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Macquarie: Deglobalisation the next inflection point in real assets

Macquarie: Deglobalisation the next inflection point in real assets

Global governments are partnering with private investors to boost their domestic infrastructure and become more self-sufficient in a geopolitically fragmented world, according to Ben Way, global head of Macquarie Asset Management, who said that constrained public balance sheets are increasingly reliant on private capital to meet their infrastructure needs.

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IMCO, USS and NBIM mull the risks of non-US dominant portfolios

The US has driven portfolio returns for decades, but investors are increasingly concerned that US-dominant portfolios are jeopardising precious diversification. USS, NBIM and IMCO share strategies to foster diversification including different currency exposures and investing in emerging markets.

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The role of insurers helping create sustainable pension systems

Ensuring a sustainable income in retirement is an enduringly knotty problem and one that continues to preoccupy countries' pension systems and their asset manager partners. NEST, Sweden's Fund Selection Agency and US asset manager Apollo reflect on the future of retirement.

HarbourVest: Europe’s illiquid markets make private markets difficult

John Toomey, chief executive officer of Boston-based HarbourVest Partners shares his observations of investment opportunities in Europe where the availability of capital, skill and risk appetite still pales compared to the US.

The case for Bitcoin as a store-of-value asset in pension portfolios

Many asset owners are hesitant to invest fiduciary capital into cryptocurrencies due to their perceived volatility and uncertain fundamentals, but Australian pension fund AMP Super, which has bought into Bitcoin via its DAA program, argued that they could be an emerging store-of-value asset comparable to gold.  

LP demands for bespoke solutions define new era for private managers

Private asset managers can expect to work harder for LP capital as allocators increasingly look for more bespoke, flexible structures that meet their changing needs around liquidity, fee and types of exposures. Investors at FIS Oxford unpack how they approach manager relationships in the new era of private investments. 

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