Off The Record
‘Keep it simple’
01 Feb 2012
To mark our fifteenth anniversary, we asked 15 European pension funds about the past, present and future of pensions. Although eight respondents to this month’s Off The Record survey felt the trend...
Fear of euro-zone break-up takes hold
03 Jan 2012
Almost half of respondents to this month’s Off The Record survey felt that the biggest credible threat to the global economy or financial markets in 2012 was the euro-zone break-up beginning to look...
Hedging your bets
01 Dec 2011
Just over 70% of respondents to this month’s Off The Record quick poll stated that their pension fund invested in hedge funds.
Currency affairs
01 Nov 2011
Three-quarters of respondents to this month’s Off The Record survey used currency management, 91.5% of these doing so for currency exposure hedging and 8.5% for returns.
Fear, extremes and the euro
01 Oct 2011
August was not all bad: 79.5% of respondents to the Off The Record survey stated that core government bonds had performed well; gold/precious metals (24% of respondents), currency exposures (20.5%)...
Funds unfazed by ban
01 Sep 2011
Almost 70% of respondents to this month’s Off The Record survey told us they had not decided to suspend securities lending in light of recent market turbulence and the short-selling bans imposed by...
Risk remains a top issue
01 Jul 2011
Over three-quarters of respondents to this month’s Off The Record survey stated that risk management had been raised as an agenda item on their board in the past 12 months. This was slightly lower...
In pursuit of a good mix
01 Jun 2011
Just over 88% of this month’s respondents said they invested with managers who use quantitative tools – although we should acknowledge some self-selection bias. Of these, 29% have a specialist quant...
Good time for private equity
01 May 2011
Just over 60% of respondents to this month’s Off The Record survey said their fund invested in private equity. One respondent said they were about to start investing, while the remaining respondents...
Signs are up for ESG
01 Apr 2011
More than 70% of respondents to this month’s Off The Record survey stated their fund had an ESG policy. A Dutch fund commented: “Our participants put a lot of attention on sustainability. We have a...
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