Asset Allocation
Dalio, Making the Case for Pessimism, Has Thrived This Year by Selling Short
The philosophical hedge fund honcho scored big in the first half, betting against European companies.
Tag: Europe
Regulation
European Pension Regulator Launches Climate Risk Stress Test for 2022
The regulator imagines what will be the effects of a climate shock to pension funds’ balance sheets.
Risk
Russia Bombed the Largest Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. Here’s How That’s Affecting Energy Stocks
Nuclear-related stocks are already seeing a dip.
Asset Allocation
A Latvian State-Funded Pension Invests in Venture Capital for the First Time
The move is part of a growing trend of Baltic institutional investors looking to alternatives.
Risk
$150 Billion Danish Pension Fund Decides to Increase Risk
The fund is the largest of its kind in Denmark.
Regulation
How Is Europe’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation Working Out?
The rules require firms with 500 or more employees to disclose multiple ESG metrics.
Alternatives
Wells Fargo: Ax Natural Gas Too Early and the Green Energy Agenda Suffers
Gas, touted as the bridge between fossil fuels and renewables, is vital to ensure a smooth shift, a report argues.
Climate Stress Tests Help Gauge Financial Sector Risk Exposure
S&P says it is increasingly using environmental data in its credit rating analyses.
Pensions
OMERS Takes 25% Stake in International Schools Partnership
The acquisition is part of the pension fund’s expansion into private equity opportunities across Europe.
Europe’s Venture Capital Finally Flowers, Luring Institutional Investors
Why big allocators on this side of the Atlantic, like CalSTRS, CPPIB, and OMERS, are seeding Old World newbie companies.
Asset Management Culture
Dalio Forges ESG Partnership with French Firm
His Bridgewater hedge firm and Lyxor will offer climate-friendly investing vehicle in Europe in 2021.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
Europeans Worry About Financial Future in Low Interest Rate Environment
A joint research paper concludes Europeans are most worried about their ability to save for retirement.
Asset Allocation
Bridgewater Scales Back European Shorts After Cashing In
Firm nets $4 billion in shorts, settles on singular stock strategy with Commerce Bancshares.
Newsmakers
French President’s Pension Proposal Prompts Nationwide Strikes
Macron’s controversial strategy to stabilize the retirement plans' finances threatens to paralyze the economy.
European Alternatives Industry Hits €1.62 Trillion in Assets
Hedge funds remain largest part of alts, but private equity is growing faster.