All Government Bonds articles – Page 10
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NewsUK funding deficit halved in January despite equity downturn
PPF data shows combined DB deficit fell from £104bn to £51bn during January
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Features
Fixed income: A different breed
Bond indices are different to their equity equivalents but no less important to passive investment models
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Asset allocation: A still unusual business cycle
There is consensus that last year’s global growth trade will continue into 2018. However, with today’s high valuations, risk assets might reward less than in 2017
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Ahead of the curve: Why bond covenants matter
For bond investors, who lack a shareholder vote, covenants are the G (or corporate governance) in ESG
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator: February 2018
Given the similarities between the February 2018 and February 2017 expectations surveys, it may be appropriate to wish everyone a ‘happy same year’
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NewsEmerging markets fuel 6.7% return at Switzerland's Publica
Plus: Corporate pension plans’ funding nearly at 10-year highs
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NewsFRR awards €5bn in liability-matching mandates
AXA IM and Amundi appointed to run assets to help meet payments to social security system
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator: January 2018
It would be an understatement to say the shine has left the US equity market, given this month’s manager expectation submissions
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Spanish pension funds' returns continue in positive territory
Euro-zone equities have been the best performing allocation for Spanish investors this year
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Features
Fixed income, rates, currencies: Bullish trend surprises markets
Few predicted that so soon after the election of Donald Trump to the US presidency, the stock market would get back into its (post-financial crisis) bullish trend
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator: December 2017
This survey has rarely found such consensus among asset managers as we see in this month’s survey. Virtually no manager expects euro-zone equities to fall or euro bond prices to rise
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Netherlands roundup: Oil scheme weighs joining PGB
Also: Pension funds increase ‘safe haven’ allocations; government delays pension age rise
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator November 2017
Just when some major themes seemed to be on pause, managers’ expectations crept into rarified territory, while in others themes in place since at least 2014 have gathered momentum. Whether valuation extremes are appropriate, managers believe they will continue.
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator October 2017
Despite rising geopolitical tensions, there was no corresponding rise in negative sentiment in the most recent survey period. That does not mean there were no changes in sentiment trends; only that shifts were mostly slight
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Funded pensions must prop up first pillar as wages stagnate: Rürup
German pensions expert warns against either/or approach to pay-as-you-go and funded systems
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DNB: 'Well-informed herd behaviour stabilises bond markets'
Investors just imitating each other’s investment decisions still has a distorting effect on the markets
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator September 2017
Investment managers’ expectations have been welcomingly accurate throughout the year. For example, positive sentiment toward European equities began to rise sharply near the end of 2016, followed by a roughly 20% rise in 2017. Additionally, expectations for dollar strength have been falling since January, and the dollar index (DXY) was down nearly 10% year-to-date through the recent survey period. What are managers’ views as we enter the second half of 2017?
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Pensioenfonds VNU shakes up fixed income allocation
Scheme halves stake in government bonds in favour of mortgages, asset-backed securities and other fixed income assets
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Mandate roundup: Channel Islands, Border to Coast, IPE Discovery
European insurer puts out feelers via IPE Quest’s Discovery service
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Delta Lloyd scheme cuts gov bonds, shifts to credit in search of yield
Allocation to each asset class raised from 15% to 25% of matching portfolio
