Private equity: An expanding universe
A significant growth in direct lending has helped boost the private equity market
Asset allocation: Opportunities abound despite volatility
The many uncertainties on the global stage might not be bad news for everyone
Venture capital: Venturing further in Europe
The European venture capital market is increasingly attractive
Institutional investors to hasten exit from public markets in 2019
Large-scale poll sees pension funds boosting private assets, with a focus on private equity and real estate
Ilmarinen posts 7.2% annual return as private equity generates 27%
CIO says this week’s market turbulence is part of inevitable higher volatility
On the record: Private credit
As the valuations of traditional credit assets look stretched, we asked two Danish institutions how they invest in alternative credit markets
How we run our money: Amonis
Tom Mergaerts , CEO of Amonis, tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the Belgian €2.1bn pension fund’s uncompromising investment philosophy
Strategically Speaking: Generali Investments
A year into Generali’s ambitious growth plan, it looks set to meet its promises
On the Record: Lower yields
After the ECB’s announcement of more QE, we asked two pension funds how they plan to manage the prospect of lower yields
How we run our money: ZVK
Gregor Asshoff (pictured), board member of ZVK, the pension fund for Germany’s construction workers, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about upcoming asset allocation shifts
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Bold thinking needed
Muted and constrained economic growth, continued low yields and quantitative easing, combined with a poor investment return outlook, loom over Europe’s pension sector.
Bond bubble threatens emerging markets
Although the prospect of a trade war is the tail risk that has most worried fund managers since mid-2018, other potential perils look more threatening
Systemic risk debate intensifies
The financial system is facing its greatest challenge since the 2018 financial crisis
What's in a pensions minister?
Last month, Jerry Moriarty, the chief executive of the Irish Association of Pension Funds, called on the country’s government to appoint a pensions minister
Letter from the US: Industry debates private equity role in 401(k) plans
Should those who invest through 401(k) retirement plans have greater access to private equity?