Asset Allocation – Page 49
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AXA Switzerland applies interest rate on 2020 occupational pensions
AXA pursues ‘an investment approach that takes into account the risks, with a high degree of diversification based on the best-in-class principle and strict ESG criteria’
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NewsPKA says infra, RE investments gave portfolio stability in stocks storm
Danish pension fund reports 5.3% return for 2020, below 7%on a 10-year average
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Danica Pension lauds active management after 9.5% mid-risk return
CIO says Danske Bank pensions subsidiary overweighted Danish shares last year
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NewsSwitch to video meetings puts Norway’s SWF off new managers
NBIM suggests low bond volatility undermines some of its rationale for including FI
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UK roundup: LGPS Central emerging market bond fund launched
Plus: LAPFF seeks assurances over Arizona copper mine project
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Swiss Pensionskasse scouts green tech start-ups for VC investments
CPV/CAP Pensionskasse will also focus on young companies that develop solutions for health care and education
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Migros ramps up real assets allocation in new strategy for 2021
The scheme will increase its asset allocation to real assets to 37%
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FeaturesFixed Income, Rates, Currencies: A very different recovery
Amongst the remarkable happenings in 2020, from startling news of a pandemic to viable vaccine and beyond, has been the speed and scale of interventions from central banks and governments.
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FeaturesAhead of the curve: Options trading as a portfolio diversifier: pilot or passenger?
Options can provide insurance against market volatility, but require detailed knowledge to ensure success
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator - January 2021
US COVID-19 figures were rising rapidly at the time of writing. Western European figures were divided. Many showed a climbdown from the second wave but Germany, the UK and the Netherlands were faced with growing figures. Japan’s statistics were up, forming a third wave. In a few weeks, we will know how the deployed vaccines work in practice.
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NewsMore German investors planning entry into private debt market
Volatility triggered by COVID-19 in equities may be a further driver for investments in alternatives
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Danish FSA dismayed by differences in how pension funds value alts
Watchdog says some unlisted asset types being revalued daily, but others quarterly
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Iceland roundup: Gildi calls for change in takeover rules
Pension funds outline plans to lift foreign asset and equity weightings next year
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Wellcome Trust ‘prospers’ under COVID-19 fallout with 12.3% return
The charity raised cash levels and hedged around 20% of its public equity exposure before the market decline
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UK’s NEST goes climate aware in EM equities, to double allocation
Northern Trust Asset Management to run new climate aware strategy
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NewsItaly roundup: Priamo tenders fixed income, mid-cap equity mandates
Plus: Enpav to allocate €30m to real estate; Enasarco expects lower contributions; ENPAM approves 2021 budget
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FeaturesResearch: Resilience is the new watchword
In the first of two articles, Pascal Blanqué and Amin Rajan ask whether the current volatility in asset prices is a buying opportunity or the halfway stage in a prolonged bear market?
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FeaturesFixed Income, Rates, Currencies: Vaccine boosts bullish markets
The swings in outcome predictions as the vote counting began in the US election were large. From the realisation that there was no blue wave of Democrat success, to a possible re-election for Donald Trump, to a Joe Biden win but with a Republican Senate, it was tricky to comprehend the investment implications.
