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December, 2022
Ensuring secure income assets do what they said they will do
Magnus Spence, Director, FidesIQ Magnus Spence at FidesIQ discusses the frequent mismatch between what asset managers are saying and doing and how to rectify it I was recently asked a question by my daughter as she struggled with an economics degree essay that included her having to have a view on “What is the most important quality needed in ...
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October, 2022
Why infrastructure secondaries could thrive in a dislocated market
Dinesh Ramasamy, Partner, Infrastructure and Real Assets, Pantheon. Molly Plotkin, Head of Research, Pantheon. Andy Bush, Principal and Relationship Manager, Pantheon. Dinesh Ramasamy, Molly Plotkin and Andy Bush explain why infrastructure assets come into focus during inflationary periods – and how infrastructure secondaries could ...
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October, 2022
Re-thinking the management of committed capital
Michael Walsh, Solutions Strategist, T. Rowe Price. Michael Walsh of T. Rowe Price ponders the question of whether allocations to private assets are subject to adequate levels of sound governance, and sets out the benefits of a pre-planned approach to the management of committed capital Private assets investing is an increasing feature of ...
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October, 2022
Five myths about alternative investments
Robert English, Managing Director, Head of UK & Ireland and Middle East & Africa, PIMCO. Not all characteristics of alternative investments are widely understood by investors. Robert English from PIMCO looks to demystify five common misperceptions Myth 1: Alternatives are only available to ultra-high-net-worth investors and ...
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October, 2022
Real assets as alternative solutions for LGPS investors
Pádraig Floyd, LAPF Investments. Pádraig Floyd discusses the growth of funds’ investment in real asset alternatives previously considered too risky or expensive, such as private equity venture capital and infrastructure Retro is not so much a fad or even an industry today, as a way of life. Almost every aspect of life, and certainly ...
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October, 2022
Decarbonisation – the way ahead for infrastructure
Freek Spoorenberg, Head of Product Strategy, BlackRock Infrastructure Equity. Freek Spoorenberg from BlackRock observes that the transition to decarbonisation is a long and sometimes difficult one, but can be achieved by focusing on three specific aspects of the net zero journey For professional clients only The world is undergoing a ...
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October, 2022
Time for funds committed to sustainability to engage with EU rules
Europe’s biggest pension funds are failing to engage actively with emerging EU level sustainable finance policy, providing those reluctant to transform their investments and business models with greater influence, according to new research by climate think tank InfluenceMap. The report identifies Norway’s Norges Bank Investment Management, the Dutch ...
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October, 2022
The rich got richer in 2021, as global wealth grew by almost 10%
Wealth grew strongly in 2021, with continued growth across all regions led by North America and China and by year-end, global wealth at prevailing exchange rates totaled US$463.6 trillion, a gain of 9.8%, according to research by Credit Suisse Research Institute (CSRI). CSRI’s 13th Global Wealth Report showed that wealth had risen by 8.4% per ...
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October, 2022
London CIV improves standing as sustainable long term investor
London CIV (LCIV) has been listed as a “world-leading responsible, sustainable long-term investor” by the Responsible Asset Allocator Initiative (RAAI). LCIV was ranked 26th of 251 asset allocators this year, with a score of 96. In 2019, LCIV was in 53rd place of 197 investors, with a score of 80. Analysis of $26 trillion of assets generates the ...
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October, 2022
Fidelity launches biodiversity fund
Fidelity International has launched a sustainable biodiversity fund, to offer investors access to a global equity portfolio of companies contributing to the preservation of biodiversities. The future of humanity is inextricably linked to the preservation of biodiversity, yet the World Economic Forum says the top three most severe risks on a global scale ...
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