Fund for private equity secondaries raises £283 million BEX Capital, a new investment firm focusing on fund-of-fund (FoF) secondaries has announced the close of the BEX Fund III,... April 1, 2019 Round-Up MSCI launches new analytics platform Data and analysis provider MSCI has launched a new open analytics platform, MSCI Beon, for the investment industry. MSCI said that... April 1, 2019 Round-Up South Yorkshire puts £80 million in local property investments The South Yorkshire Pensions Authority has allocated £80 million for regional investment in its own South Yorkshire region. The location will be... April 1, 2019 News NN IP brings out short duration green bond fund NN Investment Partners (NN IP) has developed a green bond fund with a shorter duration of around two years, which... April 1, 2019 Round-Up Investor confidence sees slight rise in April Investor confidence rose slightly in April 2019, accord to the State Street Investor Confidence Index, which rose from 71.2% to... April 1, 2019 News Environmental, social, governance (ESG) and the spectrum of capital Karen Shackleton, Senior Adviser at MJ Hudson Allenbridge, considers the different investment approaches that are open to pension fund managers... Karen Shackleton Senior Adviser MJ Hudson Allenbridge April 1, 2019 Focus Schroders warning over Brexit uncertainty Fund manager Schroders has sounded a warning over the apparent health of the UK economy, saying Brexit stockpiling could be... April 1, 2019 News Five key responsible investment themes for 2019 Paul Myles of BMO Global Asset Management explores the various ways asset managers can actively embrace ESG issues, and identifies... Paul Myles Director, Sales and Relationship Management, UK Institutional BMO Global Asset Management April 1, 2019 Focus Structural future-proofing: easy wins for the long term? John Roe from Legal & General suggests a number of modest changes to asset allocation which can help to build... John Roe Head of Multi-Asset Funds, Asset Allocation Legal & General April 1, 2019 Comment Volatility targeting in DGFs – can it work? Tristan Hanson from M&G Investments discusses the pros and cons of diversification and considers a flexible, multi-asset approach to protecting... Tristan Hanson Fund Manager, M&G Global Target Return Fund M&G Investments April 1, 2019 Comment