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- 1Institutional private credit fundraising surges 53% to $190bn▼Institutional private credit fundraising surges 53% to $190bn, despite retail-market turmoil
Institutional investors raised $190bn for private credit funds, a 53% jump, even as retail-facing private credit products face turmoil and redemptions. The figures suggest large allocators such as pension funds and insurers are leaning further into direct lending and credit strategies, even as retail channels come under strain. Commenters in asset management circles are weighing what the divergence means for the market's next phase.
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Pension investors are developing a climate-risk model designed to assess individual stocks, allowing funds to measure the exposure of specific holdings rather than portfolios in aggregate. The initiative reflects growing pressure on institutional investors to account for climate risks in their equity selections. Details of which pension funds are involved, or the model's timeline, have not yet been disclosed.
- 3Gas Plants for AI Data Centres Called a Retirement Savings Risk▼Gas Power Plants for AI Data Centres Are a Risky Bet with Your Retirement Savings
Commentators are warning that the rush to build gas power plants to feed energy-hungry AI data centres could expose retirement and pension savings to serious risk. The argument is that utilities and investors are pouring money into new gas infrastructure on the assumption of endless AI-driven demand growth, a bet that could leave stranded assets and losses if demand or regulation shifts.