Fixed Income – Page 24
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Norwegian municipal pension funds reap 6% 2020 return
Real estate, bonds also produced good gains for local authority funds, says lobby group chief
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FeaturesFixed Income, Rates, Currencies: Same again in 2021?
The relief from the farewells to 2020, and welcoming a Brexit trade deal, has waned in the face of rising COVID-19 infection rates. There have also been further lockdowns across swathes of Northern Europe as well as in Japan, Thailand, and South Africa to name a few. The vaccine-generated light at the end of the tunnel which appeared last year, seems rather distant, and possibly dimmer too.
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator - February 2021
Interest has shifted from contamination and mortality data to vaccination figures. In this field, the US and UK are doing well, while the EU and Japan are lagging. Political risk is perceived to have gone. Donald Trump’s tendency to self-destruct is creating opportunities for the Republican Party to heal while Democrats are preparing an economic support package.
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NewsATP slashes dependence on government bonds with new business model
Danish pensions giant to add market exposure to guaranteed annuity product
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Folksam LO funds go fossil free in ‘milestone’ for pension provider
Four Swedbank Robur funds shed gas, coal and oil stocks
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Long-term lenders ideally placed to drive ESG conversations
With the world facing considerable and pressing environmental and social problems, the investment world has a critical role to play in addressing issues such as climate change, inequality and discrimination
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NewsAsset management roundup: SLA China venture gets pensions licence
Plus: Debut Paris-aligned fixed income ETF; Invesco’s RI framework; Franklin Templeton starts investment institute
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NewsFrjálsi’s foreign equities shine with króna-magnified returns
Sharp fall in central bank’s key rate led to good return on domestic bonds
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NewsMandate roundup: Swiss scheme tenders green bonds
Plus: Scottish Enterprise awards admin, actuary and investment consulting mandates
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NewsMandate roundup: Swiss scheme seeks bond managers for up to CHF3bn
Plus: Leicestershire Council scheme seeks actuary
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NewsSwitch to video meetings puts Norway’s SWF off new managers
NBIM suggests low bond volatility undermines some of its rationale for including FI
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FeaturesFixed Income, Rates, Currencies: A very different recovery
Amongst the remarkable happenings in 2020, from startling news of a pandemic to viable vaccine and beyond, has been the speed and scale of interventions from central banks and governments.
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator - January 2021
US COVID-19 figures were rising rapidly at the time of writing. Western European figures were divided. Many showed a climbdown from the second wave but Germany, the UK and the Netherlands were faced with growing figures. Japan’s statistics were up, forming a third wave. In a few weeks, we will know how the deployed vaccines work in practice.
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NBIM innovates to stay ahead of falling securities lending margins
Norwegian SWF executed its first peer-to-peer loan deal in 2020, report says
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NewsItaly roundup: Priamo tenders fixed income, mid-cap equity mandates
Plus: Enpav to allocate €30m to real estate; Enasarco expects lower contributions; ENPAM approves 2021 budget
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NewsVER brings in JP Morgan as new global custodian, replacing Danske
Finland’s State Pension Fund says bank is right partner in “exceptional times”
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Japan’s GPIF seeks input on low yield environment entrenchment
¥167.5trn (€1.4trn) pension investor also looking for ideas about estimating returns for bonds in post-pandemic era
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NewsCEPB’s Matthews calls for ‘Climate Action 100+ for sovereigns’
Reveals Transition Pathway Initiative will next year produce sovereign bond assessments
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FeaturesFixed Income, Rates, Currencies: Vaccine boosts bullish markets
The swings in outcome predictions as the vote counting began in the US election were large. From the realisation that there was no blue wave of Democrat success, to a possible re-election for Donald Trump, to a Joe Biden win but with a Republican Senate, it was tricky to comprehend the investment implications.
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Survey: Portfolio diversification can help push return targets
The pandemic and low interest rate environments will likely exacerbate pressure on returns
