In this month’s Off The Record survey, 56% of the 34 pension fund respondents stated that they implement tactical or some other form of intermediate/interim asset allocation. A Danish fund described their process as such: “We review the allocation periodically, at least every six months, to enhance potential returns by exploiting perceived market misalignments, utilise momentum, or take early profits”. A UK fund added: “[We employ] in-house tactical asset allocation relative to the benchmark set by the investment committee, primarily using derivative overlays with clear limits [plus or minus] per asset class.”
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