How pension funds can help lend to the real economy A decade after the global financial crisis opened up the project finance market to direct institutional capital, there is a... David Cooper Regional Head of EMEA, Debt Investments IFM Investors December 1, 2018 Focus No deal Brexit could trigger 25% fall in UK stocks A “no deal” Brexit could lead to a fall in UK equities of 23% and a 10% fall in European... December 1, 2018 News UK final salary pension scheme funding drops below 100% in December The aggregate funding level for UK final salary pension schemes in the corporate sector dropped from 101% to 98% in... December 1, 2018 News Impact manager BlueOrchard plans fund for Emerging and Frontier Markets A Swiss-based manager specialising in impact investing, BlueOrchard Finance, has launched an impact bond fund for retail and institutional investors,... December 1, 2018 Round-Up Laven Partners and Fuchs AM launch Brexit Risk Partnership London-based Laven Partners and Luxembourg-based Fuchs Asset Management are to set up an investment management platform for hedge funds, private... December 1, 2018 Round-Up The benefit of scale: taking property allocations global Alistair Dryer of LaSalle Investment Management’s Global Partner Solutions explores the benefits of going global and how to do it Two... Alistair Dryer Head of UK LaSalle Global Partner Solutions LaSalle Investment Management December 1, 2018 Focus EFA Group launches credit fund for Asia and Eastern Europe Private debt specialist manager EFA Group has launched a Financial Institutions Debt Fund to provide credit to banks and financial... December 1, 2018 Round-Up UBS launches Global Climate Aware Fund Fund manager UBS Asset Management has launched a rules-based global equity strategy fund, with a focus on addressing climate change. The... December 1, 2018 Round-Up Brunel develops Accord for long-term manager relationships Brunel Pension Partnership, the £30 billion LGPS asset pool, has launched an Asset Management Accord, which it intends to facilitate long-term... December 1, 2018 News Alternatively speaking Matthew Craig looks at the use of alternative assets by LGPS funds and shows how they have become an essential... Matthew Craig LAPF Investments December 1, 2018 Focus