White papersWhat past investment booms can teach us about AI
Investment booms rarely unfold in a straight line. Railway expansion, electrification and China’s industrial rise all attracted doubts. Capital spending often ran ahead of visible demand, while productivity gains took time to emerge. Investors questioned whether the infrastructure being built would ever generate an adequate return.
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NewsCovenant focus key as UK superfund market expands, says LCP
As superfund activity gathers pace, trustees are urged to assess covenant strength and engage regulators early
White papersAI financing: Bubble, breakthrough or the next fixed income supercycle?
AI represents a major investment cycle with distinctive financial foundations. In this paper, fixed income portfolio manager Sandro Lazzarini and analyst Theo Pan compare current AI financing to previous cycles and ask whether it could represent the next supercycle for bonds.
White papersFrom silicon to steel: The credit consequences of technological upheaval
Technological disruption is reshaping credit markets but its impact varies significantly across sectors and issuers.
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NewsBVK offices searched in German corruption probe into US property investments
Bavarian pension fund undergoes office raid that deepens probe into alleged corruption over seven US property projects involving Deutsche Finance Group
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AnalysisNZAOA reaffirms Paris Agreement goals despite likely 1.5°C overshoot
Asset owners maintain net zero ambitions as climate risks mount and the prospect of exceeding 1.5°C grows
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NewsAkademikerPension rapped for documentation failures around alternatives
Danish FSA deals pension fund eight official orders to correct procedures; Akademiker says orders don’t imply members’ savings are at risk
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NewsPension investors face questions over political activity of US companies
Investors should distinguish between companies’ political activities and the private donations of their owners or employees
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NewsUK pensions guidance puts climate and nature risks in focus for trustees
DWP draft guidance highlights climate, nature and systemic risks as financially material considerations in pension investment decisions
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Opinion PiecesA roadmap for trustees: Navigating systemic risk with a clearer framework for fiduciary duty
New draft guidance from DWP sets out a common-sense, proportionate understanding of what trustees can consider when facing complex risks that span generations
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AnalysisIPE UK Briefing: Pensions UK debates adequacy and reform
Plus: DC schemes explore private market opportunities; DB run-on and risk transfer
White papersAsia private equity: growth meets value creation
Asia is an increasingly important driver of the global economy, yet many investment portfolios have not kept pace. The region accounts for more than 60% of global growth, while structural shifts in consumption, technology, trade and corporate governance are changing where and how value is created.
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NewsUK consults on guidance clarifying pension trustees’ fiduciary duties
DWP guidance aims to clarify how trustees assess financially material factors when making investment decisions
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NewsSH Pension under investigation as portfolio remains skewed to unlisted assets
Finansinspektionen opens probe into whether the Swedish occupational pension provider meets requirement for investments to be primarily in regulated markets
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NewsNZAOA reports lower portfolio carbon intensity but higher financed emissions
Asset owners report lower equity and bond carbon intensity, but expanded private market reporting pushes financed emissions higher
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NewsPeople moves: LGPS Central adds to board with director duo
The UK-based investment pool has appointed Bronte Somes and Kavita Patel as non-executive directors
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NewsDC providers warn against rushing into UK productive assets
NEST says investment decisions should be driven by future expected returns rather than a desire to meet a particular target
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NewsDeutsche Finance offices raided in connection with BVK’s US real estate investments
The German asset manager was searched in the capacity of a “third party”
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NewsTPR finds only 27% of small schemes have formal governance arrangements in place
The Pension Regulator’s findings highlight a significant governance gap between smaller and larger schemes
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NewsPrevindai appoints former Fon.Te. director as general manager
Anna Maria Selvaggio joins the €16bn Italian fund after almost a decade leading Fon.Te
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