As COP30 kicks off in Brazil marking the 10-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement on climate change, the outlook appears bleak for ESG investors.
PwC, in conjunction with the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), have published the findings of their recent survey which finds that hedge funds’ exposure to crypto assets has grown with 55 per cent of funds now invested in 2025, up from 47 per cent in 2024.
The UK government’s ambition to see all local government pension schemes pooled in so called ‘megafunds’ took a step closer to realisation this month as six new schemes joined LGPS Central taking pooled assets to GBP100 billion.
Until comparatively recently, the opportunity to take advantage of private equity structures was confined to larger institutional investors, with the early front-runners, at least in the US, composed primarily of Ivy League College endowments.
Escalating inflation has returned as the top concern for the world’s insurers, outstripping geopolitical and regulatory risks, according to research from BlackRock.
Signatories to the Mansion House Compact have doubled investment in unlisted equities within their defined contribution (DC) default funds doubled in the past two years, growing allocations from GBP 0.8 billion to GBP 1.6 billion out of a total value of GBP268 billion.
The UK could see its first defined benefit (DB) superfund designed to support run on as early as January next year following provider TPT Retirement Solution’s announcement that is seeking a new consolidation vehicle.
Research from Cerulli Associates estimates that US financial advisers currently allocate USD1.9 trillion to less than fully liquid private market strategies, a figure it expects to increase by USD1.8 trillion by 2029.
As regulators consider opening private markets to a broader investor audience – including retail – the thorny issue of fees has started to resurface, with research suggesting institutions are overpaying for their illiquid allocations.
The US is seeing a mass exodus of global investment as asset owners fear the impact of the current administration’s trade policies.
