Name: Beyond Returns: Unlocking the Potential of Global Opportunities for Universities
Start: 2020-05-19T09:00:00Z
End: 2020-05-19T09:01:03.000Z
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Defined Benefit Pension Scheme funding levels remain strong, with many schemes finding themselves within touching distance of buyout affordability. While the options available to schemes are increasing, a high proportion remain committed to securing members’ benefits with an insurer.

Are your pension fund assets ready for a buyout?

The private infrastructure equity investment market has continued to grow in recent years making it a core strategy for many institutional investors looking for stable, cashflow focused investments with high quality assets backing them.

Given the aging infrastructure across developed economies there is a need to invest to accommodate growing populations, energy transition, digitalisation, and increasing urbanisation.  

We discuss and compare the investment opportunities and return prospects across different investment strategies.

What are the opportunities in private infrastructure equity now?

Our Head of ESG - Fixed Income, and key sustainability colleagues, take us through our proprietary approach for the robust consideration of sovereign bonds, covering:
- How to think about sovereigns in the context of net zero targets 
- How abrdn can help you to understand the carbon trajectory of your holdings and help you to meet interim net zero targets
- The role green bonds could play in your portfolio

The Elephant in the Portfolio: how to include sovereign bonds in decarbonisation pathways

abrdn Political Economist Lizzy Galbraith joined our investments experts Matthew Amis and Eddie Gimlette to give their view on the potential implications of the new Labour government, including Labour’s priorities for its first 100 days in office and what we can expect for the rest of their parliamentary term.

UK Election Insights: Beyond the Numbers

Our investment panel give their latest outlook for equities, credit, rates and inflation for the rest of 2024.

Uncertain Credit and Equity Markets: Have the bulls gone home?

We tackle today’s biggest myths surrounding the incorporation of ESG factors in investment strategies, particularly within fixed income, and uncover what it means in practice for investors’ expected risk and return.

Debunking Climate Investing Myths: navigating the transition

In partnership with the ICAEW, a panel of experts covered their summary of the Mansion House and Autumn Statement announcements, resulting considerations for DB Pension Schemes, the trustee view, and efficient implementation of investment strategies.

What next for DB pensions - surplus extraction or buyout?

After a remarkably strong finish to 2023, equity and bond markets will be focusing on the the timing and size of interest rate cuts, as central banks steer their economies through cooling growth and moderating inflation. Meanwhile, politics and geopolitics will be key drivers of economies and markets, with an enormous number of countries going to the ballot box.

Watch to hear our review of the key macro and market themes that investors should be considering in 2024, with a focus on fixed income.

Investment Outlook 2024

Latest inflation figures paved the way for the Chancellor to justify tax cuts and a raft of pension reforms. In response, experts from abrdn looked at the current global economic outlook with a focus on inflation and recession expectations in 2024, followed by a review of the many changes announced in the Autumn Statement and implications for DB schemes.

Where now for DB schemes?

Is this the opportunity that Defined Benefit Pension Schemes need to close down their risk to buyout?

Credit Market Outlook - DB Schemes

abrdn Private Credit experts are joined by special guest Mike Gillespie at LGPS Central Ltd to find out what makes private credit an exciting area for them, and to explain how abrdn can assist with this asset class.

Private Credit for Local Government Pension Schemes

abrdn reflect on the current economic scenario and the likely path going forward for investors, as well as the fixed income opportunities for DC investors including the all important climate targets and considerations that investors need to factor in.

UK Market Outlook - April 2023

Real estate in 2023 – what can investors expect in market returns, ESG considerations and the implications to portfolio management?

Evaluating Real Estate – key considerations for 2023

Finance is at the heart of the transition to net zero to enable a socially just transition that also helps to preserve nature and build resilience. Trillions are needed to flow into solutions, assets and leading companies. But the finance sector cannot achieve this alone – an ambitious, credible policy environment is necessary to enable capital allocation at the scale and pace needed for net zero by 2050. Achieving net zero by 2050 requires emissions to reduce by 50% by 2030 – but country pledges would currently take us to a 10% increase in emissions and result in 2.4C warming. There is a significant misalignment between policy actions and what is expected of investors and corporates. COP27 did not help increase decarbonisation ambition and keep the 1.5C goal alive.

At this webinar, delivered in collaboration with the Global Ethical Finance Initiative, we will focus on a brief review of COP27 outcomes and take a look at the actions needed in 2023 ahead of COP28, in particular: 
- What are the gaps that need to be addressed to enable capital flows in line with net zero?
- Is the annual multilateral COP approach working to address climate change with the urgency that is required? What other options do we have?
- How does the financial system need to be reformed to enable capital flows into the most vulnerable nations?
- Ultimately, what are the implications for net zero commitments in the finance industry if emissions continue to rise?

For Wholesale clients and Institutional/Professional Investors only (in Switzerland for qualified investors - not to be further circulated)

Climate Action | Mobilising private finance: Can COP28 deliver more than COP27?

Following a volatile year for investors characterised by the rise of inflation, the energy crisis prompted by the war in Ukraine and the repercussions of the government’s ‘mini budget’, what lies in store for 2023?

UK Market Outlook - Q1 2023

Recent events have caused a storm in UK markets; from the government's "mini-budget", to concerns over inflation and public debt implications, to the Bank of England stepping in and reversing its quantitative tightening. Relative calm has been restored for now, but what happens next? Experts from across abrdn give their views to UK investors.

UK Market Update: Quantitative Confusion?

For Wholesale clients and Institutional/Professional Investors only - not to be further circulated
For professional investors (in Switzerland for qualified investors) only - not for retail investors

This climate action webinar will focus on carbon analysis in investment portfolios: what the different carbon metrics are telling you and the implications for investment decisions and real world decarbonisation. There will be a particular focus on different use cases and questions related to assessing carbon emissions across different asset classes and regions, including: 

- What metric do you choose and what difference does it make to your decarbonisation journey & investment choices?
- Where are data gaps most prevalent and how do you deal with them?  
- How do we take a forward looking view on carbon beyond taking targets at face value?

Ultimately, does a focus on carbon help understand portfolio alignment and have a positive impact on real world progress towards net zero in the regions where it is most needed?

Eva Cairns, Head of Sustainability Insights and Climate Strategy, will host a session on this topic with our carbon expert Nick Gaskell and abrdn fund managers across Fixed Income, Equities and Real Estate to bring the challenges to life in day to day investing. There will be a short presentation from each asset class representative, followed by a panel and audience Q&A.

Climate Action series - Focus on Carbon: Why the choice of carbon metric matters

Global Corporate Bond Fund Q2 2022

Each university is unique, with different priorities and challenges. In this webcast, ASI’s Graeme Oudney hosts a group of expert speakers who explore solutions which aim to address universities investment needs. 

Topics include exploring the benefits of utilising money market funds, different forms of environment, social and governance (ESG) integration and pensions solutions that aim to help you manage your liabilities. Our speakers include:

• Gordon Lowson, Global Head of Liquidity Management, 
• Timea Varga, Senior Solutions Specialist – Pensions, 
• Jamie Govan, Senior ESG Investment Manager

For more information, please contact:

Graeme Oudney
Associate Director
Universities, Endowments and Charities
Phone: 0131 372 1575
Email: graeme.oudney@aberdeenstandard.com

Beyond Returns: Unlocking the Potential of Global Opportunities for Universities

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