GPIF formalises impact investment policy to diversify portfolio

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund's recent policy change embraces impact investments as part of its sustainability approach, signaling a strategic shift for the world's largest pension fund to capture long-term value creation.

Asia's distressed commercial real estate offers selective value

As interest rate pressures persist, investors find opportunities in Hong Kong, China, and beyond, with distressed sales presenting unique entry points for well-capitalised buyers.

Weekly round up of people news, May 2

Cbus names new CIO and equity head; Aware Super CIO transitions to international role; AustralianSuper taps London equity lead; Seviora appoints new CEO, and more.

In response to multiple, concurrent crises, MFS believes investors should look beyond external factors like interest rates and geopolitical risks that are out of their control – and instead adopt an approach that enables them to not just cope, but rise above the current noise and build resilience, says Carol Geremia, President of MFS and Co-Head of Global Distribution.

Why multi-asset credit offers value in troubled markets

Multi-asset credit represents an interesting investment opportunity in today’s environment, with global geopolitics and inflationary concerns making European credit a potentially attractive choice, says Richard Ryan at M&G Investments.

Latest Nuveen survey reveals stronger investor appetite for private assets

The results from survey point to a growing risk-on sentiment among investors, with plans to expand into niche areas of private fixed income.

Private credit’s new frontier: growth lending as a source of diversification

As private credit becomes more common in portfolios amid greater exposure to alternatives, investors want new, satellite allocations with extra alpha and diversification in mind. Growth lending can deliver these goals, according to Xiaying Zhang, Wellington Management’s director of private investments, APAC.

New RFQ protocols make APAC credit trading more efficient

Reverting to voice trading in times of crisis will mean credit traders miss out on key benefits of electronic protocols.

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