All Currency articles – Page 9
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News
Insurer tenders €2bn currency overlay mandate via IPE Quest
Around €2bn of assets to be hedged to euros through passive strategy
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IPE 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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Savvy Brexit strategy helps Oxford endowment's 2016 return
University fund posts 16.4% investment return boosted by currency
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Features
IPE 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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Blockchain technology 'could transform pensions administration': KPMG
Technology behind digital currency Bitcoin could also help with concept of ‘financial passport’
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DC schemes urged to consider currency hedging
Sterling’s fall means trustees should now weigh strategic currency hedge, says Aon
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Features
IPE 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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Brexit: Currency hedging and global equities to the forefront
Volatility in sterling expected, but major asset allocation changes are not encouraged
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Features
IPE 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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News
Iceland’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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Features
IPE 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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Features
IPE 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.
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News
Time to review currency hedges given volatility, say consultants
Big movements in major currencies could be a chance to look again at hedges – but don’t try to time the market
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Pension funds’ liquidity problems are getting worse, says Northern Trust
Knowing how liquid portfolios might be at any given point is said to be critical for asset owners
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Features
IPE Expectations Indicator January 2017
What a difference a month makes. With the previous indicator poll taken days before the US election, this month’s results illustrate how managers have digested markets’ reactions to the outcome
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Features
Asset Allocation: The big picture
Bond yields have been rising, which is not that surprising given that sharp sell-offs in government markets have been reasonably frequent in the multi-year bull-run
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Features
IPE Expectations Indicator December 2016
With the US election over, the opportunity of interpreting expectations of managers just prior to it is interesting. There were some interesting changes in the most recent period, but by far the most intriguing was the shifting of expectations to stability in equity markets without significant changes elsewhere.
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News
PFA returns nearly double on interest rate, currency hedging
Danish pension fund cites increased allocations to corporate bonds, real estate
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Special Report
EM rally greeted with caution
Emerging market currencies have been boosted recently by strong inflows from investors seeking higher returns. But Ayşe Ferliel Barounos finds not everyone expects the rebound to last