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Open-end Infrastructure Withstands Investor Cooldown
The year 2023 brought a slowdown in fundraising across private infrastructure funds – and private markets more broadly.
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Investor Spotlight: Blue Sky Pioneers Integrated Portfolio Management
The Dutch pension industry is undergoing seismic shifts. Long-anticipated reforms enacted in July 2023 ushered in a Defined Contribution system that is set to be unique among global counterparts.
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Equities and Inflation: Old Problems, New Lessons
During 2021-22, the results produced by active equity managers have been heavily influenced by the extent to which their portfolios have been ‘geared in’ to recent inflationary dynamics. Yet
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Defensive Equities and Market Downturns
Through historic market downturns, defensive long-only equity strategies have shown a consistent ability to protect investor capital. Yet recent experiences have prompted questions around
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How Have Managers Performed in China’s Stock Slump?
China A-Shares and All Shares equity managers broadly failed to outperform falling markets in the third quarter of 2021 – a disappointment that may surprise onlookers, given that active managers
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Testing Times for Infrastructure Investment Resilience
While the infrastructure sector has been robust during previous crises, the COVID-19 pandemic is creating a global economic scenario quite unlike any that has preceded it.
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Will “Fallen Angels” Reveal Fixed Income’s Saints and Sinners?
With large volumes of BBB credits either undergoing or set to undergo downgrades which knock them off the investment grade plinth, many investment grade bond managers are expecting “fallen
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Are Multi Asset Strategies Delivering for Investors?
Institutions have increasingly turned to multi-asset strategies – now a diverse menu – for the promise of diversification and a more “all-weather” return profile.
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How Have Alternative Risk Premia Strategies Performed?
The latest edition in bfinance’s biennial Investment Management Fees series. New analysis highlights areas where investors may be able to benefit from pricing trends, with ESG/Impact at the
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