Asset Allocation – Page 103
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Lothian sees returns boosted by listed infrastructure, timber
Local authority fund returns 16.5% over 2014-15 financial year, ahead of benchmark
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Sweden to close AP6 buffer fund, consolidate unlisted assets into AP2
Government publishes long-awaited consultation on reform of buffer-fund system three years after conclusion of review
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Insurers, banks natural partners in long-term financing – Swiss Re
Former ECB head Trichet calls on institutions to ‘bias equities’
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NewsIcelandic pension funds agree to finance $300m silicon metal plant
Local pension funds to offer part of financing required for factory in country’s north
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Pension funds in search of yield at risk of 'herding', Swiss experts warn
Liquidity risk ‘on the rise’ as investors ramp up exposure to less liquid instruments
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Norway's KLP sells Chinese rail company over corruption concerns
Pensions provider divests further coal companies after selling nearly 30 last year
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Royal Mail Pension Plan awards £700m equity options mandate
Postal pension scheme increases derivatives usage after implementing synthetic equity exposure via River & Mercantile
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Transport for London pension fund drops LGIM for BlackRock
Pension scheme for transport workers hands over majority of assets to BlackRock in LDI, passive equity mandates
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Switzerland's AHV drops soft commodities due to 'political sensitivity'
First-pillar fund’s future commodity investments to include energy, precious metals only
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European scheme tenders US high-yield mandate using IPE-Quest
Pension fund looks for asset manager to run active mandate
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Definition change leads to surge in Swiss schemes' alternatives allocations
New regulation almost triples allocation to asset class at MPK
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UK trade union targets LGPS with Israeli divestment campaign
Second-largest trade union asks members to lobby pension funds to divest from companies ‘supporting’ Israeli occupation of Palestine
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UK bulk annuity market spikes with Prudential, Northern Bank deal
Prudential enters 2015 lumpy bulk annuity market announcing largest deal this year and taking business over £2bn
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Lancashire, LPFA partnership to reach crunch point with July meetings
Meetings to take place simultaneously, deciding whether to create £10bn joint investment fund or merge liability management
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USS: Mark-to-market to blame for pension funds' failure on infrastructure
UK pension fund laments pressure to increase exposure to asset class, as accounting standards prohibit allocations
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Tackling climate change could boost real assets, EM equities – Mercer
Report says real assets benefit from climate action but warns that developed-market equities will be damaged regardless of outcome
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PPF 'disappointed' with UK pension funds' lack of interest in LDI
Chief executive says number of UK schemes using LDI contributed to lack of funding improvement since 2005
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NewsCurrency volatility boosts returns more than equity gains – report
Deutsche Asset and Weath Management research finds seven of last 13 years boosted more by currency than stock returns
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APK calls for ‘scenario testing' over traditional valuation methods
Christian Böhm says QE making traditional valuation difficult, calls for assets to be evaluated for ‘sensitivity’ to scenarios
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PNO Media puts investments in infrastructure, microfinance on hold
Dutch sector-wide fund for media reconsiders investments after assessment of returns versus risks and costs
