Asset Allocation – Page 119
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Hedge funds should be partners, say AIMA and Barclays
Leading investors focusing on knowledge-sharing, co-investment and customisation, says report
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Work still needed on 'big debate' over illiquid DC investments, says BlackRock
UK head of DC calls for political stability on incoming default fund charge cap
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Pension funds' fixation on past performance 'damaging wealth' – study
Rotman paper shows return profiles correlate to allocation decisions, ‘damage’ returns over long term
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PFZW to revamp portfolio, focusing on sustainability, 'comprehensibility'
Healthcare scheme to review reasons for having invested in more than 20 asset classes
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UK refusal to increase index-linked issuance 'creating risks' for pension funds
Some 40% of pension funds want inflation exposure, but reluctant to enter real estate, infrastructure and derivatives
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DB investors to use alternative credit for both opportunistic, structured allocation
Investor sentiment to use alternative credit, emerging market debt for short-term up, 36 percentage point rise in use
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NewsECB interest rate decision 'like a tax', says Switzerland's Publica
Rising interest rates ‘would be good’ for Swiss schemes despite short-term accounting loss
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Austrian pension fund VBV laments regulatory bias against derivatives
Head of asset management complains of regulatory bias against hedging instruments in wake of ECB rate cut
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UK local authority pension funds commit to social impact investments
Greater Manchester Pension Fund accounts for one-third of overall allocation
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US lawmaker calls for probe into fiduciary management conflicts of interest
Senior member of Congress calls on US Department for Labor to investigate consultancies managing investment
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NewsIPE Views: Defining true risk for pension funds
Using volatility to measure risk is a big mistake for long-term investors, warns 300 Club member Stefan Dunatov
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NewsGerman church pension funds shift towards direct real estate
VKPB, KZVK use asset class as ‘risk buffer’ to help maintain high equity exposure
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LPs turn backs on core private equity managers, finds Coller Barometer
Survey suggests many still expect terms to improve, and fear North American funds run with too much debt
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NewsSwiss pension funds cut bond exposure to ramp up alternatives
Manor scheme allocates ‘very strongly’ towards infrastructure, hedge funds and convertibles
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Strathclyde to add drug royalty exposure after below-benchmark returns
Scheme invests in fund specialising in purchasing drug royalty agreements between pharmaceutical companies, smaller developers
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Swiss watchdog laments 'rudimentary' data on pension fund risks
Vice-president at Oberaufsichtskommission questions regulator’s ability to assess pension funds’ investment risk
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NewsVervoer settles with Goldman Sachs over fiduciary management dispute
Long-running dispute had been ongoing since Dutch transport scheme terminated contract in 2010
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PRI calls for trustees to be 'brave' and consider long-term investing
Head of research at UN-backed responsible investment body calls for number of women, non-retired trustees to increase
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Most hedge fund index returns explained by alternative beta – Towers Watson
Diversification benefits of alternative beta strategies could outweigh use of hedge funds in pension fund portfolios, consultancy says
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Equities, bonds bolster coverage ratios at Dutch pension funds
Consultancies estimate 1 percentage point funding improvement for May
