Multi-asset
In-depth reporting on multi-asset investing for our pension fund and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists.
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NewsPGIM, Partners Group join forces to deliver multi-asset portfolio solutions
The collaboration responds to increasing client demand for alternatives and comprehensive investment strategies
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NewsIntesa Sanpaolo pension fund awards €700m in tail-risk mandates
The tail-risk mandates are part of the scheme’s broader strategy to weather ‘deeply uncertain’ macroeconomic environment in 2025
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NewsFondo Gomma Plastica awards €712m to Anima in multi-asset reshuffle
The fund reassigned assets previously managed under multi-asset mandates with AXA IM and Groupama, consolidating them with Anima
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NewsPrevAer shifts to multi-asset strategy
Eurizon will run the strategy across the scheme’s three sub-funds through Alternative Investment Funds
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Asset Class ReportsMulti-asset private credit comes to the fore
Investors are increasingly looking at multi-asset private credit mandates for diversification and stable risk-adjusted returns
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Country ReportItalian pension funds fine-tune asset allocation
Growing appetite for private market investments, amid shifting equity and bond portfolios, are keeping Italian pension funds busy
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NewsAegon builds up £12bn default fund with private market investment
Three managers were selected to strengthen Aegon’s largest default fund: BlackRock, Aegon Asset Management, and JP Morgan Asset Management
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NewsLaborfonds invests €80m adding four alternative investment funds
The scheme’s ‘Linea Bilanciata’ sub-fund returned 6.57% net on assets invested
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NewsFondo Pegaso issues tenders for bonds, multi-asset mandates
The scheme plans to select three managers for an active bond aggregate strategy and one manager for two semi-active multi-asset type briefs
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NewsMSCI to buy private markets data firm Burgiss
Burgiss dataset covers over 13,000 private asset funds around the world, representing $15trn in cumulative investments
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NewsRailpen partners with Neuberger Berman in multi-asset credit mandate
It will focus on investment across a broad range of credit sectors covering both the investment grade and non-investment grade spaces
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Country ReportItaly: Byblos consolidates private markets portfolio
The industry-wide fund has opted for a single external multi-asset mandate for private equity, private debt and infrastructure
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NewsMandate roundup: Cushon picks Ninety One’s credit fund
Plus: Swiss pension funds seeks managers for European small-cap, private credit/debt
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Poll shows 10 percentage-point rise in ESG use by alternatives investors over 3 years
Two thirds of European investors in private equity, infrastructure, now have climate policies compared to less that a quarter of their US peers, new survey shows
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NewsCometa tenders 10 mandates following investment policy review
The pension fund’s investment strategy review has led to an increase of the risk profile of its three sub-funds ‘Monetario Plus’, ‘Reddito’ and ‘Crescita’
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NewsMandate roundup: LGPS pool launches alternative credit fund
Plus: Swiss consultant seeks infrastructure manager for pension funds; AP7 picks PPCmetrics
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Special ReportBonds, boutiques and Bitcoin: ETF trends in 2021
The extreme events of 2020 sent ripples through the exchange-traded fund (ETF) market. Highly volatile markets in the first quarter gave way to a huge rally later in the year, with thematic products in particular reaping the benefits of significant inflows.
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Asset Class ReportsMulti-asset credit: Switching tactics to deal with volatility
MAC strategies allow investors to shift investments tactically to capitalise on a wide range of niche markets
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NewsSwiss reinsurer seeks manager for multi-asset mandate
Plus: Benelux-based investor launches global equity tender
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High hedge fund allocation stunts Varma’s Q2 recovery
Finnish pensions insurance giant sees 5.7% H1 investment loss – falling short of peers
