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ABP, the Netherlands’ largest pension fund managing over €500 billion in total assets, has revealed a comprehensive sustainable and responsible investment policy. The pension giant aims to invest €30 billion globally by 2030 in projects ensuring both an «appropriate financial return» and a «measurable positive» contribution to the environment and society.

Private investment-laden portfolios of US university funds achieved a net return of 7.7 per cent in FY2023, but the gains were almost entirely due to public equities.  

Historically, university funds with larger endowments tend to achieve better one-year investment returns than funds with smaller endowments due to significant allocations to private investing. The rise in the US stock market and disappointing returns on alternative investments reversed the trend in 2023.

Les portefeuilles des fonds de dotation américains, riches en investissements privés, ont enregistré un rendement net de 7,7 % durant l’exercice 2023. Le bénéfice est presque entièrement attribuable aux actions cotées présentes dans les portefeuilles.

• European markets wake up to another global surge in tech stocks
• Nvidia earnings send stocks rocketing as company sees AI ‘tipping point’
• Nvidia’s growth spurs investor confidence in AI, semiconductors

Interest in investing in private markets, private credit in particular, may have surged, but that growth is just the beginning. “We see a structural shift towards private credit,” says Joan Solotar, global head of Private Wealth Solutions at Blackstone.

More than half of family offices want to add even more private investments to portfolios by 2024. The most popular category is private credit. Cash, public equities and high-yield lose out.

Pictet Asset Management has shifted its investment strategy, upgrading its allocations to global equities, UK government bonds, and information technology stocks. 

This move stems from the firm’s latest Barometer report and reflects confidence in the market despite the backdrop of falling interest rates. This change is driven by a notable slowdown in inflation and consistent economic growth observed at the start of 2024. 

En Norvège, le Government Pension Fund Global, plus important fonds souverain au monde, a annoncé un bénéfice record d’environ 196 milliards d’euros (2220 milliards de couronnes norvégiennes) pour l’année 2023. Cette performance exceptionnelle s’explique principalement par les rendements significatifs générés par ses investissements dans le secteur technologique.

Franck Dixmier (Allianz GI) s’attend à une détente monétaire plus rapide aux États-Unis, car l’inflation est désormais largement maîtrisée. L’allocation privilégie le crédit de bonne qualité, la dette émergente et les emprunts souverains sur des échéances courtes. 

« La période la plus importante pour un family office est une période préalable de réflexion, de concertation au sein de la famille. Une fois la décision prise de fonder un family office, on voit qu’il y a un objectif commun », affirme Anneleen Michiels, professeur de finance et entreprises familiales à l’UHasselt.