Government Bonds – Page 15
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News
HSBC Pension Scheme banks on annuities amid DC investment shake-up
UK pension fund to offer drawdown investment strategy as it prepares for DB member influx
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UK Debt Management Office concedes 'growing case' for CPI issuance
Pension funds continue to lobby DMO over issuance of index-linked Gilts based on consumer prices index
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Possibility of Greek exit already factored into portfolio – APG
Pension fund shifted strategic government bond allocation in favour of UK, US government paper
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Asset managers calm over risk of contagion from Greek election
Greek yields rise marginally after Syriza victory as Spanish, Italian yields continue QE-fuelled decline
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NewsFalling discount rates hurting Swiss schemes' funding – Towers Watson
Strong returns help offset damage to ‘certain extent’, consultancy says
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NewsPension funds warned over wait for UK Gilt real-yield improvement
AXA IM says real-yields on UK Gilts not expected over 0.5% in long term due to supply, demand pressures
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UK roundup: PPF 7800 Index, Partnership, medically underwritten buy-ins
Funding shortfalls at UK pension funds shoot up as Gilt yields falls dramatically in November
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NEST to replace cash, money market funds with short-dated Gilts
UK master-trust looking to ‘eke out’ extra return by matching Gilt funds with target-date fund maturity
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ERAFP to shift strategy after France lifts investment restrictions
Civil service pension fund to increase equity allocation after government allows 40% exposure to non-bond investments
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IPE Awards: Asset managers should look at wider investment horizon (video)
Christian Böhm, chief executive at APK, speaks at the IPE Conference & Awards 2014 on pension fund, asset manager relationships
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Special Report
Special Report - Emerging Markets: Fed up with volatility
The Federal Reserve-sparked ‘taper tantrum’ of 2013 revealed how sensitive emerging market currencies could be to interest rates set in the developed world. Caroline Saunders asks whether that volatility told us more about investor sentiment than fiscal fundamentals
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Asset Class Reports
Interview - DMO:We want to hear from you
Robert Stheeman, CEO of the UK Debt Management Office, tells Taha Lokhandwala about the importance of ongoing dialogue with institutional investors
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News
Unilever, Panasonic schemes turn to insurers amid favourable market conditions
Legal & General, Rothesay Life announce transactions for bulk annuities as market growth continues
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Asset Class Reports
Developed Market Sovereign Bonds: A damaging subjectivity
Credit rating agencies make decisions about sovereign debt issuers based on objective, fundamental data and subjective judgement. Vasileios Gkionakisof UniCreditassesses each factor’s influence on decisions and argues that subjective input has been highly distorting
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Asset Class ReportsDeveloped Market Sovereign Bonds: From ruin to recovery
Fundamentals, technicals and sentiment have come together to change the fortunes of peripheral euro-zone bonds. Joseph Mariathasan finds that, while these markets may never again be considered core, yield-hungry investors are happy to provide continuing support
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Asset Class Reports
Developed Market Sovereign Bonds: Dollar doldrums
Central banks holding growing foreign exchange reserves around the world will need to find alternatives to US dollar assets. Joseph Mariathasan reports on the best candidates
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Asset Class Reports
Developed Market Sovereign Bonds: 'No attempt to challenge facts'
Moody’s Albert Metz responds to UniCredit’s paper on subjective bias in sovereign bond credit ratings
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Asset Class Reports
Developed Market Sovereign Bonds: 'UniCredit's analysis is flawed'
Standard & Poor’s Moritz Kraemer responds to UniCredit’s paper on subjective bias in sovereign bond credit ratings
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Asset Class Reports
Sovereign Bonds: A wealth of opportunity
Martin Steward speaks with Stratton Street Capital, which believes a sovereign’s wealth determines the performance of its bond and currency markets
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Asset Class Reports
Sovereign Bonds: The tip of an iceberg
Detroit’s bankruptcy grabs the headlines, but Christopher O’Dea draws attention to an even more significant muni bond development: pension-funding bonds issued by high-quality deleveraging municipalities
