NBIM quantifies the portfolio threat of economic fragmentation

An economically fragmented world, where different economic blocs refuse to collaborate, impose tariffs and restrict foreign investments, would have disastrous consequences on the $2.2 trillion portfolio of Norges Bank Investment Management. Its latest stress test offers a rare glimpse into the concrete portfolio impact of deglobalisation.

Meaningful increases in value: BCI talks ESG uplift in private equity

ESG integration in BCI’s $25 billion private equity portfolio produces meaningful, double-digit percentage increases in value through focusing on strengthening operational resilience, unlocking growth, and building more valuable businesses. A paper by BCI and Stanford University’s Long-Term Investing Initiative showcases the findings through case studies.

Risk 2.0 is better – let’s count the ways

In the final part of a column series exploring a new risk management framework, ‘risk 2.0’, WTW global head of portfolio strategy Jeff Chee outlines what investment professionals of the future need to understand about the commonalities of risk events and the resulting benefits of an interconnected risk mindset.

Dutch pension funds face tech reckoning, warns central bank

The Netherlands’ Central Bank has warned the country’s pension funds that their €150 billion ($177 billion) investments in tech companies, representing almost 43 per cent of their listed equities portfolios and 8 per cent of their total balance sheet, is at risk from a potential AI bubble.