All articles by Carlo Svaluto Moreolo – Page 9
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FeaturesPerspective - Blended finance: the ultimate impact investment
Calls for a greater role for blended finance expose the challenges and opportunities of public-private collaboration
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FeaturesBriefing - CLOs: a post-pandemic resurgence
Exactly a decade after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the collateralised loan obligation (CLO) market was breaking records. In 2018, nearly $130bn (€113.6bn) worth of CLO paper was issued in the US and €45bn in Europe, a sign that the crisis of confidence caused by the Great Financial Crisis was over.
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Opinion PiecesNo right side to the inflation debate
The question of whether the current trend of rising inflation is a transitory or permanent one is not trivial. It is forcing the institutional investor community to reflect on their long-term investment strategies. Investors have to review their current approaches and get ready to make significant changes if their views prove incorrect.
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InterviewsOn the record: Social issues
Three European pension funds discuss their increasing focus on social factors within their ESG-driven investment strategies
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Special ReportPFA Pension: First interim target is ‘ambitious but realistic’
The pension provider is decarbonising its portfolio one asset class at a time
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Special ReportBorder to Coast: Climate solutions provider for the public sector
The asset pool has released a standalone climate-change policy to meet net zero
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Special ReportCarbon price: Dear greenhouse gases
Global carbon markets are expanding as prices increase, with consequences both for companies and their investors
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InterviewsHow we run our money: PKA
Michael Nellemann Pedersen, CIO at PKA, tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the Danish pension provider’s investment philosophy
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FeaturesBriefing: Private market fees
In today’s low-interest-rate and low-return environment, investing in private markets has become a requirement for virtually every institutional investor. Private markets are where investors can obtain the extra returns they need and can no longer earn from listed assets, thanks to the liquidity premium and higher risk/return profile of non-listed assets.
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Asset Class ReportsThe next frontier for private credit
Global managers are making a strong case for investment in private credit issued by emerging market companies
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Opinion PiecesPension funds should seek fee reductions in private markets
Pension fund investment in non-listed assets has grown considerably since the 2008 global financial crisis.
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InterviewsOn the record: Private markets
Three European pension funds discuss their views and strategies with regard to asset management fees, particularly in private markets
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Special ReportItaly: Reform season lies ahead
Italian policymakers are discussing further changes to the pension system but are reluctant to address the fundamental problems
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InterviewsOn the record: Aiming for carbon neutrality
Two Nordic pension funds discuss their ambitious climate transition strategies
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Asset Class ReportsInflation report – Pension funds riding the wave
As the outlook for inflation becomes increasingly cloudy, European institutional investors try to focus on long-term trends
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InterviewsHow we run our money: The People’s Pension
In a valedictory interview, Nico Aspinall, outgoing CIO of The People’s Pension, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about running one of UK’s largest occupational defined contribution pension schemes
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NewsDenmark’s PFA decides first sub-target for 2050 net-zero goal
Pension company aiming for 29% reduction in carbon emissions stemming from its investee companies, assets
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InterviewsHow we run our money: Fondo Pensione Nazionale BCC CRA
Sergio Carfizzi (pictured), CEO of Italy’s Fondo Pensione Nazionale BCC CRA, tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the fund’s ambitious alternative-investment programme
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Country ReportSecond-pillar pensions: The virtuous circle that will not start
Italy’s second-pillar pension system is developing but the industry awaits more decisive policymaking
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FeaturesPrivate credit: Floating to safety
Despite inflationary headwinds, the outlook for private credit remains strong
