs for the UK master trust
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NewsCometa tenders €1.2bn in active mandates to diversify €11bn portfolio
The €15bn Italian pension fund for employees in the metal industry is tendering a €900m in active bonds and €300m in active equity for its ‘Reddito’ sub-fund
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NewsItalian pension funds expand equity allocations to SMEs
Fondo Gomma Plastica, Foncer, Pegaso and Previmoda have appointed Anima to manage a €82m mandate
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NewsSwiss large corporate pension funds eye private markets for higher returns
A large number of pension funds linked to SMI and SLI firms are already investing the maximum 15% in alternatives
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NewsSwiss pension funds scale back global government bond exposure
Boards of Swiss pension funds are debating whether government bonds can still play the role of safe haven, says consultancy Complementa
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NewsGerman corporate pension funds tilt towards fixed income amid risk concerns
While continuing to increase their allocations to private markets, drawn by the potential for improved risk-adjusted returns and greater diversification
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NewsItalian first pillar pension funds required to draft investment strategy document
Document to be submitted to the ministries of labour and economy – the two supervising authorities – as well as to pensions regulator Covip
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NewsLaborfonds adds managers, launches satellite equity portfolio
Manager selection process enabled pension fund to cut management costs by more than 10%
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NewsShifting global dynamics set stage for local currency emerging market debt revival
Institutional investors poised to maintain or increase EMD allocations despite macroeconomic uncertainty
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: Swiss pension funds seek alternative source of returns
CPEG and PKG shift allocations to riskier assets
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NewsFondo Pensione Pegaso appoints four managers to oversee €600m mandate
The fund has awarded mandates to PIMCO, AXA Investment Managers, Generali Investments, and Amundi
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NewsItalian fund overhauls strategy, awards €1.6bn in mandates
Latest round of manager appointments follows a broader decision by BCC CRA to diversify portfolios via new ‘specialist and balanced world mandates’
