Pension Fund

Deglobalisation: Alternative assets in a less integrated world

With globalisation in retreat, the implications for private investment are complex. In areas like manufacturing, the push is toward reshoring of portfolio company operations. In risk management, many investors see diversifying their global exposure as key.

Cushman’s Hutchings: €58bn of core money is targeting Europe

The anticipated inflows are more than triple the amount from a year ago, according to the firm’s head of European investment strategy.

Deep Dive: The performance metric that has become ‘top of mind’

Pressure for payouts mounts as many 2020- and 2021-vintage funds continue to generate little to no distributions.

The GI 100 grapples with shrinking allocations to real estate

PERE’s investor ranking sees its first-ever aggregate decline in property exposure as macroeconomic factors continue to weigh on values and sentiment.

For the Global Investor 100, the pain has yet to pass

For the first time on record, PERE’s global investor ranking contends with a decline in aggregate allocation to private real estate.

NPS’s Ahn: ‘We realized the importance of being proactive’

The Korean pension fund’s head of real estate said the investor is seeking to evolve from a ‘market chaser’ to a ‘market changer.’

Aware Super forms $1.3bn US logistics venture with Goodman Group

The Australian superannuation fund has acquired a 49% stake in the partnership, which comes seeded with a 2.8m-sq-ft Southern California portfolio.

Border to Coast’s UK direct fund hits £2bn pooling milestone

The pension partnership has received £430m of fresh capital into the fund, with up to £500m more expected next year, according to head of UK real estate Alistair Smith.

Fiera scores C$800m for Canadian real assets impact strategy

The Montreal-based manager will partner with the Canadian chapter of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters on union-built, pension-funded residential, industrial and infrastructure projects.

Aware Super’s Misev: ‘We’re actively looking at the US’

The superannuation fund’s head of property expects to deploy more capital in the country than any other region next year.