Half of DB Sponsors Plan to Stay in the ‘Pension Ecosystem’
As funding levels have improved, corporate finance officials are looking instead at plan design and risk management options, Mercer research found.
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Response Deadline Now June 6 for 2025 CIO Outsourced Investment Manager Survey
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Institutional Investors Drive Surge in Bond ETFs
BlackRock expects bond ETF assets to more than triple to $6 trillion worldwide within five years.
Approval of Dual Share Class ETF Offerings Anticipated
Among ETF issuers polled by Cerulli Associates, 69% said they either already have filed exemptive relief applications, are planning to or are considering it.
Global Asset Management AUM Reaches $128T in 2024
Market performance drove 70% of asset manager revenue last year, according to research from the Boston Consulting Group.
Banks With Decarbonization Efforts Perform Better, Research Finds
ISS STOXX found correlations with decarbonization, ESG performance and financial performance.
Insurers Further Embrace Private Assets, Especially Private Credit
Approximately 62% of insurers plan to increase their private markets allocations, according to a survey of insurance CIOs conducted by Goldman Sachs.
Institutional Investors Expect to Raise Risk Tolerance for Private Markets
Private infrastructure is attracting more attention from pensions, sovereign wealth funds and endowments, per a Nuveen survey.
Deglobalization Has Portfolio Implications, per PGIM
According to research from the asset manager, the world is in an era of two tracks—the 25% now deglobalizing and the 75% still integrating into the world economy.
Broad PRT Market Growth Continued in 2024
LIMRA reported single-premium pension risk transfer sales hit $51.8 billion last year.
AI Energy Drain Among Issues Facing ESG Investors
Data center energy needs, human rights and plastic pollution are among trends for investors to watch, according to ISS ESG.
Public Pension Plans Reach 5-Year High of 83.1% Funded
The funds returned 9.47% in fiscal 2024, according to a National Conference of Public Employees Retirement System study.
Asset Manager IT Pros Report AI Use Slowed by Internal Resistance, Inadequate Infrastructure
Per a survey by Rackspace Technology, most asset managers plan to move digital data to a private cloud to increase security.
Equity Strength May Come From More Than Just Mag 7 in 2025
Investors expect a stock rally to continue in 2025, fueled by deregulation and tax cuts, while watching policy closely.
Commercial Real Estate Faces ‘Major Era of Change,’ per AFIRE Pulse Report
The survey also indicated that commercial real estate investors might have preferred the candidacy of President Joe Biden to Vice President Kamala Harris.