Real Assets – Page 3
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Danish pension funds involved in €5bn warships investment plan
Lobby group IPD picked as member of new partnership to coordinate work to strengthen Denmark’s national shipbuilding capacity
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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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NewsBorder to Coast commits final investments in first £5.7bn private markets programme
In total, the programme invested into 61 funds and made three co-investments
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NewsAP7 one step closer to adding illiquids as proposal moves ahead
Government submits legal advice referral for changes to AP7’s investment rules
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German BVV boosts private debt to finance renewables infra, real estate
The scheme has already reached target allocation for illiquid assets, but will conduct further allocations in the future ‘selectively’
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Opinion PiecesNews Notes: Private investing ‘levels up’ playing field
The UK’s recent government white paper – ‘Levelling up the United Kingdom’ – forcefully pushes for private investing. In it, Prime Minister Boris Johnson claims he is determined to “break that link between geography and destiny, so that it makes good business sense for the private sector to invest in areas that have for too long felt left behind”.
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Real asset strategies pay off for Swiss institutional investors – study
Foreign equities recorded the highest increase in value in 2021 with 26.1%
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German pension funds plan higher exposure to alternative assets
VBL, BVK and ÄVWL disclose details of their alternatives portfolios
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NewsACCESS Pool picks adviser for illiquid assets
The first illiquid investment vehicles are expected to be launched in 2022/23
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Industry sceptical about DWP performance fee DC charge cap plan
Government consults on proposals to exclude performance fees from charge cap
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Country ReportInvestment strategy: Shifting from fixed income
Swiss pension funds are rebalancing their portfolios but allocating to certain asset classes could prove challenging
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NewsFCA finalises rules for Long-Term Asset Fund regime
Regulator defines success as products being launched and DC schemes investing in them
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European alternatives set fundraising record year
Europe now accounts for 24% of the global alternative assets industry
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German church scheme to build up private debt allocation
‘The goal is to diversify investments, carefully balancing risks and returns’
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KLP moves ahead with project to invest in green maritime financing
Norwegian pension fund has just approved the project to identify possible PPPs
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NewsManulife to extend private markets capabilities offering to Europe
Investment arm’s Irish entity authorised as Alternative Investment Fund Manager
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PFA’s CIO favours equities as perceptions of risk-free shift
Danish pension fund’s portfolio mapping exercise produced allocation insights
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Danish pension sector targets clarity over unlisted valuations
IPD members agree recommendations for guidelines after criticism from FSA about differences in the way firms valued their alternatives
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Special ReportPrivate markets: A shift in priorities
The COVID-19 pandemic has modified the selection process for managers of real assets and private equity
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Industriens posts 5.1% return after hard year for its unlisted assets
CEO reports “good returns” from both Danish and foreign equities in 2020
