Regulation
British Regulators Issue LDI Guidance So ‘Necessary Lessons Are Learned’
The Pensions Regulator and the Financial Conduct Authority aim to prepare LDI investors for future volatility.
Tag: Pension Funds
Asset Allocation
Will Private Equity Get a Piece of Pro Football?
If NFL owners allow it, the buyout bunch would be dipping into a lucrative pool.
Asset Allocation
Stagflation Fears Have Pensions, Sovereign Wealth Funds Eyeing Alts
Facing an economic slowdown and higher inflation, institutional investors are turning to real estate, infrastructure.
Pensions
UK High Court Says RIP to RPI
Ruling shoots down BT, Ford, Marks and Spencer pension funds’ challenge to reforming inflation calculation.
Asset Allocation
Sweden’s New Fund Selection Agency Opens for Business
The agency aims to ensure that funds available for pension savers provide high quality at a low cost.
Newsmakers
Allianz Global Investors to Repay Over $5 Billion for Securities Fraud
The strategy was sold to approximately 114 institutional investors.
Alternatives
Investing in Bitcoin Is Like a Venture Capital Play, Virginia Pension Chiefs Say
Allocators from two Fairfax County plans favor managers with a ‘multi-strategy approach’ to both VC and cryptocurrencies.
Alternatives
Pension Fund Increases Its Blockchain Technology, Bitcoin Allocations
CIO Katherine Molnar will speak at the CIO Symposium on May 12 with CIO Andrew Spellar.
Tactical Shifts: How Institutional Investors Are Adjusting Asset Mixes Now
Private credit, real estate, emerging markets. Here are the ways CIOs at HOOPP, the James Irvine Foundation, and two others are solving the allocation puzzle.
Opinion
Op-Ed: Europe’s New ESG Rules Create an Opportunity for US Investors
Everyone should take notice of what the SFDR rules mean for the future of sustainable investing, says Apex Group’s Hari Bhambra.
Growing Number of Pension Funds, Endowments, Foundations Adding Bitcoin to Portfolios
The digital asset is gaining more acceptance among institutional investors.
Market Moves
‘No End in Sight’ to Government Spending, Gundlach Says
Bond King says that output will bring much more Treasury issuance, and the Fed’s buying a lot of it.
Alternatives
Europe’s ‘Ambitious Plans’ for ESG Disclosure Rules
New requirements for financial sector firms in Europe take effect in March.
Why Wild and Crazy Bitcoin May Become a Pension Portfolio Fixture
Retirement funds and other institutions are gradually warming to cryptocurrencies.
Why Laggard European Stocks Will Overtake Tech-Fueled US Equity
A more united EU, an end to too-expensive FAANG expansion, and lower prices should boost the continent’s returns.