Credit
In-depth reporting on credit investing for our pension fund and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists.
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Asset Class ReportsTrade and economy weigh on European credit
Despite trade worries and a challenging economic outlook, appetite for European credit remains robust, bolstered by refinancing activity and a supportive ECB stance
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FeaturesA new perspective on credit for climate transition
Sustainable finance has turned out to be a much dirtier and grittier battlefield than early adopters and advocates projected it to be.
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NewsVelliv says impact product revamp ‘in theory makes for better returns’
Danish mutual pension provider redesigns ideas behind VækstPension Aftryk, defines four categories of sustainable investment targets, adds asset classes
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InterviewsPension funds on euro fixed income: navigating the rate cycle
We asked pension funds in Spain, Germany and Finland about their current views on European fixed income and credit as the ECB looks carefully at the timing and sequence of its rate cuts
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NewsWiltshire Pension Fund, LGIM anchor $400m emerging markets transition vehicle
The strategy is a debt portfolio focusing on investments in clean infrastructure, clean technology, and decarbonisation, says manager Ninety One
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Asset Class ReportsNEST’s outsourcing strategy
When NEST was weighing up whether to outsource some of its private markets allocations, the decision was not straightforward.
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Asset Class ReportsRegulators shine a light on non-bank lenders
Although private market activity is slowing down, there are fears of systemic risk
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Asset Class ReportsPenSam focuses on funds
Four European pension schemes outline their activity in the private credit market
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Asset Class ReportsCompenswiss: a newcomer to private credit
Four European pension schemes outline their activity in the private credit market
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Asset Class ReportsMulti-asset private credit comes to the fore
Investors are increasingly looking at multi-asset private credit mandates for diversification and stable risk-adjusted returns
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Asset Class ReportsPublic-to-private borrowing is a two-way street
The private credit boom seems to be drawing to a halt as public funding becomes cheaper
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Asset Class ReportsDenmark’s Lærernes ups its appetite for private credit risk
Lærernes Pension (LP), the pension fund for teachers in Denmark, started investing in private credit in 2018, in small amounts. In 2021 it made a more sizeable strategic allocation to the asset class.
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Podcast#7 Leaders in Investment Podcast: Conversation with Mark Fawcett, CEO of Nest Invest
In Episode #7 of IPE’s Leaders in Investment podcast series, IPE editorial director Liam Kennedy interviews Mark Fawcett, CEO of Nest Invest.
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NewsTPT Investment Management launches two alternative investment funds
The funds provide pension schemes with access to real assets and secure income investment opportunities
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NewsSwedish funds agency sets soft ceiling on fees, changes tender order
FTN announces changes to its plans and improvements to the process, following lessons learned
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NewsDanish doctors’ pension fund votes down climate-failing bank majors
Lægernes Pension boasts 2024 climate targets achieved ahead of schedule, largely through exclusions
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InterviewsPGIM looks to grow private credit
Like other managers, PGIM has grown its private assets and alternative credit franchise as clients – both within the group and external – have broadened their allocations across the real assets and alternative credit universes.
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Podcast#6 Leaders in Investment Podcast: Conversation with Marieke van Kamp, Head of Private Markets, NN Group
In Episode #6 of IPE’s Leaders in Investment podcast series, IPE Real Assets editor Richard Lowe interviews Marieke van Kamp, head of private markets at NN Group.
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NewsIndustriens Pension backs new Nordea AM Nordic unlisted credit fund
Danish pension fund is first investor in growth-company financing fund targeting DKK3.5bn initially
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FeaturesSecuritised credit keeps on shining
For a market with a difficult past, some could even say an image-problem, securitised credit has been performing remarkably well in recent years.
