Investment & Pensions Europe
WEB2 days ago · US high yield bonds punch out of a corner. October 2024 (Magazine) By Caroline Hay US high yield has come a long way from its murky beginnings with the very high yielding bonds of so called ‘fallen angels’, and Drexel Burnham Lambert’s Michael Milken offering bonds newly issued by corporates with sub-investment grade ratings for the first time in the 1980s, properly introducing the world ...
Investment | Analysis - IPE
WEBLiquidity has reduced significantly in global private capital markets. Whilst private equity-backed IPOs are up this year, overall exit value is down by 66% and there is currently a large backlog of unsold assets, of which 40% are four years or older. The cumulative sum of unsold assets sits at $3.2trn (€2.9trn), according to Bain.
Top 500 Asset Managers | Investments and Pensions Europe
WEBData highlights from IPE Top 500 Asset Managers 2024: Global asset management AUM: €111.4trn ($120trn) | Year-on-year increase of 8.6% on the 2023 total of €102.6trn | Global institutional assets: €36trn (2023: €35.1trn) | European institutional assets €11.9trn (2023: €11.5trn) Access the Top 500 Asset Managers Data. Support data ...
Global asset managers record 4.9% net AUM increase in 2020
WEBJun 3, 2021 · After recouping the losses suffered during the March 2020 market crash, the largest global managers, excluding Chinese firms, saw their assets increase from €81.1trn to €85.1trn during the year, representing a 4.9% increase. The rate of growth was significantly lower compared with 2019, when assets grew by 22.1%.
Patrice Bergé-Vincent: Investment will play a key role in the ... - IPE
WEBIPE covers a good variety of very current and relevant topics. It is good to read the high-level, independent and objective perspectives from pension funds in other European countries; many of them are dealing with the same issues as we are, so it is interesting to learn from their experiences, especially when they are ahead of where we are on the curve.
Independent Governance Group acquires IC Select | News | IPE
WEBJan 10, 2024 · Independent Governance Group (IGG) has announced the acquisition of Edinburgh-based oversight and selection specialist IC Select. The deal is expected to expand the range of services IGG provides to clients to include the selection and oversight of investment consultants and fiduciary management providers, and represents a further opportunity for IGG to add complementary skills to broaden its ...
To trade 'on' or 'off' exchange? | Features - IPE
WEBNonetheless, in many cases the result of these conversations has created a true dilemma for fund managers on whether to trade equity derivatives ‘on’ or ‘off’ exchange. Volume has increased continuously in both exchange-traded and OTC equity derivatives and despite numerous initiatives, such as block trading and Flex® options, there ...
Top 120 European Institutional Managers 2022 | Special Report | IPE
WEBTop 120 European Institutional Managers 2022. June 2022 (Magazine) Total non-group assets managed for all types of European institutional clients – pension funds, insurance companies, corporates, charities and foundations – for the leading 120 managers in this business segment. Total assets are €14.4trn (2021: €12.2trn)
France’s FRR announces 6.95% return, highlights domestic …
WEBFeb 18, 2022 · France’s Fonds de reserve pour les retraites (FRR) posted a net return of 6.95% in 2021, generated entirely by its performance portfolio. Comprising equities, high yield bonds and unlisted assets, this portfolio returned 7.57%. Investments in the hedging portfolio fell by 0.53%. FRR’s total assets are split roughly equally between the ...
IPE Awards: APG wins European Pension Fund of the Year
WEBNov 28, 2023 · APG was named European Pension Fund of the Year at tonight’s IPE Awards 2023 ceremony in Vienna.. The Dutch pension investor has also bagged the ESG Strategy and Stewardship & Engagement awards. It states it takes ESG factors into account in every investment it makes, and its responsible investment approach consists of a set of policies and instruments including inclusion, exclusion ...