All Focus Group articles – Page 5

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On the comeback trail

May 2010 (Magazine)

This month’s Off The Record survey focuses on pension fund investment in private equity. Of the 34 funds that completed the survey, 70% stated they currently invest in private equity, while 30% did not.

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How do you hedge?

April 2010 (Magazine)

This month’s Off The Record survey looks at pension fund liability hedging. Some 20% of funds responding to the survey had a current level of hedging relative to liabilities of over 100%, the highest being 115%. Over 25% of respondents had a level of 50-99%, while 29% gave their level ...

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Nod for investment consultants

March 2010 (Magazine)

This month’s Off The Record survey focuses on pension funds’ use of investment consultants and their satisfaction with the services provided. Some 62% of funds said they used investment consultants on a retainer basis, while 38% did so on an occasional or project basis.

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Information revolution

February 2010 (Magazine)

This month’s Off The Record survey asked pension funds in what ways they communicate with their members or participants. Over a third (38%) of respondents felt that postal correspondence was still the most important form of communication. Some 26.5% found their website to be the most important method, while only ...

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Pension funds on 2010

January 2010 (Magazine)

Pension fund respondents to this month’s Off The Record survey on the outlook for 2010 had different views on how the new year will shape up.

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Decisions, decisions

December 2009 (Magazine)

This month’s Off The Record survey looked at pension funds’ approach to their asset allocation. The majority of respondents – 55.5% – said their pension fund was subject to asset allocation restrictions by the respective regulator or fund-specific regulations.

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Cautious about alternatives

November 2009 (Magazine)

This month’s Off The Record survey looked at alternative investments.

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A deeper shade of green

September 2009 (Magazine)

This month’s Off The Record survey looked at pension funds’ integration of ESG.

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Collateral quality is key

September 2009 (Magazine)

Many pension funds stopped their securities lending programmes last year, particularly after the collapse of Lehman Brothers. One year on, has this changed? This month’s Off The Record survey looked at how pension funds approach securities lending.

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More than a euro/dollar play?

June 2009 (Magazine)

This month’s Off The Record survey looked at pension funds attitudes towards currency management

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A risky business

April 2009 (Magazine)

It’s no exaggeration to say that the parameters of investment risk and reward were thrown out in the final three months of 2008 following the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, as markets plunged at a time when interest rates plummeted and investment correlations approached zero.

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Can’t live with them, can’t live without them

March 2009 (Magazine)

Pension funds tend to hire investment consultants for reasons such as their specialist knowledge and ability to provide independent advice. But do they hold up to these expectations?

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A very private affair

March 2009 (Magazine)

Listed equities have fallen out of favour with most European pension funds since the financial crisis struck last year. How has private equity fared?

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Mixed feelings on hedge funds

February 2009 (Magazine)

Hedge funds attracted plenty of attention in 2008 for reasons such as the widespread lack of performance and the alleged Madoff fraud. This month’s Off The Record survey finds opinions divided on hedge funds, with equally strong views voiced by both those who invest in hedge funds and those who ...