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Private credit: attractive income and return potential in a ‘higher for longer’ world
While global interest rates raced higher last year, 2023 has been characterised by a cooler economic environment as central bank tightening slows and rates stabilise. Invesco´s experts from their direct lending, bank loans and distressed credit teams share their views on what’s next, and what this means for private credit investors......
Private markets: three ideas for 2023
An increasingly varied universe, private markets may offer interesting entry points for investors amid volatility in public markets and demand for capital. We highlight three areas to consider.....
Global real estate and banking sector turmoil: Have the storm clouds passed?
The turmoil in the banking sector which erupted in March sparked a degree of panic lasting into April. In this mid-year view, M&G ask: is the worst of the banking turmoil over, and how concerned should we be about any impact on the property market that may lie ahead?
Why climate change is inflationary (and what to do about it)
We explore the link between climate change and inflation and suggest strategies to help mitigate the threat to portfolios......
Adding to equities and seeking better ESG data from alternatives
Tomi Viia, who runs a team managing EUR 11.5 billion of insurance assets gives insight into how the team is approaching strategic asset allocation, asset/liability management and tactical asset allocation.....
Fiera Atlas Global Companies
The strategy has outperformed global equities by a massive margin: a mid-teens annualized percentage since March 2017. Simon Steele and his team are confident about double digit earnings growth across the portfolio and holdings are generating non-cyclical growth with drivers very different from the index.....
Are all net-zero goals created equal?
Given the various inconsistencies in how the phrase is understood, what does “net zero” really mean – and how should progress towards this goal be measured?
5 themes to consider when investing in global bond markets
Interest rates remain ultra-low, fiscal stimulus may be near a peak and major economies’ monetary policy will likely become less accommodative. So how do you invest in these markets?
Is land-based aquaculture the answer to fish-farming’s existential Crisis?
A real world example of how addressing a specific sustainability challenge directly, can present meaningful commercial opportunities.....
Pandemic Response, Asset Allocation, ESG and Solvency II
In 2021 we have interviewed CIO´s at over 25 Nordic life and non-life insurance companies. This in-depth report will give you insights to how they are investing and how they are approaching key challenges......
Decarbonizing the World: The Importance of Emerging Markets
Finding decarbonisation-related Alpha on the road to a carbon neutral future.....why emerging markets could be the place to look.....
Impact investing: innovating for environmental sustainability
Wellington´s duo, Campe Goodman and Tara Stillwell, share some of the environmental and climate-related innovations they are seeing across the impact investing universe.....
Challenges and Opportunities in Evolving ESG Policies – Virtual Roundtable
Lars-Göran Orrevall of Skandia Liv, Niels Elmo Jensen of Laegernes Pension and Emanuele Fanelli of Aegon Asset Management joined us for a broad discussion on the principles and policies guiding their ESG strategies.....
Accessing Asia’s Post-Pandemic Opportunities
With Asian markets remarkably resilient to short-term disruptions, the region’s long-term growth catalysts are coming into focus. How can investors maximize these post-pandemic opportunities?
Risk and Reward in Alternative and Private Credit – Virtual Roundtable
Most insurance companies need to generate income from exposure to alternative and private credit, and have some ability to earn illiquidity and other premiums. We were joined by Fredrik Ehn of SPP, Erik Ranberg of Gjensidige and Rens Ramaekers from Aegon Asset Management to discuss the big shift from traditional assets into alternatives......
The investment opportunity in climate-focused venture capital
Finding future-proofed companies with an explicit focus on climate mitigation or climate adaptation......
Storebrand AM; Growth Continues, Driven by Alternatives and Sustainable Solutions
Jan Erik Saugestad, CEO of Storebrand Asset Management, who was previously CIO of the group, shares his views on the Covid working environment, asset allocation and ESG.......
Finding compelling risk/reward in private debt
We spoke to Emmanuel Deblanc, of Allianz Global Investors, to find out where he sees opportunities in the private debt markets......
Pensam: Pandemic Response, Asset Allocation, ESG and Solvency II
We interviewed PenSam CIO, Claus Jørgensen, and Head of ESG, Mikael Bek, to hear about the pension fund’s shifts into illiquids and challenges in applying growing ESG ambitions.......
Championing asset/liability management and optimizing the balance sheet risk/return profile
Timo Salminen, Head of Capital Management at Fennia in Helsinki, heads a team which manages around EUR 2.8 billion for both Fennia’s non-life insurance and life insurance units. We spoke to him about about their investment strategy......
Net zero: how do we achieve it?
Wellington is a founding member of the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative. This is their story on how to achieve net zero emissions of green house gasses by 2050 and what it means to them.....
Seeking Greater Solvency II Flexibility for Longer Term and Sustainable Investing
We spoke to SEB Life and Pensions´ Group Chief Investment Officer, Pontus Bergekrans, and Mikael Nyberg, Head of Fixed Income to talk about allocations, sustainability, the macro outlook and how they are turning to alternatives for risk premia......
China: the “sleeping giant” of the equity markets
Despite the coronavirus pandemic and ensuing global slowdown, 2020 was a watershed year for China in many ways. We look at how China is delivering on its long-term strategy and what opportunities this can provide for investors.....
Adding to alternatives and green assets, going global with ESG engagement
We had a long, and interesting, conversation with Anders Schelde, Chief Investment Officer at AkademikerPension, about asset allocation, ESG, Solvency II and remote working.....
Deriving opportunity from secular climate themes
Climate change presents risks to businesses that are unable to adapt and opportunities for those that can. Are both the risks and opportunities are underappreciated by the market?
Rethinking Rate Risk, Expanding ESG, and Internal Solvency II Modelling
We spoke to Thor Abrahamsen, Senior Investment Risk Analyst at Norwegian maritime insurer Gard, to find out what has - and has not changed - over the past 18 months.....
Gold and Silver: a differentiated precious metals strategy
Jupiter´s Gold and Silver strategy offers a way to express macro-economic views through two types of exposure gold and silver, including a differentiated approach to picking stocks.....
Pandemic Response, Asset Allocation, ESG and Solvency II
Shifting from fixed income to alternatives, reviewing ESG policies. Our interview with PRI Pensionsgaranti´s Head of Alternatives; Peter Ragnarsson.....