sustainability

Asset Classes

AP7 shifts gears as boosted alternatives allocation comes to life

Sweden’s SEK 900 billion ($84 billion) AP7 can finally invest up to 20 per cent of its assets in alternative, illiquid investments. A new allocation to infrastructure and targets to double private equity are in the offing following the fund dipping a first toe in real estate.

Sarah RundellJune 21, 2023

Fees

Costs drive ABP’s switch to passive in public markets

Managing costs is the central driver behind €470 Dutch civil service scheme ABP’s recent decision to switch much of its public market allocation to passive, index-led strategies, according to a spokesperson at the fund. The low-cost strategy at Europe’s largest pension fund is accompanied by sustainability and simplification priorities.

Sarah RundellMay 11, 2023

Investor Profile

PGGM’s private equity priorities: Impact, Paris-alignment and co-investment

After four years as CIO at ABP, Diane Griffioen has joined PGGM as head of private equity where her focus is on driving Paris-alignment, impact and co-investment across the €23 billion portfolio.

Sarah RundellApril 13, 2023

FIS Singapore 2023

Cross-checking data, wringing necks: the ESG journey

Making a portfolio more resilient to climate change, and playing a role in decarbonising the real economy, requires a range of creative solutions to complex problems, along with a good measure of determination, said a panel of leaders driving ESG efforts at GIC, New Zealand Super and APG.

Ben HurleyMarch 31, 2023

FIS Singapore 2023

Investors need better ways to measure and integrate ESG outcomes

Returns have been disconnected with the social returns of ESG-related and impact investments, leading to confusion around different targets and how to integrate them into an investment framework. A case study demonstrates how investors can better allocate their capital by explicitly incorporating impact preference and returns into portfolio theory.

Ben HurleyMarch 31, 2023

Featured Story

Sweden’s AP Funds emphasise the long-term as returns take a hit

This time last year, Sweden’s four buffer funds reported the best returns in their history. Fast forward 12 months, and the four funds have posted losses thanks to allocations to equities and fixed income dragging their portfolios down.

Sarah RundellMarch 7, 2023

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Asset Classes

AP7 shifts gears as boosted alternatives allocation comes to life

Fees

Costs drive ABP’s switch to passive in public markets

Investor Profile

PGGM’s private equity priorities: Impact, Paris-alignment and co-investment

FIS Singapore 2023

Cross-checking data, wringing necks: the ESG journey

FIS Singapore 2023

Investors need better ways to measure and integrate ESG outcomes

Featured Story

Sweden’s AP Funds emphasise the long-term as returns take a hit

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