Asset Allocation – Page 56
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Features
Ahead of the curve: Alternative data offers insight
The measures required to stop the spread of COVID-19 – social distancing and government-mandated lockdowns – mean that, unlike in previous recessions, services have led the economic decline.
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FeaturesFixed income, rates, currencies: Still facing anxious times
Developed market government bond yields have spent the summer drifting lower as risk assets traded better. However, this benign climate has not lifted the fog of confusion caused by COVID-19.
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NewsDenmark roundup: LD awards global equities mandate to GuardCap
Plus: Equities, alts weigh on PFA H1 performance; PBU members value responsible, sustainable investment
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: COVID-19 and fund secondaries – how should pension schemes position themselves?
How should pension schemes best position themselves to take advantage of portfolio secondary sales opportunities? Are there lessons to be learnt from the GFC for pension schemes selling portfolio positions during COVID-19?
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NewsGerman Spezialfonds see €3.9bn inflows for partial Q2 recovery
Insurers and pension schemes continue to be the main inflow contributors
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PGGM ups stake in joint venture with construction company BAM
Discussions initiated about increasing joint investments in infrastructure
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High hedge fund allocation stunts Varma’s Q2 recovery
Finnish pensions insurance giant sees 5.7% H1 investment loss – falling short of peers
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German church pension fund expands real assets portfolio
KZVK invested a significant amount directly in infrastructure and real estate, particularly in renewable energy infrastructure
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NewsDenmark paves the way for major changes to ATP’s model
Parliament debates bill to change “outdated restrictions” to population-wide statutory pension
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NewsKENFO turns to PE, infra, amid ‘challenging’ return expectations
It’s in the process of building a portfolio based on a step-by-step approach, and hired asset managers to run specialist mandates
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NewsCOVID-19 fuelled unprecedented Spezialfonds flows – study
April flows a ‘dramatic dynamic’, says Kommalpha
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Strathclyde ups cash balance in case of COVID-19 interruption
Year-end cash balance was ‘unusually high’ at the Scottish local government pension scheme
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Virus harms Dutch schemes’ private equity, infra investments
In the first half of 2020, ABP lost 8.1% on private equity, while its infrastructure portfolio returned -5%
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NewsSwiss schemes pushed to adopt riskier strategies amid crisis uncertainty
Swiss pension funds will need to pursue riskier investment strategies in a hunt for higher returns in a prolonged period of low interest rates and amid the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Hunting for yield is costlier and harder to do for pension funds, as for other investors,” Jackie ...
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Publica to increase stake in firms with renewable energy ‘high-quality patents’
It has excluded investments in the coal sector, preferring renewable energies, wind farms or photovoltaic systems
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Majority of DC schemes not ready for illiquid assets
But the outlook for change may be positive
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NewsUK’s NEST adopts net-zero policy, skips on UN group over fee
DC provider to shift £5.5bn-plus assets to ‘climate aware’ fund
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bfinance: satisfied investors still plan risk management changes
82% are satisfied with overall portfolio performance, with just 25% changing their strategic asset allocation in 2020
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Sovereign investors take advantage of COVID-19 buying opportunity
SWFs aim to increase allocations to fixed income, private equity and infrastructure
