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More than three-quarters (78%) of institutional investors and wealth managers will increase allocations to illiquid assets over the next five years with 10% making dramatic increases

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Russia's war in Ukraine is draining state coffers, but the fiscal buffers Moscow has built up over the last two decades will be enough to last for years, even if oil prices slump as low as $60 a barrel. The liquid part of Russia's National Wealth Fund (NWF) has more than halved, falling by $58 billion since the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, as the government used the money to finance its budget deficit and support state-owned companies. The NWF, a rainy-day fund of accumulated e...

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Blackstone Inc. (NYSE:BX) is the largest alternative asset management company in the world, with nearly $1 trillion in total assets under management as of Sept. 30. The financial institution has several multifaceted funds designed to offer diversification benefits to investors. However, not all of Balckstone's funds have been a pinnacle of success. Its Diversified Multi-Strategy fund lost over 90% in value over the past four years until mid-November, causing Blackstone to shut the fund by t...

After a bumper November for investors, 2023 appears to be delivering a healthy bounce from last year’s disappointment. The MSCI World index, which captures the performance of global stocks, has risen by more than 10pc over 12 months. The S&P 500 has done twice as well, up by around a fifth since the turn of the year.

Railpen has unveiled an investment framework to provide pension scheme investors with the means to assess whether they have the capacity to invest in illiquid assets.

Over the past decade, pension schemes of all shapes have been cranking up allocations to illiquid assets.

News analysis, case studies and informed comment on the challenges facing UK pension schemes, from Pensions Expert, a DG Publishing service