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Asset managers share their predictions for the trends and drivers for the year ahead

PGIM Real Estate has acquired a portfolio of eight single-family for-rent residential housing sites from build-to-rent provider Wise Living for its affordable housing fund.

PGIM Investments has expanded its ESG offering with the launch of a total return UCITS bond fund.

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

Retail and hotels have taken the brunt of lockdowns, while logistics and residential have fared much better. Even when Covid-19 is bought under control, the path of recovery is far from straightforward, writes Stephanie Baxter

PGIM Fixed Income has hired Eugenia Unanyants-Jackson as head of ESG research, a newly created role.

Here they are… The shortlists for this year's Professional Pensions Investment Awards.