Asset Allocation – Page 109
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News
West Midlands ditches hedge funds to reach benchmark allocation
£10.1bn local government scheme to divest £200m from hedge fund partners
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Resurgent banking market sees Irish SWF shift to junior debt, equity funding
Post-crisis funding gap replaced by ‘wall of liquidity’ coming from bank debt back into Ireland
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DB pension funds losing interest in asset-backed contribution models
TPR Code of Funding affecting use of ABCs as employer’s seek longer-term recovery plans
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Features
Asset Allocation Fixed Income, Rates, Currencies: The big picture
Markets seem worried there is too much consensus around, and are nervously looking for hidden dangers. The bond market has sensibly priced in rate rises from the US Federal Reserve later this year but financial markets are generally still relying on plenty of loose money from elsewhere – namely, the European Central Bank (ECB) and Bank of Japan.
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EIOPA considers action over ‘unsuitable’ DC investment options
Supervisor flags up review of IORP Directive to include better links between investment approach, needs of members
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NewsUK pension funds ‘feast’ on pre-election index-linked Gilt auction
Last major Gilt auction before election nearly four times oversubscribed
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Veritas, Elo cautious over growth after 'especially strong' 2014 returns
Prospects for Finland ‘bleak’, warns Elo CIO
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NewsKeva, VER returns boosted despite ‘restless’ markets
Finnish pension funds see improved fixed income returns but remain cautious on global growth prospects
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Special ReportNorwegian oil fund offloads firms over environmental, human rights records
Sovereign wealth fund divests from three companies after concerns raised over environmental, ethical and human rights records
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UK Debt Management Office concedes 'growing case' for CPI issuance
Pension funds continue to lobby DMO over issuance of index-linked Gilts based on consumer prices index
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Currency hedge drags on 2014 performance at Switzerland's Publica
Public sector pension fund underperforms rivals as foreign-currency hedging costs sky-rocket
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ECB move provides ‘toxic cocktail’ for pension scheme funding
Lower yields to hit funding levels in euro-zone and UK
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LPFA, Greater Manchester launch £500m infrastructure vehicle
Shared vehicle to have London, Manchester focus but look to invest in national projects
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Local council rejects Berkshire claims over failed scheme merger
Failure of tri-country scheme merger unrelated to separate local council agreements, says Buckinghamshire
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UK roundup: DC Investment Forum, Tennants, Buck Consultants, JLT
Organisation of asset managers suggests default fund charge cap will hamper SME access to quality DC strategies
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NewsUK government schemes abandon merger after last-minute U-turn
Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire cite LGPS consultation as reason for volte-face but continue discussions without Berkshire
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SNB's snap currency decision wipes out CHF30bn in pension assets
Swiss industry in shock after country’s central bank decides to cut peg between Swiss Franc and euro
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Schroders mimics insurance volatility cap with post-Budget DC strategy
UK fund manager creates multi-asset fund with downside risk management
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European pension funds reject HBS 'undermined by its own flexibility'
Industry groups give damning response to holistic balance sheet consultation, questioning its viability and necessity
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DC investors 'unaware' of true economic exposure from equities
Study shows UK DC investment funds have significantly higher emerging market exposure than geographical allocation
