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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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
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NewsInvest in storytelling, outreach to demonstrate social value, pension funds told
New ICPM working group report outlines how pension funds can strengthen their role as ‘social infrastructure’ providers
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Podcast#29 Leaders in Investment podcast: Rasmus Bessing, Co-Chief Investment Officer Responsible Investments and Investment Products, PFA
In conversation with Liam Kennedy, Editorial Director, IPE
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NewsLiquidity emerges as strategic asset class for pension schemes
The move comes as private markets exposure continues to increase, according to a report from Northern Trust
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NewsFidelity FutureWise grows to £25bn amid UK DC private markets push
The FutureWise workplace pension strategy has grown from £6.5bn since adopting a target date fund (TDF) structure in 2022
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Opinion PiecesAsset allocation: on the offensive
Many European pension funds are reviewing their allocations to the defence sector as they seek to recalibrate ESG criteria to embrace national and European strategic resilience.
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InterviewsAnn Prendergast, State Street IM: “Policymakers today see us in a different light”
Ann Prendergast, head of EMEA at State Street Investment Management, tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about resilience in the financial industry and unlocking investment into productive capital
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Portfolio StrategyNew game in town: Total portfolio approach
The debate about whether total portfolio approach will supersede strategic asset allocation is far from over
