Asset Allocation – Page 83
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News
Dutch retailer scheme doubles mortgages allocation, cuts private equity
Asset allocation overhaul at €4.3bn Ahold Pensioenfonds also sees unlisted real estate dropped
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Pension funds' ETF use to grow 'modestly': Vanguard
Schemes often use cheaper alternatives, such as index funds and separate mandates
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Norwegian sovereign fund's returns outweigh oil revenue for first time
NBIM reports third-best quarterly performance in sovereign wealth fund’s 21-year history
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Country Report
Asset Allocation: Uncertainty focuses minds
German pension investors continue to diversify their assets against a backdrop of political uncertainty, writes Rachel Fixsen
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Country Report
Asset Allocation: Investors embrace change
The latest Willis Towers Watson risk-management study reveals the ongoing challenge that German pension funds face in meeting their liabilities
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Asset Class Reports
Asset Allocation: Defining Europe for investors
Investors looking to invest in European equities have to decide on what countries to include as well as exclude, as their choices could have significant impacts on portfolio performance, finds Joseph Mariathasan
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Features
Asset Allocation: The big picture
So the world economy continues to expand, albeit at quite a modest pace. Many observers remain cautious that this upswing will go the way of all the other post-financial crisis recoveries and run out of steam, perhaps soon. But the synchronisation of these reflationary signs across the world gives others hope that the current growth upturn will be sustained.
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News
BMW opposes 'mandatory' membership of industry-wide schemes
Other large German companies are waiting for the outcome of the country’s reform debate
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Pensions Caixa 30 gains 4.2% despite hedge fund drag
Spain’s largest corporate pension scheme will increase equities and reduce fixed income this year
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Investment gains for DAX pensions beat expectations
German funds’ returns and top-up payments helped keep funding level as interest rates fell
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UK public funds pump money into alternatives
State Street research reveals 60% increase in allocations across LGPS
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PensionDanmark, Danica invest $300m in new ship leasing fund
PensionDanmark introduces new asset class bucket into portfolio to cater for shipping allocation
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NewsPhilips scheme dumps euro bonds for 'flexible' cash
Dutch scheme reduces fixed income exposure from 35% to 25% of portfolio
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Portuguese funds see returns fall as debt allocation struggles
Average return for 2016 was less than 2% due to ‘cash drag’ effect, says Willis Towers Watson
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Denmark roundup: ATP cancels major benefits admin contract
Industriens sees gains from high-yield bonds and infrastructure
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Pension funds less tough on tobacco than insurers: survey
Several large pension funds are considering tobacco policies
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NewsIceland’s pension funds free to invest abroad as restrictions lifted
Funds indicate they will pace themselves in building up international assets
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NewsJoseph Mariathasan: The case for active in emerging markets
Volatility driven by currency and fund flows means EM investors should steer clear of passive
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Strathclyde to cut equities after strong 2016
Scottish pension fund nets 20.8% return for the year and sets sights on de-risking
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NewsConsultant warns on changing risks in private debt sector
Private debt still ‘highly attractive’ but risk is rising as yields compress
