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French pension organisation UMR has launched a multi-asset thematic program that will target opportunities in Europe’s ageing economy. It’s part of a broader strategy to increase diversification in private markets where it sees secondary markets as an increasingly important tool.
Sustainable energy is not a bubble by-product of the credit boom but a global investment transition that is likely to strengthen over time, according to the latest UNEP Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment report. Wake up investors, renewable energy has arrived.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
This World Bank policy research paper examines the herding behaviour of pension funds, concluding that funds herd more in assets for which they have less market information and when risk increases. Moreover, herding is more prevalent across funds that narrowly compete with each other.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Khazanah Nasional Berhard, the investment holding arm of the Government of Malaysia, and Singapore’s Temasek Holdings have joined forces in their first joint development investment.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
A new paper by State Street Associates looks at signals for determining emerging markets currency depreciation as part of an overarching theme that concentrates on the enhanced value of combining indicators of risk and behaviour. Amanda White spoke to one of the authors, David Turkington. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
In an act of faith for the investment staff at CalSTRS, the board has approved that a further $15 billion in assets be managed in- house, including some strategies outside those first recommended by the investment staff.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
High-profile Dutch pension funds and their service providers have come out in support of an agreement to radically reform the country’s pension system.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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