Fixed Income – Page 59
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Norwegian oil fund to publish voting intentions from 2015
Government Pension Fund Global to publish intentions for ‘selected companies’
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French investors launch Europe’s first project bonds for digital infrastructure
Deal to give Axione Infrastructures €189.1m for rollout of superfast broadband
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Nordic pension funds lament reporting impact on asset allocation
Ilmarinen, SEB say quarterly reporting, short-term peer comparisons ‘detrimental’ to strategies
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PIMCO warns of sustained periods of uncertainty in fixed income market
Deputy CIO predicts ECB will be forced into asset purchases if it takes 2% inflation target ‘seriously’
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ATP to boost real estate allocation with Danish, Northern European buys
Pension fund targets inflation-adjusted cashflows from prime real estate
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Achmea shifts portfolio from government bonds to credit
NETHERLANDS – Insurer divests nearly €800m in Dutch, German and French government bonds.
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Advisory panel sends pension reform recommendations to French government
FRANCE – Government-commissioned report recommends limit on pensions indexation
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European Parliament approves new rules for ratings agencies
EUROPE – New legislation limits number of unsolicited sovereign ratings per year.
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Inflation index changes could have 'huge implications' for pension funds
UK – NAPF policy director wary of ‘rewiring’ how retail prices index is calculated.
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UK's debt office should issue amortising bonds, says Hymans Robertson
UK – DMO should listen to market demand when considering issuance of new maturities.
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Pension fund for doctors re-allocates bonds to Germany, Netherlands
SPH also maintains cash overweight in equity portfolio to protect coverage ratio of 128%.
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UK government's issuance of CPI-linked bonds 'inevitable', banks say
Respondents to F&C survey ‘overwhelmingly’ agree DMO is likely to issue CPI-linked bonds.
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Figures show CPI shift could reduce pension by third
Department for Work and Pension figures see £61bn savings from shift for scheme sponsors.
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AGI warns on German Bunds
EUROPE – Allianz Global Investors (AGI) has cautioned against exposure to German Bunds, arguing that the European Union’s bailout package means the country will further lose its status as a investment safe haven.
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Greece, Spain lead government bond returns in the third quarter
EUROPE – Greece and Spain – which have hit the headlines this year due to their large debt burden – are leading total returns in the third quarter of this year, according to the S&P Eurozone Government Bond index.
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German government bonds offer strongest return, according to S&P Index
EUROPE – German government bonds returned almost 7% in the first half of 2010, according to Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Eurozone Government Bond index.
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Synthetic inflation options 80% cheaper than caps, says Pimco's Worah
GLOBAL – Replicating optionality on inflation using the US dollar swaps market in recent years would have incurred one-fifth of the cost of buying inflation caps, according to research by PIMCO.
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Asset Class ReportsA time to be selective
Uncertainty in sovereign markets and attractive credit spreads have seen risk concentrate in Europe’s investment grade corporate bond markets, finds Joseph Mariathasan
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Equity gains not enough to offset bond yield changes
[16:30 CEST 03-08] UK – Equity gains in the recent stock market rallies have not been “substantial” enough to offset falls in corporate bond yields, Aon Consulting has warned, and the result for the 200-largest defined benefit (DB) schemes was an aggregated deficit of £72.8bn (€85.7bn) by the end of July.
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Asset Class ReportsDon’t fight the Fed...
The Fed and the US Treasury combination sits like a heavyweight in the boxing ring of US fixed income. The ponderous moves open up ample opportunity for some quick jabs – but get on the wrong end of one of the swings and it’s a knockout. Joseph Mariathasan reports
