All Equities articles – Page 71
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Asset Class Reports
US Equities: US banks lose lustre
Dodd-Frank and other post-crisis regulation have changed the US banking sector with structurally lower returns on equity
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AnalysisAnalysis: How NEST wants to shape the future of retirement
Taha Lokhandwala studies the details of NEST’s planned at-retirement investment and decumulation strategy
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News
ECB to ‘act as backstop’ to protect markets from Greek default contagion
Asset managers call for calm in euro-zone despite expected Greek default
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News
Belgian pension fund OGEO increases assets to more than €1bn
Municipal employees scheme brings assets in-house but sees returns drop for second consecutive year
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NewsSwiss institution tenders CHF100m equity mandate using IPE Quest
Investor calls for ‘clear, active style’, able to adapt to market conditions
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Royal Mail Pension Plan awards £700m equity options mandate
Postal pension scheme increases derivatives usage after implementing synthetic equity exposure via River & Mercantile
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Transport for London pension fund drops LGIM for BlackRock
Pension scheme for transport workers hands over majority of assets to BlackRock in LDI, passive equity mandates
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UK trade union targets LGPS with Israeli divestment campaign
Second-largest trade union asks members to lobby pension funds to divest from companies ‘supporting’ Israeli occupation of Palestine
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NewsMandate roundup: EAPF, MSCI, Isle of Wight, BNP Paribas
Environment Agency fund opts for MSCI’s low-carbon index for whole of passive equity portfolio
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PPF 'disappointed' with UK pension funds' lack of interest in LDI
Chief executive says number of UK schemes using LDI contributed to lack of funding improvement since 2005
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NewsCurrency volatility boosts returns more than equity gains – report
Deutsche Asset and Weath Management research finds seven of last 13 years boosted more by currency than stock returns
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PFZW demands ‘change in mentality’ over carbon emissions approach
Pension fund says its 2020 target to halve carbon emmisions should help create a more sustainable world
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Danish roundup: ATP, Lægernes, PensionDanmark
Lægernes hires ATP chief actuary as new chief executive as current postholder retires after 25 years
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Asset Class ReportsBuybacks briefing: Eating their own cooking
In the past few years, companies from many sectors have found a single new favourite investment – their own stock
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News
Sampension reports record Q1 return driven by low interest rates
Pension fund says ECB purchase programme boosting fixed income portfolio helped produce strong quarterly position
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Publica returns boosted by equities, corporate bonds
Swiss public pension fund says 2014 returns would have been 8.9% if not for approach to hedging
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UWV scheme ups risk profile in favour of liquid assets
Change in asset allocation towards equity and mortgage bonds follows survey into participants’ risk appetite
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Royal Mail maintains pension surplus on back of strong Gilt returns
Increased surplus comes despite comparable increase in liabilities of £1.3bn across both funds
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Denmark's ATP returns 6% despite 'unusual' markets
Chief executive praises Danish equity holdings as commodities, inflation risk classes see losses
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Finland's VER returns 7.4%, names managing director
Strong equity returns offset by fixed income portfolio’s results of 1.8%
