All Equities articles – Page 65
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Asset Class Reports
Equity Dividends: Default risk changes landscape
The prospect of government defaults should lead pension schemes to review their approach to liability-driven investment
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Asset Class Reports
Valuations: Emerging from the wings
Against a backdrop of lacklustre growth in the developed world, emerging markets are beginning to find favour again with investors
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Asset Class Reports
Global Equities: The search for global opportunities
Finding attractive companies in the current market environment is no easy matter even within the entire universe of global equities
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Asset Class Reports
Sensitivity of selected global equity funds to macro factors
The chart data shows the sensitivity of the five largest global equity funds to changes in macroeconomic factors: global default spreads; global interest rates; US Dollar Trade Weighted Index and global inflation. IPE and PureGroup selected the largest domestic and cross-border funds registered for sale in the UK, in terms of assets, from the Morningstar database.
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Canadian investor tenders $10m ESG equity mandate using IPE Quest
Investment consultancy Proteus Performance Management manages search
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ESG roundup: G20 green finance, sustainable stock exchanges, Exxon
G20 leaders reference need to scale up green finance
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NewsFrance roundup: ERAFP carbon reporting, UMR office deal, sovereign green bond
ERAFP reports on equity alignment with climate change scenarios, France to issue green bonds
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RPMI allocates £700m to proprietary momentum factor mandate
Russell Investments to manage mandate, with strategy designed with RPMI Railpen
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator September 2016
As time passes since the UK’s decision to leave the EU, some of the trends of the months prior have returned. This includes: outperforming US equity markets and dwindling faith in US dollar strength against the euro and yen (albeit with some volatility) and in sterling, which continues to drift lower after its post-Brexit decline. Whether managers’ expectations have recovered as quickly as these trends is the subject of this month’s review.
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NewsIndustriens posts 2.7% return aided by strong corporate bond performance
Danish pension fund contributions rise on higher employment in sector
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Day of reckoning will follow expansive monetary policy, ATP CEO warns
Head of Danish pensions giant says fund is “very calm” about inflation hedging losses
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NewsKLP returns 2.7% in first half despite 1.9% loss on equities
Norwegian municipal pensions provider earns around 5% on bonds, property
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ATP rebounds in Q2 with 6.7% first-half return, boosted by DONG investment
Danish statutory fund forced to double provisions for higher life expectancy
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NewsEtera says Brexit had no real impact on its investments
Finnish pensions insurer returns 1.3% in January to June, with equities generating 0.2%
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NewsAlecta returns hit by 5% loss on equity portfolio
Swedish workplace pensions heavyweight reports 0.1% return on DB product during first six months of the year
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Brexit caused ‘unusual and uncertain’ markets, says Finland’s Elo
Finnish pensions mutuals sees strong returns from corporate bonds, real estate, as equity drags down returns
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Asset Class ReportsNorwegian sovereign fund sees weak returns boosted by fixed income
Norges Bank Investment Management notes weak performance by financial, consumer sectors during second quarter
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Veritas returns turn positive in first half as bonds rally
Finnish pension provider reverses losses first quarter by end of June
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China approves new mainland access route for overseas investors
Chinese government approves second stock-exchange trading link in move widening access for overseas investors
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NewsVarma laments European growth 'fraught with uncertainties' as returns slow
Finnish pensions insurer posts H1 loss of 0.3% but says Q2 was positive
