Tech assets drive private equity returns Private equity massively outperformed listed equities in the 12 months to 30 June 2018, by 20.4% to 6.9%, according investment... February 1, 2019 News Capital expenditure key to global growth The level of capital expenditure (capex), or corporate investment, needs to increase, or the global economy will enter a persistent... February 1, 2019 News Pictet alternative advisors adds direct real estate investment strategy Pictet Alternative Advisors, Pictet Group’s wholly owned alternative investment company, is adding a direct real estate fund to its range... February 1, 2019 Round-Up Is now the time for emerging markets? Matthew Craig looks at the use of alternative assets by LGPS funds and shows how they have become an essential... Matthew Craig LAPF Investments February 1, 2019 Focus BMO launches global equity SDG fund Fund manager BMO Global Asset Management has launched a global equity fund focusing on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),... February 1, 2019 Round-Up Emerging markets: a good time to invest or better to wait longer? Christian Kopf of Union Investment takes a detailed look at the outlook for investment in emerging markets, including a consideration... Christian Kopf Head of Fixed Income & FX Union Investment February 1, 2019 Focus MPG launches hedge fund shares for downside protection Asset manager Managing Partners Group (MPG) has brought out share classes denominated in euro, Swiss francs and sterling for its... February 1, 2019 Round-Up EM equities: assessing sustainability – kicking tyres, not ticking boxes Ian Tabberer at Janus Henderson Investors outlines why he believes the creation of long-term investment returns is, by its very... Ian Tabberer Portfolio Manager, Janus Henderson Global Emerging Market Equities Janus Henderson Investors February 1, 2019 Focus LGPS Central selects equity and fixed income managers LGPS Central, the asset manager pool for nine Midlands-based local authority pension funds with a total of £44 billion in assets,... February 1, 2019 News Older people will go online, research finds A survey by pensions administration specialist Trafalgar House has found that older pension fund members are prepared to go online... February 1, 2019 News