Evergreen funds are seen as the gateway to private markets for those with smaller reserves who do not want to lock in funds for lengthy periods, but as the sector grows consultants are warning investors to choose managers carefully.
Asset managers need to ‘lean in’ to climate change initiatives if there is any hope of achieving Net Zero emission targets, David Crawford, Head of UK Institutional and Wholesale Distribution at Nordea Asset Management, has said.
UK pension fund investment in later stage venture capital (VC) is essential if the country is to achieve its growth ambitions, the Deputy Chief Investment Officer at British Business Bank (BBB) has said.
Defined benefit (DB) pension schemes must invest in productive assets or risk missing out on GBP350 billion of lost growth over the next decade, delegates at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) investment conference have heard.
The private equity industry must change the way it operates if it is to attract pension fund assets, the UK’s Minister for Pensions Torsten Bell has said.
UK pension funds are in line to haemorrhage USD19 billion by in assets in the next 15 years thanks to exposure to fossil fuel companies, according to a new report from the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) and Transition Risk Exeter (TREX).
Against a background of decelerating growth globally, down from 3.5 per cent in 2022 to 2.9 in 2024, India is predicted to be on the rise, becoming the world’s fastest growing economy at 6.3 per cent and the third largest world economy by 2030.
The change in US government commitment to mitigating climate change is slowing impact investors’ interest in energy transition infrastructure in favour of artificial intelligence (AI) projects.
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New research from Carne Group finds that fund managers are predicting significant increases in inflows and product launches in 2025, as they look to capitalise upon growing investor appetite for alternative assets and ETFs.
