Fixed Income – Page 6
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InterviewsEuropean pension funds, APK and Ilmarinen, stay loyal to emerging markets
Despite poor returns and rising geopolitical tensions, pension funds are maintaining some level of exposure to emerging markets – and even anticipate that opportunities will emerge
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FeaturesCentral banks and cryptocurrency reserve: set for a breakthrough?
After courting the crypto community during his presidential campaign, Donald Trump issued an executive order in early March to create a US strategic bitcoin reserve, as well as a national digital assets stockpile of tokens other than bitcoin.
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Asset Class ReportsLP perspectives: European pension funds on private credit strategies
Two European pension funds detail how they are tapping into the private credit market at a time of exponential growth and heightened volatility
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FeaturesFixed income, rates, currencies: Markets rocked by Trump’s sweeping tariffs plan
The world’s economy enters a new phase as the US administration escalates towards a global trade war, raising the prospect of a US recession and crashing global financial markets
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NewsState Street loses £28bn of The People’s Pension’s assets to Amundi and Invesco
State Street has previously managed all of the master trust’s assets worth £32bn
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NewsOsmosis Investment Management to launch Dutch fixed income franchise
The new firm will be led by former Robeco fixed income CIO Victor Verberk and is planning to launch sustainable investment-grade bond and high-yield funds within a year
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NewsTPT Investment Management launches £720m investment grade bond fund
This is the fifth of TPTIM’s seven planned fund launches
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NewsFondaereo selects asset managers as it sets up new sub-funds
The scheme is selecting managers to invest assets worth €265m
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NewsInflows to Spezialfonds stagnates as investors eye direct fixed income allocations
Spezialfonds also failed to record higher inflows year-on-year in 2024 from retirement benefit schemes
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NewsAP7 posts 27.3% return after ‘fantastically good year’
Swedish premium pension default fund reports leverage and weaker krona magnified strong stockmarket last year
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ResearchIPE institutional market survey: Investment grade credit managers 2025
IPE’s 2025 Investment Grade Credit Survey covers 55 managers with a total of €3.6trn in assets managed in investment-grade credit strategies globaly.
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Asset Class ReportsEurope investment outlook: Search for opportunities amid the gloom
We asked fixed-income managers for their views on Europe’s outlook as Germany and France grapple with structural challenges and political uncertainty.
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Asset Class ReportsTrade and economy weigh on European credit
Despite trade worries and a challenging economic outlook, appetite for European credit remains robust, bolstered by refinancing activity and a supportive ECB stance
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NewsSwiss schemes nudged to cut fixed income amid low interest rates
From 2014 to 2022, Swiss pension schemes’ allocation to fixed income investments fell from 39.2% to 31.7%
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NewsPensionDanmark to ramp up equities after 17% stocks gain in 2024
Danish pension fund to increase the equity proportion particularly for younger scheme members, and postpone risk reduction starting point by five years to age 50
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FeaturesFixed income, rates, currencies: Trump 2.0 sends global markets out of sync
Trump’s re-election prompted a rally in US assets, but elsewhere in global markets investors did not react positively
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator - January 2025: hard to pick short-term winners
IPE’s latest manager expectations survey finds high net sentiment across most main asset classes as allocators weigh the Trump trade
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NewsDutch pension fund appetite for mortgages almost saturated
Most schemes have now reached their target allocation to the asset class, which is also experiencing renewed competition from listed bonds
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NewsAssociations back credit ratings in EU post-trade transparency framework
BVI, AFME, bwf, EFAMA and ICMA are asking for a distinction between investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds
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NewsNorway’s SWF seeks green light to sell slowly-growing Russian assets
NBIM also makes first Israeli company blacklisting since ethical council stepped up its stance regarding Palestinian territory occupation
