Asset Allocation – Page 93
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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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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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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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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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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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Brunel Pension Partnership reveals LGPS pool-proposal highlights
Local government pension schemes plan to pool assets in 22 portfolios
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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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ABN Amro scheme targets emerging market debt, catastrophe bonds
Dutch pension fund seeks to diversify investment portfolio
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NewsBelgium's Ogeo maintains growth, lauds 'bricks and mortar' strategy
Multi-employer fund for statutory pensions reaches €1.125bn
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France's Ircantec to launch standalone green bond fund
Public sector scheme to spin out green bond investments from general bond portfolio
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Publica re-running ALM study after neutral pre-Brexit position
Switzerland’s €34bn pension fund stuck to strategic risk budget ahead of UK EU vote
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Special Report
Special Report Risk & Asset Allocation: Another dimension
Charlotte Moore examines how practitioners are looking to integrate risk factors in multi-asset portfolios that goes beyond traditional risk parity
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Features
Asset Allocation: The big picture
While geopolitics and plain vanilla politics have been exerting huge influences on markets as we head towards summer, the macro news has continued to range from lacklustre to disappointingly poor
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Special Report
Asset Allocation: Matters of perspective
There is still a role for risk parity strategies, finds Emma Cusworth, provided pension funds take a long-term view
