Fixed Income – Page 56
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OECD warns over ‘aggressive interpretation’ of bond covenants
Think tank notes divergent approaches between hedge fund, traditional bond investors requiring third-way approach on engagement
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Nordic roundup: Oslo Pensjonsforsikring, Finnish returns, TELA, pension reform
Pension fund for Oslo municipality sees annual performance down year-on-year, laments high costs
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Consultancy warns on risk naïvety in smart beta allocations
Towers Watson clients add $8bn in 2014 to smart beta strategies, but warns against inherent risks
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HSBC Pension Scheme banks on annuities amid DC investment shake-up
UK pension fund to offer drawdown investment strategy as it prepares for DB member influx
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High Yield Bonds Commentary: Happy to be bullish contrarians
Louis Cohen believes fundamentals remain firmly in place for spread compression in high-yield and explains why his team is unconcerned about being contrarians in this market
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Pension funds' ETF allocations driven by diversification, study shows
Schemes hold onto ETFs for 29 months on average – the highest of all institutions in Europe
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Possibility of Greek exit already factored into portfolio – APG
Pension fund shifted strategic government bond allocation in favour of UK, US government paper
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UK foundation Wellcome Trust prices first euro bond
Trust initially issued bonds in sterling in 2006, the first UK charity to do so
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SNB's snap currency decision wipes out CHF30bn in pension assets
Swiss industry in shock after country’s central bank decides to cut peg between Swiss Franc and euro
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NewsAustrian pension funds return nearly 8% over 2014
Core European bonds, US equities main drivers of performance, says FVPK
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Schroders mimics insurance volatility cap with post-Budget DC strategy
UK fund manager creates multi-asset fund with downside risk management
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NewsCredit Suisse, UBS estimate 8% return for Swiss pension funds
Banks’ estimates considerably lower than recent calculation on behalf of ASIP
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UK roundup: Threadneedle, Columbia, State Street
Threadneedle Investments to rebrand after merging with sister company Columbia Management
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NewsFalling discount rates hurting Swiss schemes' funding – Towers Watson
Strong returns help offset damage to ‘certain extent’, consultancy says
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NewsGermany's BVK sets up vehicle to finance municipal debt
Eight-figure debt instrument granted to unnamed city in North Rhine-Westphalia.
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Pension investors remain unconvinced about role in SME lending
Respondents to IPE survey fail to see institutional investors as major source of financing in 15 years time
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Asset Allocation - Fixed Income, Rates, Currencies: The big picture
The new year will surely see the US Federal Reserve finally raise target rates. When it does, it will be for the first time in six years – which is nearly a record
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NewsPension funds warned over wait for UK Gilt real-yield improvement
AXA IM says real-yields on UK Gilts not expected over 0.5% in long term due to supply, demand pressures
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Institutional investors to cut risk exposure with shift into value
Survey of institutional investors shows control over potential rate rises, positive outlook for equities
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NewsING Investment Management poaches convertible bond team from rival
Asset manager grows team with second hire from Avoca in attempt to grow fund offerings
