Government Bonds – Page 10
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Asset Class Reports
Government Bonds: Attractions on both sides of the pond
US Treasuries have slumped in value but still have the allure of a safe haven
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Asset Class Reports
Euro-zone: What comes after QE?
The euro-zone is on an exit route from quantitative easing
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News
ECB signals end to QE but interest rates to stay low
Bond-buying programme will shrink to €15bn for last three months of the year before ending in December
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UK considers scrapping ‘controversial’ inflation measure
Abolishing retail prices index could cut scheme liabilities but legal problems could scupper changes
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Securitised sovereign bonds ‘could help increase financial stability’
Economic professor sees demand from insurance industry, but major opposition remains
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What a new Italian government means for markets
As Giuseppe Conte is sworn in as prime minister at the end of a turbulent week in Italy, asset managers have their say
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Germans trash EU’s proposal for pooled euro-zone bonds
Structure and risk pooling of “sovereign bond backed securities” criticised by investor association
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German investor seeks global fixed income manager via IPE Quest
Core sovereign and corporate mandate will start with €30m but could grow to as much as €1bn
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Dollar hedge boosts PFZW’s 2017 investment return
Healthcare scheme gains on equities and infrastructure but loses on fixed income, listed property
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Iberian roundup: Portuguese funds boosted by government bond gains
Plus: Grupo Catalana Occidente creates pension fund manager
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Emerging markets tipped to boost green bond issuance in 2018
Kenya, Ghana, Morocco and Indonesia are expected to launch sovereign green bonds this year, says IFC
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Features
Fixed income, rates, currencies: Trump fails to rattle markets
Geopolitics is certainly adding to the mix for increasing volatilities across markets, with trade news being at the top of minds
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News
One year to go: Brexit’s impact in four charts
12 months away from Brexit, IPE looks at what the decision to leave the EU has – and hasn’t – done for the pensions and investment sectors
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Liability-matching portfolios ‘should also generate returns’
Panellists at Pensioen Pro conference call for Dutch government to issue inflation-linked bonds
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Why quantitative tightening won’t happen
Asset owners and economists argue that the UK central bank will struggle to ‘normalise’ its balance sheet any time soon
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Joseph Mariathasan: Discount rates and error margins
If too much credence is given to measurements without understanding their limitations, it can create chaos
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Features
Asset Allocation: What’s changed?
While there was general acknowledgement that this year would indeed bring more volatility to financial markets, the sharpness of February’s stock market moves was still surprising
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Features
IPE Expectations Indicator: March 2018
What does one expect to happen when positive sentiment declines across the board? What we know is that near universal sentiment movements do not happen often
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News
Dutch naval scheme to invest in residential mortgages
Investment comes at the expense of non-euro-denominated government bonds
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UK funding deficit halved in January despite equity downturn
PPF data shows combined DB deficit fell from £104bn to £51bn during January