Asset Allocation – Page 9
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NewsInarcassa grows AUM to over €14bn as bonds, equities rebound
The pension fund for self-employed engineers and architects in Italy recorded a gross operating result of approximately 7.7% last year
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NewsNorthern LGPS considers investment expansion in line with government consultation
Partner funds express a desite to invest in a way that is ‘financially and socially beneficial’ for local areas
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NewsTelecom Italia’s pension fund rules out illiquid investments
The average age of pension members is too high to invest in those asset classes, the scheme says
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NewsPKBS adjusts investment policy to navigate interest rate volatility
To fend off interest rate volatility, PKBS cut the strategic quota it held in bonds
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NewsConcreto broadens investment in private markets
The scheme will invest 5% of the assets held in the sub-fund in alternatives
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NewsAustrian provident funds increase allocation to bonds, equities
FMA’s report also showed that the pension schemes reduced their allocation to real estate
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AnalysisDutch pension funds keep increasing interest rate hedges
Funds increasingly want to protect their funding ratios in the run-up to the pension transition and see an opportunity to lock in rates at current high levels
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NewsFon.Te ups private market investments to €560m
The scheme has invested 70% of the sum in the real economy in Italy through impact-investing strategies
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NewsPFA expects positive 2024 returns after 2023’s bullish stance pays off
Largest Danish pension fund reports 12% customer return, praising its own ‘moderately positive’ equities tactics
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FeaturesNLP can help identify linkages between equity market peers
Natural language processing in AI provides a way to gain insights from unstructured data at scale, allowing access to information across a broad set of investment opportunities
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FeaturesWill delayed economic bad news hit the market this year?
Global economic growth was below potential in 2023, but still markedly stronger than the forecasts had been indicating at the start of the year, with the US leading the way and even the likes of Europe and the UK, though hardly stellar performers, posting better than expected economic activity.
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NewsNorwegian, Swedish professors stick with advice on adding private equity to GPFG
Døskeland and Strömberg say NBIM’s preferred implementation is very similar to their advice
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NewsInarcassa to up private markets allocation with private debt investments
The scheme has conducted a new round of investments in 13 new vehicles for total commitments of over €240m
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NewsInvestors remain committed to alternatives, survey finds
AI is also becoming a bigger focus both for allocation and for LP’s own processes
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NewsGlobal public funds favour India over China, says OMFIF
80% invest in China due to benchmark index inclusion
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NewsInstitutional investors see geopolitical bad actors as 2024 economic threat
Institutional investors have ‘good reason for concern’ as the geopolitical landscape is looking ‘less stable going into 2024’, says Natixis research
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NewsRailpen framework to help investors assess their capacity to invest in illiquids
The framework focuses on the illiquidity aspect of private markets, rather than the potential for additional return or diversification
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NewsNorway’s SWF sets out plan to become $40-70bn private equity investor
Tangen says now is very good time to start building private equity portfolio, with discounts available in secondary market
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NewsPension fund appetite for private markets dips, says bfinance
Demand for new managers remains strong for niche areas related to sustainability, according to the consultant
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NewsDanish pension funds’ unlisted allocations reach 23%
IPD CEO defends alternatives from critics: ‘Unlisted investments are important parts of the economic cogwheels in our society.’
