Investment

Plumbing Pensions faces a watershed moment after a governance review and strong valuation, says trustee chairman Jon Bridger.

The team running EM debt portfolios at Eaton Vance has taken a unusually bullish stance on the asset class. Across all risk factors – EM FX, EM local rates, EM sovereign credit and EM corporate debt – the team has constructive views. A key reason here is the supportive macro environment for the asset class and the belief that this supportive environment will continue. On a one-year view, EM local-currency-denominated debt is the team’s top pick.

Border to Coast Pension Partnership has invested a further £370m in private equity, as it continues to provide new investment opportunities for its 11 Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) partners.

Around $30bn (£22.7bn) in transactions were completed worldwide by PGIM Real Estate last year despite market concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Professional Pensions is holding a webinar on investing for the transition to net-zero on Thursday (11 February) at 11am.

Tony Burdon and Nick Robins set out how to make the green pledges go further.

Every month, several firms issue trackers of the aggregate defined benefit (DB) scheme funding position. See here for the January 2021 estimates on the various measures…

Access has onboarded another £5.5bn of Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds after launching seven sub-funds with Link Fund (LF) Solutions.

AssetCo has doubled its stake in River & Mercantile (R&M), as it looks to pivot its business strategy to develop an asset and wealth management business.

One third of investors say the pandemic has increased their focus on ESG issues, with the issue now a focus across asset classes, research from bfinance shows.