Asset Allocation – Page 98
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Country ReportFor-profit DC 'product-focused, not outcome-focused' – survey
Latest IPE Focus Group sees split between UK and Dutch markets
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News
Number of large UK funds using fiduciary management doubles
Survey by Aon Hewitt finds increase to 51% of large schemes using fiduciary managers
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NewsSeven LGPS move towards passive investment collaboration
Midlands grouping to combine assets into pooled fund mandate to save 30% in management fees
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Smart beta growth hits 29%, as demand for minimum variance takes hold
Spence Johnson research shows passive minimum variance strategies growing in popularity
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UK think tank calls for launch of social investment option
Social Market Foundation argues in favour of model based on French solidarity investment fund
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UK roundup: Docklands Light Railway Pension Scheme, TPR, Serco, ABI, SGSS
Pensions regulator intervenes to secure £37m funding for pension scheme deficit
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NewsAP1 criticises government plans to consolidate buffer-fund system
First buffer fund warns of ‘undesirable standardisation’
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ABP breaks ranks with peers in accepting high private equity fees
Successful managers in position to demand high fees, CIO concedes
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Reform proposal could make Sweden's AP funds 'inflexible'
Managing director says proposed rules on sustainability could leave fund unable to adapt to market changes
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Country Report
Asset Allocation: The Dutch top five
The number of Dutch pension funds has halved in the past 10 years. Yet five funds – ABP, PFZW, PMT, BpfBouw and PME – account for over 50% of total pension assets
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Features
Asset Allocation: The big picture
The plunge in China’s stock market in July was dramatic. There is still debate about how worried global investors ought to be
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News
Spanish funds more aware of risk achieve better return, says Towers Watson
Consultancy’s survey of largest pension investors funds those considering risk of individual asset classes see outperformance
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ECB: Low interest rate environment 'not our fault'
European Central Bank vice president argues no asset price bubble developing in Europe, despite low yield environment
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Unipension returns down, but stands by investment strategy
Strong solvency allows all three Danish pension funds to stand by strategies
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NewsPensionDanmark, PKA partner for DKK520m hospital PPP
Agreement will see construction cost of three-storey building paid off over 20-year period
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PGGM backs EMIR but calls for stressed market liquidity assistance
Dutch pension fund manager wants larger repo market if solution to using non-cash assets is not found
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Consultants' fixation on short-term holding back green asset growth
Report by University of Oxford spreads blame for lack of green growth between asset owners, consultants
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NewsSwedish church fund amends strategy as returns fall
CEO praises improved financial strength of scheme despite lower returns allowing fund to increase level of risk
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IPE Views: Market mayhem not made in China
Recent volatility in China says more about western economies than China, says Daniel Ben-Ami
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PensionDanmark returns shrink during first half of year after bond losses
Labour-market pension fund’s contributions up 6% on employment growth as investment returns fall year-on-year
