All articles by Carlo Svaluto Moreolo – Page 4
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News
IPE survey: private equity managers expect stable fundraising, transaction volumes
Given the current valuation levels, 64% of managers said they expected transaction volumes to be stable over the next two years
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Asset Class Reports
Private markets report
Our report looks at the impact of economic uncertainty on private debt strategies and on venture capital. We focus on the rising role of pension funds in the private equity secondaries market. We explain in detail what ‘tokenisation’ of private assets is and how it could change this market for institutional investors.
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Features
UK LDI woes raise wider European questions
Turmoil in UK Gilt markets has forced continental European pension industries to review their risk management strategies
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Special Report
ESG: Spotlight falls on ESG executive pay incentives
Executive pay is increasingly tied to sustainability targets and investors want to ensure incentives are properly designed
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Asset Class Reports
Private markets: Private debt investors stand their ground
Despite the likely rise in corporate default rates, private debt is expected to deliver for investors
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Opinion Pieces
The biggest test for private credit is upon us
Non-listed asset classes are sometimes touted as the weatherproof investment that can deliver positive returns no matter what, in both strong and weak economic environments.
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Interviews
Ircantec: Aiming for core sustainability
Myriam Métais andCécilia Lyet (pictured) of France’s Caisse des Dépôts talk to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about managing the reserves of Ircantec, the supplementary scheme for public sector employees
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Country Report
France: First-pillar pension reform faces impasse
The French state faces growing expenditure on pension but attempts to reform the system have stalled
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Country Report
France: Third-pillar pensions and sustainability take centre stage
Clémence Droin, senior engagement manager at Indefi, talks to IPE about the two main areas of focus for the French institutional investment community lack of a regulatory push from pension reforms
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Opinion Pieces
Italy’s far-right government won’t bring about great changes
The largely anticipated outcome of the Italian election was a strong mandate for the centre-right coalition. This would hardly be a new scenario, were it not for the fact that this time the chosen leader is Giorgia Meloni of Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy), a right-wing party with historical links with fascism.
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Analysis
Analysis: Goodbye, LDI? Too early to say
The sudden and unprecedented rise in Gilt yields, caused by the UK government massive fiscal stimulus announcement, tested the risk management strategies of UK DB schemes
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News
Bank of England intervention eases pressure on DB schemes facing margin calls
Pension funds should proactively look for ways to shore up liquidity, says consultancy
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Interviews
Railpen: Next stop, sustainable long-term returns
Richard Williams (pictured), CIO of Railpen, the manager of the UK’s rail transport pension schemes, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the institution’s investment strategy, governance model and commitment to sustainability
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Interviews
Strategically speaking interview: Italian, global and poised for growth
In asset management, three years can be a short or a long time, depending on many factors, including market conditions. To some asset management executives, the second half of the 2010s perhaps felt like an endless slog, due to the intense competition for market share and outperformance within the seemingly never-ending bull market. The first two years of the new decade have certainly elapsed more quickly, thanks to the historical significance of the events that have occurred.
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Special Report
France: New government revives pension reform
Under Emmanuel Macron’s second presidential term, the French government hopes to achieve an overhaul of the first-pillar pension system
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Asset Class Reports
Equities – Fundamental managers on the search for quality and growth
At a time of high volatility in markets, bottom-up selection based on equity fundamentals is as relevant as ever, but managers remain challenged to find resilient companies
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Special Report
Italy: Debate on reform continues ahead of snap election
Plans announced to lower the retirement age and raise public benefits, but there has been little discussion of a greater role for second-pillar pensions
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News
UK regulator launches consultation on Long Term Asset Fund access
FCA seeks contributions from participants to design draft rules to market LTAFs to retail investors, pension schemes
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News
West Yorkshire Pension Fund to use derivatives ESG risk framework
Framework will be used to build an ESG-aware derivatives overlay as fund gradually builds its portfolio of illiquid, alternative assets
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Country Report
Italy: Struggles of the pension sector
Italian industry-wide pension funds fail to attract new members, with potentially serious long-term consequences