THE FINAL COUNTDOWN The Final Countdown


28.6 £ €161bn


The net inflows into European ETFs dur- ing 2021, meaning that the industry manages assets worth a record €1.33trn. Source: Refinitiv Lipper


86%


…of institutional investors in the US and Europe believe structured credit issuance this year will exceed the level seen in 2021. Source: Aeon Investments


£133.6bn


The aggregate funding surplus of defined benefit pension schemes at the end of February, down from £146.4bn a month earlier as equity valuations fell. Source: Pension Protection Fund


19%


…of bonds issued by banks and financial services providers globally are showing signs of a rating update in the next 12 months, while 17% are in danger of a downgrade. Source: BondIT


£58bn


The value of the UK’s impact investing market. Source: Impact Investing Institute/EY


$1.52trn


The forecast global aggregate dividend payment for 2022, a 5.7% underlying rise year-on-year. Source: Janus Henderson


Quote of the Month


“There is a supply/demand imbalance in green bonds. It makes us nervous because we have seen this movie before.” Colin Reedie, Legal & General Investment Management


46 | portfolio institutional | April 2022 | issue 112 bn


The size of the UK’s bulk annuity market during 2021, a decline on the £43.8bn and £31.9bn recorded in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Source: Aon


+4.32%


The return posted by commodity-focused hedge funds during February, bucking the wider trend as the industry reported an aggregate return of -0.17% during the month. Source: eVestment


$17.6bn


The investment in emerging market securities during February. $10.1bn was invested in equities, with $7.5bn in debt. Source: The Institute of International Finance


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