Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 5
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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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AnalysisFixed income, rates, currencies: Global economies slow despite increasing tariffs clarity
The global fixed income outlook remains mixed, with strong economic headwinds despite fading fears of the AI bubble bursting
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ResearchIPE institutional market survey: Global equities managers 2025
European institutional investors hold just shy of €2trn in global equities, up from €1trn in 2022. The assets held in global equities by European institutions have nearly doubled, no doubt thanks to the meteoric rise of equity valuations in the post-COVID years.
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ResearchIPE institutional market survey: Managers of Nordic institutional assets 2025
The assets managed on behalf of Nordic institutional investors have grown handsomely since the 2022 trough, increasing by almost 57%, while those managed on behalf of Nordic pension funds have grown by 50% over the same period.
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ResearchIPE institutional market survey: Private equity managers 2025
IPE’s annual survey of private equity firms, highlighting their assets under management, fund raising, and the areas in which they invest
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Asset Class ReportsEmerging market debt attracts the attention of institutional investors
Poised to benefit from US decline Reforms, prudent policymaking and the end of US exceptionalism have changed the nature of lending to emerging markets
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Special ReportThe index revolution: From benchmarking to bespoke solutions
Index providers shift their offering as a wholesale revolution of the industry gathers pace
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Country ReportNetherlands country report 2025: Is the fiduciary management outsourcing trend set to continue?
Time to throw in the towel? Now even established in-house teams are shutting up shop
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Country ReportDutch Pension funds see merits and drawbacks in concentrated portfolios
Over the past 15 years or so, the vast majority of Dutch pension funds have largely switched from active management to some form of index investing. But some are now going back to active management and towards more concentrated portfolios.
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Asset Class ReportsThe evolution of emerging market private credit: Opportunities and challenges in a maturing asset class
EM private credit is evolving from a peripheral niche into a compelling asset class that should command serious institutional investor attention, reflecting broader structural shifts in global finance, regulatory changes and the persistent hunt for yield that has characterised the post-financial crisis era.
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Special ReportWilshire Indexes wants to disrupt the status quo in the global index business
T he index industry has long been a comfortable oligopoly with the powerful brands of MSCI, FTSE Russell and S&P Dow Jones Indices controlling more than 80% of global index product revenue.
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Country ReportDutch pension regulatory changes: what you need to know
The road from drawing board to statute books has been long, but the majority of pension funds are now preparing for implementation of the new DC model by January 2028
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Asset Class ReportsEmerging market debt investor profile: T Rowe Price
That time I hugged our Russia analyst: T Rowe Price’s Samy Muaddi talks about probing EM sovereign credits during the “the biggest inflection point for the industry”
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Special ReportBoom or bust? The state of play for net zero indices
Paris-aligned benchmarks have underperformed recently, driving asset owners to think more about customised and active alternatives
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Special ReportCase study: USS adds more forward-looking data to its climate transition benchmark
Decarbonisation and managing inherent climate transition risk are the primary aims, says the fund’s head of manager selection and oversight
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Country ReportThe long goodbye to liability-driven investing
Pension funds will have to make decisions about the timing of their transition to the new pension system, as well as about member risk tolerances and the best new asset allocation frameworks
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Asset Class ReportsEmerging market debt investor profile: PGIM Fixed Income
Tight spreads show the maturity of EMD. Cathy Hepworth at PGIM Fixed Income says EMD offers something for every investor
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Country ReportThe rise and fall of Agnes Joseph
An actuary who swapped numbers for politics to fight pension reforms.
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Special ReportCase study: PenSam switches to active strategies using new carbon budget benchmark
Henrik Lorin Rasmussen talks tracking error, tech tilts and the challenge of achieving impact in listed equities
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Country ReportFive key players in Dutch pensions
From an advocate of sustainable investing to a crusader against misinformation and an early mover on fossil fuel stocks, we highlight some of the leading voices and familiar faces in the Dutch pension sector at a time of unprecedented structural reform
