All articles by Gail Moss – Page 9
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Shift to equities as sovereigns seek liquidity, Invesco survey shows
Tilting towards active allocations and longer time horizons seen mitigating risk of high valuations
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Portuguese funds’ Q1 gains boost post-lockdown returns to 13.1%
Most pension fund managers in Portugal hold durations slightly below benchmarks
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FeaturesBriefing: New benchmark to reduce cost of FX transactions
Among the areas of focus for a pension fund looking to cut costs are the fees charged by its asset managers, usually as an annual percentage of assets under management, plus costs for other services. As part of a cost-cutting exercise, however, foreign exchange (FX) is often neglected. But as funds increasingly invest outside their home country, FX transactions are acquiring more significance because of the need to hedge foreign currency fluctuations. And these deals can carry hidden costs.
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NewsActive management of public equities bolsters Church’s 10.4% return
The Church’s active fund management approach helped maintain its funding despite last year’s uncertainty that hit some financial markets
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Retrospective LGPS exit credit change is lawful, says court
‘The court concluded there were compelling public interest reasons for making a retroactive change, and that any interference in property rights was justified’
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Country ReportDenmark cuts maximum basic interest rate
FSA acts to mitigate effects of the low-rate environment
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PensionDanmark invests in innovative cleantech company
The stake will sit in the pension fund’s private equity portfolio, which makes up around 4.5% of its €36bn total assets
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NewsBest-performing UK fiduciary managers took more risk, says survey
‘Trustees should hold fiduciary managers to account. It is easy to assume the managers will run the journey plan, but the trustees are still responsible’
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New benchmark offers savings on FX execution
Siren provides savings of on average over $500 per million dollars in value of trades
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UK Charity Commission consults on SRI guidance
‘We do not think charities need to sacrifice returns to adopt a best practice responsible investment approach,’ says Cazenove’s co-head of charities
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Country ReportRisk Management: LDI strategy at a time of pandemic
Wild swings in UK bond yields caused by COVID have triggered a surge in hedging activity
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Country ReportClimate risk: Climate of change
Pension schemes will have to adjust their systems to cope with new regulations to tackle climate change
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NewsSpanish funds end 2020 on upswing with 1.5% return
Q4 figures brought the average annualised return for Spanish occupational funds to 2.54% for the five-year period
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Portuguese funds claw back COVID-19 losses with 2.3% return for 2020
2020 saw ‘huge’ interest in hedging interest rate risk
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Special ReportUSS & DiligenceVault: Digital platform eases process of due diligence
USSIM reports positive experience using DiligenceVault’s platform to carry out due diligence of asset managers
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FeaturesPerspective: UK actuaries and COVID-19 – Exceeding expectations
COVID-19 has brought few positive outcomes but the response from UK actuaries could become a template for bringing other strategic challenges to the fore
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Special ReportPensions regulation around Europe
How politicians and regulators plan to change pensions in key European countries
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Country ReportSurge in alternative strategies among Dutch pension funds
Dutch pension funds turn to alternative assets and ESG investing in the hunt for income
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Default risk fuelling ‘borderless’ pension plan demand, says WTW
Consultancy expects international pension and savings plans to continue to strengthen their position
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‘Inadequate preparation’ for IORP II at many Irish schemes – survey
Regulator says findings disappointing
