Feature – Solvency II


The Final Countdown 3.6 THE FINAL COUNTDOWN €38.3bn


The inflows into ETFs in Europe during Q1, €30.1bn of which went into equities. Source: Refinitiv


92%


The level of UK institutional investors intending to invest in renewable energy in the next 18 months. Source: Downing LLP


€1.1trn


The projected size of the green, social and sustainability (GSS) bond market in 2022. Source: NN IP


45%


The level of pension schemes and insur- ers globally which have exited all their Russian assets since the start of the year or are in the process of doing so. Source: bfinance


78%


...of institutional investors in the US and Europe intend to reduce their exposure to traditional fixed income assets in the next 18 months. Source: Aeon Investments


Quote of the Month


“A pension scheme is there to make sure your finances do not peg out before you do.” Alan Pickering, BESTrustees


58 | portfolio institutional | May 2022 | issue 113


The revised global GDP growth forecast for 2022, down from 4.4% in January due to war in Ukraine, inflation and trouble in China. Source: IMF


% $9.8bn


The estimated outflows from emerging market securities in March, which would


be the first outflow for 12 months. Source: Institute of International Finance


55%


The level of UK active equity funds that under-performed the S&P United King- dom BMI in 2021. Source: S&P Global


27%


The average internal rate of return (IRR) earned from investing in private markets during 2021. Source: Delio


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