Asset Allocation – Page 117
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NewsDanish pension fund tenders $110m small cap equity mandate
Scheme using consultancy Kirstein Finans in tender seeking active US equity manager
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PPF stands by duty of care demand on ABC valuations
UK lifeboat fund publishes final levy determination documents, leaving structure agreed in October intact
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NewsPension funds warned over wait for UK Gilt real-yield improvement
AXA IM says real-yields on UK Gilts not expected over 0.5% in long term due to supply, demand pressures
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Institutional investors to cut risk exposure with shift into value
Survey of institutional investors shows control over potential rate rises, positive outlook for equities
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AP funds back call for 'ambitious' framework to grow climate bond market
Swedish buffer funds back statement alongside Dutch pension manager MN and California Teachers’ State Retirement System
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French roundup: ERAFP, Agirc-Arrco, Cour des Comptes
French public sector pension fund to increase Pacific SRI equities with €400m mandate
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NewsTransparency, benchmarks needed to pique pension interest in infrastructure
AEIP study calls for governments to standardise projects, as well as development of benchmarks to allow for comparability of returns
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UK roundup: Lancashire County Pension Fund, PIC, Hannover Re, RGA
Lancashire fund tenders investment consultancy framework agreement as it reviews investment arrangements
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Private equity to woo DC pension funds, says Coller Capital survey
Quarterly Barometer of institutional LPs also signals appetite for direct investing, buy-and-build and credit
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Danica invests DKK1bn in mid-sized Danish firms via new fund
Move is ‘natural progression’ of Nordic direct investment strategy, Danske unit says
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Strathclyde boosts New Opportunities portfolio with new mandates
UK’s largest local government fund to move into social infrastructure, renewable energy production
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USS agrees to survey membership on investment beliefs
UK’s largest pension fund to survey membership on views of non-financial investment matters once changes to benefits agreed
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NEST to replace cash, money market funds with short-dated Gilts
UK master-trust looking to ‘eke out’ extra return by matching Gilt funds with target-date fund maturity
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Automation to facilitate buy-side empowerment, liquidity – Euronext
Regulation also seen as major driver behind changing trading environment for institutional investors
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ERAFP to shift strategy after France lifts investment restrictions
Civil service pension fund to increase equity allocation after government allows 40% exposure to non-bond investments
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Norway mulls unlisted infrastructure mandate for oil fund
Government considers amending 5% real estate cap, allowing allocation to infrastructure
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London, Lancashire schemes to create £10bn pooled investment fund
Partnership will see UK pension funds merge investment expertise, liability management
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IPE Views: Lessons learned on the UK Invensys Pension Scheme
Robin Claessens, former chief executive and CIO of the UK’s Invensys Pension Scheme, talks about the lessons he learned overhauling its management structures
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Opinion Pieces
Research: Ageing demographics are an asset allocation game changer
Two of the four worst bear markets of the last century rocked the world of investing over just seven years in the last decade. They sidelined conventional wisdom on risk premia and diversification.
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Asset Allocation Fixed Income, Rates, Currencies: The big picture
When the Fed embarked upon its first round of quantitative easing five years ago, there were fears of an inflation time bomb. The Fed has already purchased its last lot of Treasuries under QE3, but is still executing regular MBS purchases, as forward inflation expectations in the US and Europe are as low as they have been for years.
