Infrastructure – Page 4
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NewsInstitute highlights risks for DB funds in ‘productive finance’ investing
EDHEC Infrastructure & Private Assets Research Institute recommends The Pensions Regulator set up best practice rules
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NewsSwiss pension funds increase equity, cut real estate investments
Schemes will likely continue to anchor Swiss and foreign real estate to investment strategies
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NewsGerman institutional investors plan higher exposure to alternative credit
Versorgungswerke aim for an alternative investment quota of over 50%
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Opinion PiecesPrivate assets still a priority for pension fund investors
Investor sentiment towards private markets continues to be positive, despite the continuing challenges of higher interest rates and ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty.
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Special ReportAsia Investment - Special Report
In this month’s special report on Asia, IPE’s private markets editor Lauren Mills analyses why global institutional investors are setting their sights on Asia. The combination of strong fundamentals and a lack of correlation with the European and North American economies make the region’s private assets particularly attractive. Investors are particularly hungry for infrastructure assets as well as the region’s fast-growing digital infrastructure.
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Special ReportHow investors are positioned to capitalise in APAC private markets
Strong fundamentals and a lack of correlation with western markets make the region particularly attractive
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NewsDenmark’s LD sifts through 12 bids in alternatives debut
Manager of Holiday Allowance Fund to invest up to DKK2bn in listed alternatives, starting with private equity
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NewsPensionskasse Post boosts infrastructure, real estate investments
The scheme allocated CHF100m for impact investments in infrastructure
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NewsVBL hands out Master KGV mandate to HSBC INKA
The asset manager will focus on asset classes including private equity, infrastructure equity, private debt
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NewsGerman doctors scheme boosts allocations to alternatives
The pension fund has increased allocations in private equity, private debt and infrastructure
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NewsKENFO to invest assets of reformed first pillar in private markets
KENFO’s managers will invest the assets of the generational capital
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NewsAP4 wins back almost half last year’s loss by end of June
Swedish buffer fund says strong stock market performance boosted returns in first half of 2023
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NewsSovereign investors reshape portfolios after year of negative returns
Sovereign investors are now more resolute than ever in their ambitions to fund the energy transition
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NewsDanish FSA raps ATP and other pension funds over alternatives valuation
Pension firms must ensure necessary value adjustments take place sufficiently quickly and frequently, says FSA
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NewsLothian scheme commits to infrastructure with 13.4% allocation
The value of unquoted private equity, infrastructure, timber and secured loan investments at 31 March 2023 stood at £1.7bn
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InterviewsOn the record: Doubling down on debt
Pension funds are focusing on both listed fixed income and private credit
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Country ReportCountry report – Pensions in Italy (July/August 2023)
Italian second-pillar occupational pension funds continue on their path to diversification. Owing to the higher yields on offer in traditional fixed income markets, allocations to private markets may slow down temporarily, but funds have made long-term strategic commitments. A variety of industry initiatives is facilitating investment in private equity, private debt and infrastructure. Meanwhile, some pension funds are consolidating their private markets portfolios.
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NewsSwiss investors expand sustainable investments in private markets
Last year, asset managers and asset owners invested CHF77bn (€78.6bn) in private equity in line with sustainable standards, up from CHF74bn in 2021
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NewsPensionDanmark consortium gets go-ahead to develop Navy patrol vessels
‘Innovative’ agreement on development stage to form the basis for the acquisition and production of the new patrol ships, says consortium
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NewsFinnish pension funds deemed able to weather big illiquids writedowns
Average investment return of 1.6% in Q1 was just below required rate of return, says FIN-FSA
