Rising geopolitical risks and an AI correction could severely impact the value of the $2.2 trillion Norwegian sovereign fund, according to its chief executive Nicolai Tangen, who went so far as to say the fund could "disappear." The warning is a stark one for the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, whose 70 per cent equity allocation leaves it heavily exposed to any sharp correction in global and particularly US tech markets.
To navigate rates and inflation uncertainty, OPTrust is leaning into dynamic portfolio construction, actively managed options, and a total portfolio approach supporting the belief that inflation resilience is built into how portfolios are constructed not an individual asset or exposure.
The blockage of the Strait of Hormuz has left the world facing another energy crisis and warning bells of a global recession are growing increasingly shrill. Ostensibly, the crisis could also push the energy transition back as governments and companies scramble to shoulder the cost of $100 per barrel of oil and prepare for higher
Günther Schiendl, chair of Austria's VBV Pension Fund board explains how he's enabling younger savers to access more equity investment. However, despite long-held plans to develop the allocation to private equity, US tariff and trade policy has halted the strategy for now.
The New Jersey Division of Investment generated double digit returns in fiscal year 2024 while maintaining good liquidity and dry powder on hand with an overweight to cash and cash equivalents. The cash position is likely to decline through 2025 given the robust pipeline in new private market opportunities.
An environment of increased macro volatility and geopolitical risk means investors should question assumptions, move towards more narrative-based scenario thinking and build resilience says Richard Tomlinson, chief investment officer of LPPI.
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