Rising from the ashes
Ireland’s Strategic Investment Fund will play to its strengths in evolving a strategy to invest a further €5.6 billion across the capital structure and for the long term.
Don’t sit on your hands with carbon
The long horizon might seem too long for many investors to deal with; but there’s no escaping the imperative to proactively deal with carbon risk says PGGM’s Jaap van Dam.
Swiss investor gets real
Publica, one of Switzerland’s largest investors, is reallocating assets away from government bonds into real assets as it dynamically adjusts asset allocation due to macro-economic instability.
UK fund merger a first
Two UK local government pension schemes will merge, with a strategy of boosting internal management to 80–90 per cent of assets as well as paring back equity allocations.
Sustainability goals and relevance of PRI
The 10-year anniversary of PRI coincides with the recent adoption of two major agreements by the global community, represented by the United Nations.
Equities sell down
To better manage downside risk, the second-largest UK local government pension scheme has a plan to gradually alter its equity allocation.
