Asset Allocation – Page 39
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Pension fund for Dutch harbour pilots ditches factor portfolio
Loodsen has converted its equity portfolio to four passive regional funds
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Asset Class Reports
Inflation report – Pension funds riding the wave
As the outlook for inflation becomes increasingly cloudy, European institutional investors try to focus on long-term trends
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Asset Class Reports
Outlook: Inflation naysayers versus the Comeback Kid
The effect that even moderate levels of inflation can have on investments means its possibility should not be treated lightly
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Features
Fixed income, rates, currencies: Market signals cloud the picture
From preliminary data, Europe’s second-quarter growth appears to have been surprisingly strong, seemingly led by services, such as strong retail sales. Supply-side problems are still constraining the goods sector generally, hitting the German economy especially, with industrial production falling more than one percentage point over the second quarter.
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IPE Quest Expectations Indicator - September 2021
The delta variant has caused a new COVID-19 wave in many places but it is different in character from previous ones. New hospital admissions are typically from among the unvaccinated. The average age of COVID patients has also come down significantly. In western Europe, the current wave seems largely under control, albeit at higher levels in the old EU member states.
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ATP cautious on H2 prospects after first-half investment gains
Work on track for formation of new portfolio by 1 January 2022, says CEO
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Sweden’s AP7 boosts diversification with more risk premia, PE
AP7’s premium pension default product beats private-sector competitors with 17.6% H1 return
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UK’s NEST launches private equity procurement for £1.5bn allocation
Government-backed DC scheme looking for ‘innovative’ ways to access private equity, with focus on growth segment
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Varma’s equities reach record 51% allocation after surging prices in H1
Finnish pension insurer sees solvency capital rise to €14.7bn from €11.5bn in six months
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Tyne & Wear scheme committee proposes restructure in 2021-2024 plan
The transfer of assets to Border to Coast will exclude all assets in passive indexed investment vehicles
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Gains on big tech stocks power Norway’s SWF to 9.4% H1 return
NBIM says biodiversity to become ‘area of priority’ for its ownership work
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Icelandic pension funds see 7.3% H1 returns; private savings hold up
Almenni reports 4.1% to 8.3% returns for balanced pension options
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Nordic pension investors unruffled by China regulatory jitters
PBU says market developments have temporarily dented its expose to Asia
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P+ CIO bullish as post-merger Danish PF hits assets milestone
Pension fund gets access to more attractive investment opportunities as its assets grow, says Kåre Hahn Michelsen
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SigTech paper foresees rise of custom in-house equity portfolios
By applying the concept of alternative indexing methods, investors can gain exposure to various risk factors that are optimal for them
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Akademiker CIO rejects tilting portfolio to equities, despite inflation
Danish pension fund reports 5.69% return for H1 2021
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AMF says H1’s 8.5% return boosts conditions for shift to unlisted
Swedish blue-collar pension fund sees January-June group profit lifted by discount rate changes
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Growing foreign assets make Danish pensions an ‘export engine’, says IPD
Statistics show bigger swing to foreign assets for market-rate pensions than for average-rate side