All Equities articles – Page 33
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News
PMT divests from fur and pornography industries after member survey
Metal industry scheme sells half of its holdings in 1,600 companies
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Asset Class Reports
Global Equities: Valuation vagaries
Mean reversion is useful in valuing stocks, but there are many unpredictable factors that can disrupt long-term assumptions
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Asset Class Reports
Case Study: Local Pensions Partnership
LPP’s Richard Savage describes his approach to running an in-house global equities portfolio
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Asset Class Reports
FAANGS: Tech black swan in the wings?
The US technology giants could be hit by extreme risks
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Asset Class Reports
Central Banks: Be wary of the bulls
Opposing views on the timing and effects of quantitative tightening suggest investors should be cautious of high valuations
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News
Swiss pension fund tenders equity mandates via IPE Quest
Initial inflows of CHF60m expected in total for index-tracking and active mandates
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AP4 hails financial benefit of tobacco divestment
Swedish pension fund says sector has underperformed by 40% since 2016
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Mandate roundup: UK pension pool confirms £1bn smart beta allocation
Plus: Family office hunts securitised credit investor; Danish foundation wants EM manager; German state appoints Hermes EOS
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ERI Scientific Beta raises alarm over popular factor analysis tools
Tools could prevent investors from achieving their factor diversification objectives, index provider warns
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PFA hails real estate, alternatives as 2018 gains hit €1bn
CFO says Q3 took a “positive turn”, but year-to-date return was still half that of same period in 2017
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Chart of the Week: Angela Merkel begins a long ‘auf wiedersehen’
German equity investors have enjoyed the 13 years since the chancellor first took power
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Poland’s second-pillar funds suffer losses as equity market falls
Falling Warsaw Stock Exchange prices drag down returns amid macro concerns
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Legal & General hits out at MSCI’s dual share class index move
Index provider to launch a range of benchmarks to account for companies with unequal voting rights in their share structures
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£2bn DC scheme selects ESG strategies for default option
Willis Towers Watson’s LifeSight master trust will shift half of its equity holdings to two ESG index funds later this year
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Swiss fund to reassess private assets in strategy overhaul
Portfolio restructuring brings higher credit exposure and focus on risk categories
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German investors under pressure to achieve returns, survey shows
Fewer investors now rank security as top concern, according to poll by Union Investment
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Top DC funds to help boost investment in UK ‘patient capital’
Regulators will consult on removing or reducing barriers for DC funds to invest in illiquid asset classes
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Norway SWF: Combining CEO, chair roles weakens company oversight
Norges Bank speaks out on thorny governance issues concerning the structure of company boards
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Analysis
Analysis: European Commission rejects Italian budget plan
Italy’s government is intent on keeping its budget promises after the European Commission rejected its draft plan, writes Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
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News
Italian mandate roundup: PreviAmbiente, Previbank, Fondenergia
Trio of schemes seek fund managers for ESG, multi-asset and DC portfolios