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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator February 2017
With two full months of post-US election information to sift though, shifts in manager expectations have been as extreme as some reactions to, and rhetoric from, our newest world leader. Even more so than the prior month, the conviction that there will be movements in certain asset classes is surprisingly high.
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Latvian second-pillar funds boost 2016 returns
Equity-weighted funds outperformed other classes
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BaFin to curtail German pension funds' alternatives allocations
Changes to German investment regulations may increase minimum bond rating requirements
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NewsMajor European investors back France green bond ‘milestone’
Dutch pension managers buy €967m, while ERAFP and Ircantec join big French crowd
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French pension reserve fund awards private placement mandates
Mandates are part of €600m allocation to domestic private debt
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Belgian pension funds generate 5.7% in 2016
Lobbying organisation calls on government to reject the financial transaction tax for pension funds
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Mandate roundup: FRR, ERAFP, Nutreco, SPT
French reserve fund appoints new ESG managers while civil service fund adds climate change researchers
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PIMCO, Lombard Odier, Northern Trust unveil ESG, climate change funds
Flurry of fund announcements underscores mainstreaming of ESG integration
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European, Asian companies lower outlook post-Brexit – Fidelity
Fidelity analysts say companies becoming less willing to invest in UK, but outlook for US improving
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Divestment data points to cashflow-negative shift for UK pensions
Net outflow marks only fifth quarterly period of disinvestment in 30 years of ONS data
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator January 2017
What a difference a month makes. With the previous indicator poll taken days before the US election, this month’s results illustrate how managers have digested markets’ reactions to the outcome
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French pension reserve fund turns its back on tobacco, coal
Engaging with tobacco companies won’t work, says FRR
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ECB seen as tapering, as 'nuanced' bond-buying decision announced
Bank to continue to buy bonds under asset purchase programme after March but at reduced run-rate
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UK roundup: Hymans Robertson, Mercer, PLSA, Environment Agency
Recovery plans called into question, deficits remain stubbornly high, and DB costs soar
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PPF: UK funds allocate more than half of assets to bonds
Purple Book reveals asset allocation change, but deficits and recovery plans still problematic
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NewsItalian banks under pressure following referendum result
Prime minister’s resignation could hamper recapitalisation efforts, hurt economic growth, fund managers warn
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European institutions to ramp up domestic fixed income, survey shows
Eighty percent of respondents set to increase exposure to asset class
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London CIV adds multi-asset, researches equity, fixed income mandates
Next few months could see rapid expansion of pooled funds available to London’s public pensions
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator December 2016
With the US election over, the opportunity of interpreting expectations of managers just prior to it is interesting. There were some interesting changes in the most recent period, but by far the most intriguing was the shifting of expectations to stability in equity markets without significant changes elsewhere.
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Asset Allocation: The big picture
Bond yields have been rising, which is not that surprising given that sharp sell-offs in government markets have been reasonably frequent in the multi-year bull-run
