Investor Strategy
In-depth reporting on investment strategy for our pension fund and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists
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NewsGlass Lewis, Clarity AI combine sustainability data and stewardship
Glass Lewis says Clarity AI data will not affect voting recommendations as the firms develop connected workflows for pension funds.
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NewsBNP Paribas AM reorganises €1.7trn platform around alternatives, active management
Asset manager puts alternatives, active management and institutional distribution at the centre of its enlarged platform
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NewsbpfBOUW picks BlackRock for €70bn fiduciary mandate despite climate concerns
The Dutch construction pension fund selects BlackRock as preferred candidate to manage €70bn pension assets under fiduciary management mandate
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NewsPFA reshapes investment operation
The number of full-time employees in PFA’s investment department has fallen from 136 in 2020 to 91
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Opinion PiecesDear CIOs: Let’s talk about the asset owner-isation of the UK
As UK pension asset owners grow in scale, investment partnerships must evolve to put decision-making, accountability and members at the centre
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NewsNorway’s SWF could shift €100bn out of government bonds
NBIM advises acceptance of listed equities geopolitical and concentration risk, but urges ministry to consider allowing GPFG more private assets
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NewsSweden’s AP2 outshines larger peers in H1 as trio navigate buffer fund reform
Alecta’s Heimstaden Bostad holding loses value again; ATP’s bonus potential grows 14.5% despite difficult year for Danish equities
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NewsTangen warns Norwegians to prepare mentally for SWF wipe-out
As GPFG posts 9.4% first-half gain, NBIM CEO focuses keynote speech at national debating event on doomsday scenario
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NewsCambridge University launches long-awaited green index
The University of Cambridge and Bloomberg have unveiled what they claim to be “the first fixed-income index to exclude companies involved in, or financing the development of fossil fuels”. The ‘BCam’ index exclude companies in thermal coal, oil and gas value chains, as well as electric utilities that are expanding ...
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NewsDutch multi-sector scheme bucks trend by increasing US private equity exposures
PNO Media plans to boost US weighting in private equity portfolio and real estate
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: For European investors, public versus private markets is the wrong question
Kamal Bhatia, president and CEO of Principal Asset Management, argues that investors should instead care about how different exposures interact with each other
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AnalysisMacro focus: are today’s global imbalances a problem?
While macroeconomic imbalances are to be expected in a large global economy, their excessive growth is a significant threat to global stability
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Podcast#31 Leaders in Investment podcast: Chris Hitchen – Chair of the Nuclear Liabilities Fund
In conversation with Liam Kennedy, Editorial Director, IPE
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NewsGlobal private equity deal count plummets to twenty-one quarter low
KPMG report says mid-year global PE exit volume was ‘incredibly soft’ at 1,315, marking the lowest exit pace in over a decade
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NewsPME halves equity risk in run-up to January DC transition
Dutch €64bn pension fund opts to reduce exposure to shares via physical sell-off combined with futures – cheaper than put options used by smaller funds
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NewsAPG backs new STOXX ‘investable’ index framework, citing flexibility
Deutsche Börse subsidiary claims manager of Netherlands’ largest pension fund as one of two early adopters of its new IMI framework index product
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Podcast#32 Leaders in Investment podcast: Francois Trausch – CEO and CIO of PIMCO Prime Real Estate
In conversation with Richard Lowe, Editor in Chief, IPE Real Assets
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AnalysisInvestors prepare for future equity markets, IPOs, and challenging governance models
Investment strategists and portfolio managers weigh the options for equity investors as tech-driven growth and momentum dominate markets, writes Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
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InterviewsVER’s Suhonen: ‘Markets have a way of looking past conflict and recovering’
Antti Suhonen has taken the helm at Finland’s €25.7bn state pension buffer fund after three decades in London’s financial markets
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Podcast#30 Leaders in Investment podcast: Robert-Jan Foortse – Managing Director European Real Estate, APG
In conversation with Richard Lowe, Editor in Chief, IPE Real Assets
