Asset Allocation – Page 5
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AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: Dutch funds reverse course on active management
Plus: SamCo, the asset manager of most Shell pension funds, will be wound down, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management will be fiduciary manager of six Shell schemes
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AnalysisChart watch: positive US GDP forecasts overshadowed by tariff unpredictability
Economists expect a benign macroeconomic environment, but all is predicated on the fickleness of US policy
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator – August 2025
Trump’s attempts to undermine international trade and the US Federal Reserve are turning analysts against US assets, while good news out of Europe reinforce the case for appreciation of European assets
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NewsDutch pension funds should slash government bonds, says BlackRock
The risk-return profile is not attractive compared to other fixed income categories, according to the asset manager
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NewsInvestors urged to tackle modern slavery risks through performance-based incentives
IFM Investors calls for united action across the investment chain to address hidden modern slavery risks in portfolios
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NewsFondo Fon.Te looks for managers to invest €1.61bn in sub-funds
The €6bn pension fund for Italy’s commerce, tourism and services sector is seeking to award 18 mandates in total
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NewsUSS flags gap between emissions data and physical climate risk
The Universities Superannuation Scheme has seen an increase in AUM to £76.8bn, and has a funding level 116%
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NewsDutch Kas Bank scheme swaps concentrated portfolio for index approach
The decision comes after four years of considerable underperformance, with its ‘very restrictive’ ESG policy to blame
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Podcast#19 Leaders in Investment podcast: Arjan van Wieren, Head of Real Assets, MN
Arjan van Wieren, Head of Real Assets, MN, in conversation with Richard Lowe, Editor in Chief, IPE Real Assets
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InterviewsFondoposte: New investment strategy, same values for Italian postal workers' pension fund
Antonio Nardacci, chairman of Fondoposte, the pension fund for Italian postal workers, speaks to Luigi Serenelli about the fund’s revamped offering, its domestic investments and ESG
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Asset Class ReportsUS versus Europe: will private credit investors shift focus?
As market volatility persists, private credit investors are starting to rethink their allocations to the US in favour of Europe
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FeaturesFixed income, rates, currencies: Questions over US economic policy dominate global concerns
As ever, the US dominates the global economic landscape. While there is still considerable uncertainty around possible tariffs emanating from the US – despite deals struck by the UK, China and Vietnam – the levels are still expected to be markedly lower than those trumpeted on 2 April.
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Country ReportCase study: Italian pension fund Enpam creates two-part investment portfolio
Doctors’ fund is repackaging assets into cash flow-matching and return-seeking parcels
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Country ReportCase study: Italian notaries pension fund CNN advances into private markets
Fund models strategy around macro-trends
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator - July 2025
US President Donald Trump remains the main source of global political risk. In recent weeks, he has ramped up pressure on Russia over the ongoing war in Ukraine while the success of his interventions in Israel’s dual conflicts with Hamas and Iran is uncertain.
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: German church employees fund cuts European equity
Allocates instead to Chinese equities with mandate awarded to Fullgoal Asset Management
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NewsBorder to Coast preps green, social and sustainability bond fund
New fund to be launched next year
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NewsFondo Fon.Te sharpens private markets focus with new multi-asset mandate
Under the revised strategy, the €3bn ‘Sviluppo’ sub-fund will double its allocation to private markets from 5% to 10%
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NewsNow:pensions enters private markets with first investment
The investment includes an allocation to UK affordable housing
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NewsAsset owners should look to defence firms’ internal governance
Aerospace and defence sector is generally seen as high risk, with business ethics a key risk area
