All Equities articles – Page 49
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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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AnalysisAnalysis: 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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Italian mandate roundup: PreviAmbiente, Previbank, Fondenergia
Trio of schemes seek fund managers for ESG, multi-asset and DC portfolios
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Equities and commodities boost Q3 returns at top Dutch schemes
Gains ranged from 0.9% to 1.3% at the five largest pension funds during July to September
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Smart beta index provider shuns China A-shares citing trading limitations
ERI Scientific Beta warns on caps to derivatives and capacity limits for rebalancing
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Schroders targets DC default market with sustainable factor-based launch
Asset manager secures backing from UK defined contribution schemes to open ESG-tilted fund with £350m
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Local authority pension pool to launch £1.2bn UK equity fund
Baillie Gifford, Janus Henderson and UBS Asset Management appointed to run active equity portfolio
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Unilever abandons restructure under pressure from shareholders
RLAM and other major shareholders had opposed “forced divestment of Unilever under a single listing”
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Asset Class Reports
Small Cap Versus Private Equity: Separate arguments
Comparisons of the performance of listed smaller companies and private equity are fraught with difficulty
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Special ReportMarkets & regions: The dynamic market in Japanese equity ETFs
Opinions of Japan as a market tend to be quite polarised and the country has looked cheap on a valuation basis for quite some time, both historically and relatively
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Asset Class Reports
Investment Process: In search of an edge
Investors have to work hard to gain an information edge to successfully exploit small-cap markets
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Asset Class Reports
Small & Mid-Cap Equities: Small-cap effects
Some US smaller companies may benefit from America First policies but others will not
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Markets & regions: Spotlight on US equities
US equities have proven overwhelmingly popular with investors desperate for signs of economic growth
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FTSE Russell predicts $10bn inflow when A-shares join indices in 2019
Chinese government bonds could be added to leading fixed income benchmarks following review of classification criteria
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Top European asset owners back UN’s Tobacco-Free Finance pledge
90 investors sign pledge linked to Sustainable Development Goals, as MSCI launches global and regional tobacco exclusion indices
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MSCI proposes to quadruple China A-shares weight in EM benchmarks
ChiNext and mid-cap companies could be added in phases throughout 2019 and 2020
