This conversation covers some examples of the techniques deployed for thinking about decumulation using data from Hong Kong, Singapore and France.
Speaker: Raphael Sobotka, global head of flexible, risk premia and retirement solutions, Amundi
Moderator: Alex Proimos, head of institutional content, Investment Magazine
Length: 11 mins
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The UK government has just closed a consultation on LGPS pooling progress and processes that will shine a spotlight on £18 West Yorkshire pension fund's hybrid approach. Championing local investment and regional financial expertise may not be enough to offset pressure to step up pooling.
Key Takeaways The growth and maturation of private credit into a $1.9 trillion asset class has led more investors to consider a dedicated portfolio allocation to the asset class. We believe portfolio construction in private credit should consider the underlying return components and ways to diversify types of risks, and not rely solely on mean-variance
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