All Equities articles – Page 28
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FeaturesRelative response to liquidity issues
Equity risk is a crucial portfolio exposure for pension funds and a key driver for long-term retirement outcomes for pension plans and their beneficiaries. Yet the structure of equity markets is in transition, which changes the way pension funds choose to allocate capital to them.
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Asset Class ReportsTrade war minefield for investors
High-quality companies are most likely to withstand the ravages of a prolonged US-China trade war
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Asset Class ReportsUS equities: Past, present and future
Are US equity valuations in bubble territory?
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Asset Class ReportsPowerful currents transforming energy
Rapidly improving renewable energy technologies and global warming concerns are fuelling radical changes in the US energy sector
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Asset Class ReportsAre the FAANGs losing their bite?
Growth has slowed in the maturing US tech sector but deep-value investors are showing more interest in the stocks
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FeaturesPerspective: Growing buzz around cannabis
Legalisation of cannabis raises ethical questions for some investors, while presenting an investment opportunity for others
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator: July 2019
Markets are still driven by political risk and growth prospects. It looks like the two risks are working in the same direction this month.
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator: August 2019
It looks like political risk is taking a back seat to growth this month, continuing last month’s trend.
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NewsMP Pension lifts suspension of Macquarie after tax scandal
Australian bank was initially quarantined by the academics pension fund in October 2018 after it was linked to so-called Cum-Ex scandal
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NewsFunds invested in illiquid assets are ‘built on a lie’: Mark Carney [updated]
Bank of England governor warns of ‘potential developing systemic issue’ regarding funds promising daily liquidity while investing in illiquid markets
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News€28bn nuclear decommissioning fund adopts new MSCI climate indices
Energy giant EDF says it believes in ‘enabling transition to a low carbon economy’ and plans to allocate to assets benchmarked to MSCI’s third range of climate-related indices
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NewsMarket recoveries prompt 2.2% Q1 return for Spanish funds
Alternative asset classes boost returns after difficult end to 2018, according to Mercer and Inverco stats
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ESG roundup: Alphabet ‘should lead on responsible use of AI’, says Hermes
Also: Investors back carbon pricing accord at Vatican summit; CDP leads calls for better environmental reporting at 700 companies
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NewsAMF, ATP, Folksam join $1bn capital raise for Swedish green battery firm
ATP says access to new car technology and strong potential return as ‘a match we really like’ as it takes a stake in Northvolt
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NewsActive management fails to deliver added value for Rabobank scheme
Dutch bank’s pension fund says its factor-based equity allocation lagged its benchmark by 2.25 percentage points in 2018
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NewsNordic roundup: KLP sells out of Oslo Stock Exchange stake
Also: Norwegian lobby group backs long-term investing rule change; PKA reveals DKK1bn investment in Dutch green bond
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News£45bn LGPS pool appoints quartet of global equity fund managers [updated]
Border to Coast chooses four managers for £4.5bn fund but scraps plan for multi-manager addition; fixed income funds next to be launched
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NewsSwiss pension fund exploring options for CHF2.1bn equity overlay strategy
Investor is seeking to implement an equity protection strategy across global developed and emerging markets as well as domestic Swiss equities
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator: June 2019
Last months’ move away from political risk continued this month for the US, the EU and Japan. The UK figures were stable or moving slightly in the opposite direction, reflecting worries over Brexit with the UK body politic in disarray.
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NewsFrankfurt-based index provider Solactive backs UK proxy voting firm
Solactive has made a ‘significant strategic’ investment in Minerva Analytics, which was founded after a management buyout of Manifest
