All asset management articles
-
AnalysisBlackRock funds’ voting blunder exposes flaws in stewardship and fund design
Vague stewardship reporting rules and poor design of pooled funds meant BlackRock’s clients did not exercise their influence
-
NewsPGGM offloads small pension fund clients
GP fund Huisartsen is by far the largest remaining client, with €1.5bn still invested with PGGM
-
NewsBlue Sky Group to sell asset management arm
The €25bn Dutch pension provider wants to focus exclusively on pension administration as it deems itself too small to remain a frontrunner in asset management
-
NewsAllianzGI on course to hit €100bn AUM in private markets, says CEO
The asset manager plans to set up a fund management company in China and launch its first equity Sharia fund in Indonesia
-
NewsPension funds see private equity as impact investing leader
Pension funds’ primary motive for impact private equity investment is to secure a more sustainable future
-
InterviewsNikko Asset Management: Complex, creative thinking
Stefanie Drews is at home with complexity. She speaks several languages fluently, including Japanese, and tells us she still does her maths in Italian.
-
NewsFCA launches consultation on asset management regulation
Regulator looking to improve asset management regulation with a more modern and tailored regime
-
News
EFAMA’s asset management report highlights heavy ESG focus
Report shows concrete examples of how asset managers integrate ESG into sovereign debt analysis
-
News
IPE Conference: New renaissance
‘A greater share of our wealth is being spent on what economists call non-tradable,’ says Ian Goldin
-
NewsUK large employers plan pensions management outsourcing, research shows
The shift is due to increasing regulation driving scheme management into ever more technical territory
-
NewsGerman experts propose state/private asset management governance for pension reform
It would offer a broadly diversified product, with investments following the principles of modern portfolio theory, protected against political influence
-
NewsPortfolio management moves beyond Excel
As the governance and disclosure obligations on pension funds increase, there is clear evidence of a diseconomy of scale
-
News
IPE Top 500: Global asset managers break €100trn AUM mark
IPE’s annual Top 500 study of asset managers finds that global and European institutional assets grew by nearly one-fifth during 2021
-
NewsESG roundup: Redington fintech develops ESG manager voting record tracker
Consultancy claims solution ’signals a material shift in providing holistic access to stewardship data points’
-
News
BVK to transfer €75bn to new Universal Investment management company
The new asset management company, called UI BVK KVG, will pool in total €150bn through funds of funds
-
Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Asset managers continue to grow dedicated sustainable investment headcount
Paul Lee, Redington’s head of stewardship and sustainable investment strategy, argues that asset managers making dedicated sustainable investment hires isn’t necessarily the best use of resource when it comes to ESG engagement
-
News
Slyngstad quits NBIM; joins Aker to lead active AM drive
AAM to prioritise green energy, green industry and green cities, says newly-appointed CEO Slyngstad
-
NewsEFAMA highlights uneven SFDR-based funds coverage in Europe
Trade body collected data on Article 8 and Article 9 funds for the first time
-
NewsUK asset owners ‘take charge’ on diversity disclosure
Key component of new ’Charter’ is an asset manager diversity and inclusion questionnaire
-
NewsUK financial regulator pledges to be more assertive, pro-active
Increased supervision of asset manager ESG fund presentation on the cards
