Currency – Page 10
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Special Report
Swedish Krona: Benign prospects
Relatively high productivity growth means the long-term outlook for the krona is good
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator November 2017
Just when some major themes seemed to be on pause, managers’ expectations crept into rarified territory, while in others themes in place since at least 2014 have gathered momentum. Whether valuation extremes are appropriate, managers believe they will continue.
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News
APG and PGGM building prototype of blockchain administration
Next step is to run entire administration of APG’s company scheme through blockchain
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator October 2017
Despite rising geopolitical tensions, there was no corresponding rise in negative sentiment in the most recent survey period. That does not mean there were no changes in sentiment trends; only that shifts were mostly slight
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News
Strathclyde hedges currency risk after bumper return
Scotland’s biggest public sector pension fund also allocates £160m to direct investment portfolio
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator September 2017
Investment managers’ expectations have been welcomingly accurate throughout the year. For example, positive sentiment toward European equities began to rise sharply near the end of 2016, followed by a roughly 20% rise in 2017. Additionally, expectations for dollar strength have been falling since January, and the dollar index (DXY) was down nearly 10% year-to-date through the recent survey period. What are managers’ views as we enter the second half of 2017?
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News
ING scheme's matching portfolio drives outperformance in 2016
ING Pensioenfonds returns 10.2%, outperforming benchmark by 2 percentage points
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NewsInsurer tenders €2bn currency overlay mandate via IPE Quest
Around €2bn of assets to be hedged to euros through passive strategy
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NewsIPE August 2017 Expectations Indicator: Managers shift on Japan
Sentiment changed to positive outlook on Japanese equities for first time in several months
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News
Savvy Brexit strategy helps Oxford endowment's 2016 return
University fund posts 16.4% investment return boosted by currency
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator June 2017
When fewer than one in 10 respondents expects something to happen, it is hard to accept it could happen. There is an increased number of such instances in the most recent IPE Asset Manager Expectations poll.
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News
Blockchain technology 'could transform pensions administration': KPMG
Technology behind digital currency Bitcoin could also help with concept of ‘financial passport’
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News
DC schemes urged to consider currency hedging
Sterling’s fall means trustees should now weigh strategic currency hedge, says Aon
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator May 2017
A key metric for interpreting manager expectations is the difference between those expecting a rise and those expecting a fall. Having data to analyse, trends, trend shifts and historical highs and lows helps make things clearer. While there are many themes worth noting, there is only one universally negative point, which is historically low and in a strong downtrend.
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NewsBrexit: Currency hedging and global equities to the forefront
Volatility in sterling expected, but major asset allocation changes are not encouraged
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator April 2017
The latest manager poll has two main themes: markets are weak and levels of sentiment are extreme.
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News
IFRS rejects call for guidance on foreign-currency discounting
Committee recommends use of judgement when discounting using thinly-covered bond markets
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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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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator March 2017
When a shift in sentiment begins, the euphoria does not dull universally; rather, the centre remains lustrous, while the edges are the first to fade
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator February 2017
With two full months of post-US election information to sift though, shifts in manager expectations have been as extreme as some reactions to, and rhetoric from, our newest world leader. Even more so than the prior month, the conviction that there will be movements in certain asset classes is surprisingly high.
