Asset Allocation – Page 8
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NewsGerman pension funds turn to Asia due to concerns over US assets
SOKA-BAU aims to increase its overall allocation to Asian assets to 35% of its total portfolio, up from the current 12.7% level
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AnalysisEuropean pension funds review global weightings in face of US turmoil
As global markets react to the threat of US tariffs, many European pension funds are looking to rebalance their portfolios and reset their investment policies
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Country ReportVirtue or folly? UK pension funds eye domestic market investments
Canada, the Netherlands, Scandinavia and Australia all have considerable pension assets invested in their local economies – is it time for the UK to follow suit?
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Special ReportReforms needed for European push towards blended finance
European supranational institutions have been among the driving forces behind blended finance, but scaling up the involvement of the continent’s risk-averse institutional investors remains challenging
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Opinion PiecesDomestic investment bias is back: sow’s ear or silk purse?
Pension funds now have a very large dollop of geopolitical risk to contend with at a time when many are under some degree of pressure, overt or otherwise, to invest more domestically.
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FeaturesThe scarce commodity of active management skill
Active management skill remains elusive but it can be identified by means of effective analytics, with common attributes such as trading skill and concentrated portfolios
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator - May 2025: US markets lose their wings
Markets have been gyrating wildly with Trump’s on-again-off-again trade wars, but resistance is building
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator - June 2025
At last, we have some clarity about the nature of ‘Trump risk’ – it is about uncertainty and growth. Markets are signalling that the US president’s on-again-off-again policies are a threat to growth and stoking inflation even if his threats are not implemented.
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NewsNew holistic corporate climate index set to be developed
Mirova and Sweep today announced the firms that will take the new index forward
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NewsDutch pension funds reduce investment-grade credit exposure in new DC system
Many funds will no longer add investment-grade corporate bonds to matching portfolios, preferring instead bonds with higher expected returns
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NewsATP on poor showing in Finnish ranking: ‘Does not reflect value creation’
Denmark’s statutory pension fund defends its results after Finnish Centre for Pensions ranks its real returns as lowest
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NewsAsga Pensionskasse to make first foray into private debt
Despite growing international popularity, private debt accounts for less than 1% of assets at the average Swiss pension fund
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NewsFinnish pension funds outshine international peers on real returns
Denmark’s bond-heavy ATP stands out for comparatively low real returns, in Finnish Centre for Pensions’ analysis
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AnalysisHow Italy’s first-pillar pension funds are navigating uncertainty
Enpab and Inarcassa have made bold asset allocation decisions to contain drawdowns, while Cassa Nazionale del Notariato is relying on diversification
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Podcast#16 Leaders in Investment podcast: Conversation with Barry Kenneth, Chief Investment Officer of the Pension Protection Fund
Barry Kenneth, Chief Investment Officer of the Pension Protection Fund, in conversation with IPE Editorial Director Liam Kennedy.
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NewsDutch funds play hard to get on defence investments
Pension funds in the Netherlands await for government to take first step by providing investment opportunities
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NewsAsset owners throw weight behind bond index aimed at driving decarbonisation
UN pension fund will invest up to $500m using index, which is yet to be launched
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NewsItaly’s Previndai sidesteps defence play despite sector boom
No changes to the strategic asset allocation are expected in relation to the announced European ‘rearmament’ plan, says Previndai
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NewsItalian private credit-focused DC consortium commits more capital, turns to ELTIF
Progetto Zefiro, the consortium of Italian DC pension funds dedicated to private credit, is making new commitments, to be deployed via ELTIF vehicles
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NewsLPFA allocates £250m to pool’s new environmental solutions fund
The investment will go into a newly launched private markets fund focused on decarbonisation
