All political risk articles
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InterviewsScenarios at the ready: How APG’s chief economist views political risk
Thijs Knaap, APG Asset Management’s chief economist, discusses political risk and how it could affect institutional portfolios
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator – October 2025: Views converge amid uncertainty
Though very few analysts expect equities and bonds to fall across the board, with the exception of Japan, the ‘neutral’ vote is very high
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NewsSwiss pension funds scale back global government bond exposure
Boards of Swiss pension funds are debating whether government bonds can still play the role of safe haven, says consultancy Complementa
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator – August 2025
Trump’s attempts to undermine international trade and the US Federal Reserve are turning analysts against US assets, while good news out of Europe reinforce the case for appreciation of European assets
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Why Europe must adapt to the new geography of capital
In its attempt to attract investments from within and from beyond its borders, the EU cannot retreat to ‘defensive regionalism’
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Investing in a post ‘Liberation Day’ era
Saker Nusseibeh, CEO of Federated Hermes, says that despite big shifts in geopolitics and trade, investors’ jobs remain the same
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NewsSwiss pension funds unmoved by political scrutiny of US banks
Erratic or aggressive behaviour by US government poses investment risk for Swiss pension funds dealing with increasing market volatility, says Complementa
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NewsPublica stands by JP Morgan as custodian, amid potential political risk
The Swiss pension fund is not considering reviewing the bank’s custodian mandate
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Trump election agenda items for pension funds to debate
Peter Kraneveld identifies Trump’s election chances as an important political risk for pension funds
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NewsAP3 CEO wary of social media manipulation in election year
Staffan Hansén gets up close to US forestry asset while staying aware of 2024’s potential for global political change
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Asset Class ReportsEmerging market equities: investors grapple with peak political risk
As billions of people head to the polls in 2024, how will politics influence flows to emerging market equities?
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: China - Reopening should drive growth
After a year of anaemic growth – by China’s standards – we expect a recovery in Chinese economic activity to gradually take place in 2023
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NewsPolitical crisis is a ‘very serious mistake’, says Assofondipensione
Italian governments tend to have short-term views, making it difficult to carry out long-term reforms of the complementary pension system
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Post-war Ukraine
Post-war Ukraine offers threats and opportunities. Peter Kraneveld says it will pay to keep an eye on some key factors
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Pension funds in Nordics stick with China exposure but alert to risks
KLP’s Koch-Hagen says geopolitical shifts could make China a greater source of diversification - or else a riskier investment
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NewsEuropean investors continue to shed Russian assets as sanctions increase
Uncertainty, volatility and financial sanctions for Russia, but still good global economic growth
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Institutional investors adjust portfolios as war in Ukraine begins
The Stoxx Europe 600 lost up to 4.2% following reports on the invasion
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ESG policies shield Dutch pension funds from Ukraine war fall-out
Four of the five largest schemes in the country have excluded investments in Russian government bonds
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NewsInstitutional investors on standby as Russia/Ukraine tension continues
A mix of high inflation and geopolitical tensions between the US and Russia resulted in losses across virtually all asset classes
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FeaturesLong term matters: A time to be hopeful and active?
Jaap van Dam, principal director of investment strategy at PGGM, is right: pension funds need to understand politics. We have two additions. First, the ‘outside-in’ focus – how politics affects portfolios – is a great starting point. But investors cannot stop there, they have considerable influence on politics whether for good or bad.
