Equity risk premium appears intact
The equity risk premium will reflect long-term averages, based in part on a Financial Analysts Journal article that shows buybacks are now top drivers of equity returns, replacing dividends.
The Netherlands' Central Bank has warned the country's pension funds that their €150 billion ($177 billion) investments in tech companies, representing almost 43 per cent of their listed equities portfolios and 8 per cent of their total balance sheet, is at risk from a potential AI bubble.
The equity risk premium will reflect long-term averages, based in part on a Financial Analysts Journal article that shows buybacks are now top drivers of equity returns, replacing dividends.
MSCI’s long-awaited decision to include China’s A shares in its emerging markets and ACWI indices will affect more than $1.6 trillion in funds that track the MSCI Emerging Markets In
Since 2014, the Government Pension Investment Fund, the world’s largest investor, has shifted a chunk of its holdings, in domestic bonds to equities, and heightened its focus on stewardship.
Danish pension fund Lønmodtagernes Dyrtidsfond has embraced innovation, introducing four buckets for a more dynamic equities portfolio and co-investing with peers to get top value for fees.
The University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation adopts passive moves into US equities, active allocations to international shares and select opportunities in private credit markets.
In a move that differentiates it from the herd, the fund for employees of Ericsson, has added active long-only managers for a concentrated equities portfolio of 30-50 shares, shunning passive.
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