Investor Strategy – Page 53
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NewsNorway SWF: Governments could help realise sustainable development goals
Europe’s largest investor calls for governments to aid long-term sustainability drive
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ESG roundup: Sustainable investing is ‘low priority’ for many allocators
Also: Willis Towers Watson and MSCI launch ESG index strategy; Nikko AM broadens green bond universe
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DC investment may never catch up with DB, trustees warn
Hymans poll shows 44% think DC is already as sophisticated as DB – but 40% think it will never catch up
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NewsNEST targets private credit innovation for growing DC portfolio
Auto-enrolment provider wants managers to open up unlisted real estate debt, infrastructure debt, and corporate loans to DC market
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NewsPRI develops guide to identifying ‘mainstream’ impact investments
‘Market Map’ aims to bring clarity to process of identifying qualifying companies
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Norway’s sovereign fund ‘should stay invested in energy stocks’
Sector seen only contributing “marginally” to Norway’s energy risk
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Investors ‘remiss’ in overlooking physical climate risks – Schroders
Impacts lower but more certain than with risks linked to efforts to combat climate change
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Real estate boosts UK local authority investment returns
LGPS funds are cutting equities – but long-term data suggests high equity holdings pay off
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‘Too big to ignore’: The rise of China’s $12trn bond market
$48bn invested in Chinese government bonds in H1 2018 – nearly double the total for the whole of 2017
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UK public pension funds establish private equity vehicle
Plus: Merseyside Pension Fund sets targets to mitigate climate-related transition risk
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Norway’s Nordic sovereign fund swelled by oil prices in first half
Manager Folketrygdfondet beats benchmark in equities and bonds
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TNO scheme to increase private equity holdings to 7.5%
Target would require annual investments of €80m
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NewsChurch pension fund to increase infrastructure spend in allocation shift
Emerging market allocation gained nearly 30% in 2017, according to the Church fo England Pensions Board’s annual report
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Private equity funds paying out more than they spend, study shows
Distributions have ‘significantly and durably’ outstripped capital calls for several years, according to eFront report
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NewsInvestors urged to diversify in private debt as assets hit record level
Focusing on mid-market corporate direct lending ‘too constraining’, according to Willis Towers Watson
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ISIF’s Irish portfolio beats global fund on returns in H1
Strong economy prompts strategy rejig for Ireland’s sovereign fund
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NewsPrudential and Aviva strike first longevity reinsurance deal
Transaction hits hot UK de-risking market
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NewsHigh pharma exposure depresses Alecta’s returns in first half
Sweden’s biggest pension fund left disappointed after first-half investment performance
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APG, LGIM support efforts to halt deforestation in Brazil
Investors signed statement of support after global companies called for buy-side backing
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€11bn Italian fund launches alternative investment tenders
Fondo Pensione Previndai is seeking up to nine private equity, infrastructure and direct lending managers
