Asset Allocation – Page 56
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator: April 2020
This months’ figures were collected before the successive stock-market slumps.
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VER plans up to €1bn commercial paper investment
Finnish fund to ease firms’ funding by buying their short-term debt gradually and on market terms
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Icelandic pension plans halt foreign investment during corona crisis
Country’s export revenues projected to decline temporarily
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AP4: Unlisted build-up will be gradual as Sweden stamps reform
Bill passed by all parliamentary parties except Left Party
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NewsDutch pension funds stick to rebalancing policy
Trustees prefer to stick to their policy because of their pension schemes’ long-term focus
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KLP and DNB join forces to invest NOK12bn in renewables debt
Partnership seen giving both Norwegian investors a good position to secure deals
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NewsChinese insurers pick Redington’s analytics platform
The first two clients to benefit from YuYuan’s products and services
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Danish pension firms pile on alts, as unlisted shares beat listed
Nearly a fifth of the sector’s total investments now in unlisted assets
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NewsActivist groups campaign against Australian supers’ fossil fuel holdings
UniSuper should be leading investor action on climate change
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Country ReportNetherlands: Still searching for yields
Dutch pension funds are looking towards illiquid assets as they search for returns in the challenging low-interest-rate environment
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AnalysisFixed income, rates, currencies: China’s woe hits rest of world
While the speed and breadth of the spread of infection was unknown, it was apparent that the outbreak of the new coronavirus, named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO), would cause considerable disruption to economic activity in China.
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FeaturesAhead of the Curve: The trade war and Asia
The rivalry between the US and China looks set to dominate Asian affairs in the future and cannot be ignored by responsible investors. The escalation of tensions at the start of Donald Trump’s presidency led to an increase in trade barriers and impacted growth; now a temporary truce has been agreed but uncertainty remains, as do tariffs on Chinese exports to the US. The new bilateral agreement is a positive step, but investors should take a long-term view; the economic and strategic rivalry looks set to continue and some sectors are better placed than others to adapt to this landscape.
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Natixis: Korean asset owners seek higher returns abroad
Korean pension funds have become ‘very aggressive’ in their hunt for returns
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NEST stays cautious despite positive 2019 returns
Good performance across high yield bonds, emerging market debt and equity, similar numbers not expected for 2020
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PwC: Dutch schemes invest largest stake abroad
Foreign holdings of Dutch pension funds increased by six percentage points
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NewsWestminster scheme weighs renewable infra move
Adviser recommends at least 5% allocation to illiquid alternatives and extra 5% in fixed income
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FeaturesFixed income, rates, currencies: A confident start to the year
Undoubtedly a good year for financial assets, 2019 ended on a bright note with the broad, and relieved, consensus that the China/US trade conflict might be de-escalating
