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Wales Pension Partnership picks Schroders for £500m private equity mandate
The mandate will have a global investment focus, allocating across a number of industries including healthcare and technology
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: Alternative risk premia strategies stand tall amid turmoil
While bond and equity markets have been pummeled in 2022, Alternative Risk Premia strategies have at last been able to demonstrate their diversification prowess. Will this year’s performance restore investor confidence in these strategies after the painful results of 2020?
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Pension funds demand engagement success from external managers
53% of pension funds are unlikely to hire an external manager that cannot demonstrate specific outcomes for engagement, according to bfinance
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Bfinance adopts impact investing principles
Consultant commits to supporting pension fund clients in setting impactful objectives and implementing investment strategies in relation to those objectives
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Pension funds ratchet up search for private market alternatives
At the same time new searches for listed equity and bond managers fell to new lows, with the exception of EM
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ESG roundup: Insurer reappoints Lombard Odier for sustainable investment brief
Plus: Bfinance adopts Impact Investing Principles; Finnish investor bets in sustainable cashew production
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Pension funds turn to alternatives for inflation protection
84% of pension schemes at least moderately concerned inflation will erode ability to reach their investment objectives
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Ukraine war wake-up call for Dutch passive investors, say consultants
The Russian invasion of Ukraine should catalyse the trend towards bespoke ESG indexes, it is thought
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Fees fall significantly in certain ESG strategy types – research
In newer sectors, however, there is wider fee dispersion and substantial discounting
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Investment consultant group launches net zero initiative
Commitments apply to investment advisory service and business operations
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People moves: bfinance appoints senior director for ODD [updated]
bfinance, AMF, Robeco, SEI, Amundi, Perpetual, AIG, Willis Towers Watson
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People moves: Impax bolsters Dublin team; bfinance picks ESG director
Impax, bfinance, Hargreaves Lansdown, Dalriada Trustees, Cardano, Federated Hermes, T. Rowe Price, Natixis
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Hedge funds lag behind peers on ESG investment factors - bfinance
Many hedge funds are still reluctant to make ESG integral to their investment processes
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People moves: Folksam LO Pension’s CEO to exit; New AM chief at Credit Suisse [updated]
Folksam, Credit Suisse, Willis Towers Watson, Ircantec, RLAM, Franklin Templeton, FIN-FSA, Brunel PP, ComPlan, PTL, SBB PK, bfinance, ESMA
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People moves: ICI’s new chief; PFZW picks Borgdorff’s successor
ICI, PFZW, Investment Association, EdenTree, AllianceBernstein, bfinance, T. Rowe Price, AP1, SwedSec, VenCap, Mercer, FRC, Tikehau, Robeco, AAE, Earth Capital
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bfinance: satisfied investors still plan risk management changes
82% are satisfied with overall portfolio performance, with just 25% changing their strategic asset allocation in 2020
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bfinance sees ‘fundamental shifts’ in Chinese equity offerings
Consultancy says clients increasingly using dedicated China equity strategies
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Private markets roundup: bfinance sees increase in Q1 manager searches
Plus: Setter Capital survey shows managers expect a 18.5% decrease in fundraising
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Bfinance: Investment grade credit offers performance satisfaction
55% of respondents that had some explicit equity downside protection in place prior to the crash
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Bfinance: real asset debt outweighs corporate private debt in 2019
Plus: JPMorgan AM calls on investors to consider alternatives as biggest diversifiers; K2: Sector rotation key for hedge fund strategies