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APG’s infra ramp-up: APAC markets in focus

APG Asset Management, Europe’s largest pension investor, is set to double its global infrastructure allocation in the next five years and is stepping up its push into infrastructure assets in the Asia Pacific with a focus on Australia, India and Southeast Asia and opportunistic investments in Japan and Korea.
Investor Profile

AP4: Why a dynamic, shorter term allocation is paying off

Volatile markets have provided a rich hunting ground and opportunistic best ideas have come thick and fast for AP4’s new five-pronged global allocation made up of systematic equity, currency and rates, asset allocation, hedge funds/external mandates and analysis. Magdalena Högberg explains the risks and opportunities of the best ideas allocation.
Equities

New study flags risk in Dutch pensions’ concentrated stock strategy

Under strict ESG guidelines and pressure to closely engage with their investee companies, Dutch pension funds have developed an affinity for concentrated equity allocations with some owning as few as 65 stocks in their entire portfolio. But the Erasmus University flagged the diversification risk and higher volatility the strategy introduces.