All illiquid assets articles
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Analysis10 years of ELTIFs: can they offer pension funds illiquid assets at the right price?
If European productivity and growth are the problem, are European long-term investment funds (ELTIFs) a solution?
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NewsICSWG sets out priorities to free trustees from regulatory burdens
Group’s first paper outlines three key actions to remove barriers to sustainable investing
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NewsUK master trusts push illiquid allocations into domestic markets
Majority of providers looking to scale up illiquid investment will do so using external managers, says Isio
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NewsTUI Group UK pension trust completes £370m buy-in with Legal & General
Move marks the plan’s third buy-in transaction with Legal & General
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NewsAon calls for member-centric innovation and transparency in bulk annuity market
Innovation around illiquid assets and transparency in funded reinsurance are also crucial priorities for the UK bulk annuity market, according to Aon
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NewsSBAI proposes new valuation standards for illiquid private market assets
SBAI also publishes new guidelines on governance, transparency and disclosure in private market valuations
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NewsItaly’s CDC scheme to invest €1.1bn across equities, bonds, alternatives
The scheme will invest 72.4% of the €1.1bn planned for next year in bonds, 4.5% in equities, and 23.1% in illiquid alternatives, including real estate
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NewsGerman institutional investors slowly return to hedge funds, liquid alternatives
This points to a ‘trend reversal, and an important signal for the industry that many have been waiting for years’, says BAI’s Philipp Bunnenberg
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NewsMandating schemes to invest in illiquids could lead to worse outcomes for members
UK pensions minister Emma Reynolds refuses to rule out mandating investing in illiquid assets
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NewsATP’s Northvolt exposure highlights problem of illiquids in geared portfolio
Copenhagen professor argues the challenge of a single-company illiquid investment becoming too dominant is much larger in highly-leveraged portfolio, like ATP’s
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NewsXPS launches illiquid assets solution
XPS Xchange adopts a three-pillar approach, enabling trustees to search for buyers and sellers across brokers, secondary fund managers and other buyers
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NewsBritannia Pension Scheme sells £72m investment in private credit fund
The transaction marks the first deal for Isio Fund Liquidity Options
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NewsKENFO overshoots target return as it continues illiquids expansion
The pension posted a return of 11.1% in 2023, the highest annual return to date, compared with -12.2% in 2022, and against a target return of 4.2%
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NewsBVV invests €2.5bn in high investment grade bonds to strengthen portfolio
While its allocation to illiquid investments remained unchanged in 2023, the fund’s exposure to equities was cut
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NewsUK master trusts look to adopt dual default strategy for illiquid assets
Research by Isio found that 10 master trusts plan to allocate illiquid assets throughout their entire lifespan
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NewsIsio launches platform for pension schemes to sell illiquid assets
The desire from pension schemes to sell illiquid assets increased following the budget in September 2022
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NewsXPS launches solution for DC schemes in response to Mansion House reforms
The solution targets a 20% allocation to illiquid assets
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Special ReportRound table: Manager selection priorities for 2024
IPE asked eight manager research business leaders: what will be the three most important topics or trends in manager selection over the next 12 months and beyond?
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NewsDC pension scheme majority prefers to access illiquids via LTAFs, survey says
The main barrier to investing in private markets, highlighted by respondents, are high fees
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NewsATP agrees with critics that illiquids weighting is too high
Danish pensions heavyweight defends guaranteed model, saying it remains what lawmakers want
