Insurers’ confidence in achieving their expected returns has fallen for a second consecutive year as they increasingly focus on allocation diversification, according to a report by Schroders.
The majority of investors believe emerging markets equity will offer good risk-adjusted returns in the coming year, a study has found.
Interest in fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is growing. The average percentage of investors’ portfolios invested in bond ETFs is expected to rise from 7% to 12% within three years, a recent study by Tabula Investment Management found.
Aquila Capital, an alternative investment manager, has completed the second acquisition of a wind farm in Denmark through its European renewables income fund.
MJ Hudson, a London-based asset management consultancy, has issued shares on London’s Alternative Investment Market.
Brunel Pension Partnership has allocated $1 billion (€0.9 billion) to Canada-based asset manager Fiera Capital’s global equities strategy, highlighting its environmental, social and governance integration as a key reason.
A PGIM Real Estate partnership with Dublin-headquartered Signature Capital has acquired an office portfolio in the centre of Berlin which includes a space designated for redevelopment.
Barings has appointed a former London School of Economics (LSE) academic with a background in social and environmental projects to the newly-created role of chief European strategist.
A decision by an insurance company in France recently to cap the share of investments that customers can put into its euro-denominated insurance funds is of high interest to asset managers in France.
Fidelity International has created a UK version of a sustainable fund focused on water and waste after raising $1 billion for an equivalent fund domiciled in Luxembourg.
