Asset Allocation – Page 89
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Features
Asset Allocation: The big picture
Uninspiring macro economic data releases are accepted as the norm, often with less bad economic news received positively because it was not as dire as the consensus had expected
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Country Report
Asset Allocation: Diversification rules
Infrastructure, real estate and alternative credit are finding favour among Dutch pensions funds, finds Gail Moss
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News
RPMI allocates £700m to proprietary momentum factor mandate
Russell Investments to manage mandate, with strategy designed with RPMI Railpen
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator September 2016
As time passes since the UK’s decision to leave the EU, some of the trends of the months prior have returned. This includes: outperforming US equity markets and dwindling faith in US dollar strength against the euro and yen (albeit with some volatility) and in sterling, which continues to drift lower after its post-Brexit decline. Whether managers’ expectations have recovered as quickly as these trends is the subject of this month’s review.
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NewsStrong emerging market growth helps Sweden's AP2 to 3.7% half-year return
AP3 cites inflation, fixed income and currency risk categories as ’largest contributors’
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NewsReturns roundup: Bond market rally boosts pension fund interim results
Bond market rally beneficial, mitigates poor equity performance
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News
Austrian pension association proposes new long-term savings vehicle
Head of pension fund association also attacks ECB interest rates as ’borderline irresponsible’, expresses hope of greater ’pension coverage
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News
Negative rates confound pension fund ‘prudent’ asset allocation, says S&P
Central bank negative rate policies risk ‘negative feedback loop’ by spurring riskier investing, borrowing
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NewsBasel pension fund to move into private equity, senior secured loans
Expansion of investment universe decided on in response to low-yield environment
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News
China approves new mainland access route for overseas investors
Chinese government approves second stock-exchange trading link in move widening access for overseas investors
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NewsSwiss pension fund tenders $10m factoring mandate using IPE Quest
Swiss investor also tenders €20m small-cap mandate
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News
Central LGPS pool eyes third-party investment management role
UK local government pension scheme asset pool aims to offer services to other institutional investors
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NewsPension fund for GPs to reduce managers, switch to passive investment
Cost-cutting effort will see SPH renegotiate number of mandates
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NewsUK institutional investors increase inflation hedging by 16%
Second-quarter hedging activity sees pension schemes switch from swaps to bonds
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News
Further PPF in-sourcing to focus on ‘buy and hold’ assets
UK lifeboat scheme plans to expand in-house management beyond current LDI strategy
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator August 2016
The expectation survey for August was completed in a post-Brexit market environment in which uncertainty was high, but cooler heads ultimately prevailed. Initial reactions caused a rebound in USD strength and an equity market sell-off, which was ultimately short-lived. Nevertheless, disrupted markets will influence expectations and results from the survey reflect managers’ concerns towards riskier assets.
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Country ReportAchmea pension fund hikes equity allocation by 10 percentage points
Pension fund for Dutch insurer creates liability-matching portfolio
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News
Brunel Pension Partnership reveals LGPS pool-proposal highlights
Local government pension schemes plan to pool assets in 22 portfolios
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News
Environment Agency pension fund to ramp up private debt investments
EAPF on lookout for private equity funds with strong sustainability proposition
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News
ABN Amro scheme targets emerging market debt, catastrophe bonds
Dutch pension fund seeks to diversify investment portfolio
