Investor Strategy – Page 100
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NewsLondon fund calls for end of 'prescriptive' investment rules
UK – Borough of Camden recommends prudential approach for local government pension schemes.
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NewsAPG mulling property portfolio shift towards residential
NETHERLANDS – Senior portfolio managers says 30% residential allocation a 'possibility'.
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NewsAlternatives managers to benefit from investor-sentiment shift – Moody's
EUROPE – Ratings agency expects smaller mandates for more traditional strategies.
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NewsMSCI index head warns investors to prepare for China's market opening
CHINA – 'Landmark' event could see MSCI Emerging Market index almost double China weighting.
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NewsAsset managers voice concerns over corporate bond indices
GLOBAL – EDHEC survey reveals growing worry over 'instability' of indices.
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NewsPension Protection Fund to stay course despite UK downgrade
EUROPE – Lifeboat scheme says downgrading of credit rating by Moody's had been expected.
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NewsUK downgrade could impact LDI strategies, consultancy warns
UK – Redington highlights impact of downgrade on collateral posted for derivatives trades.
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NewsInvestors increasingly wary of corporate bond bubble – survey
EUROPE – Proportion of investors who consider corporate bonds overvalued doubles over last year.
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NewsAustria's fair-finance awards first bond mandate
AUSTRIA – Severance pay cites impact of bond selection in outperforming market again.
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NewsSurvey shows spike in institutional real estate interest
GLOBAL – One-third of respondents to Preqin survey keen to invest in real estate debt funds.
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NewsInvestment managers forecast 'fragile' global economic recovery in 2013
GLOBAL – Managers positive on equity returns, but remain uncertain about euro-zone prospects.
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Finland's Etera touts new strategy for strong returns
FINLAND – Finnish scheme returns 9.9% after increasing emerging market bond allocation.
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NewsNorwegian Pension Fund Global enters US real estate market
GLOBAL – Venture comes less than two months after mandate amended to allow US exposure.
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NewsIndustriens, PKA join forces on planned offshore wind park
DENMARK – Danish pension funds cite growing importance of infrastructure as asset class.
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NewsFoundation investment should be driven by 'charitable objectives'
EUROPE – Commitment to preserve value of assets should be secondary, report argues.
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NewsLancashire pension fund agrees £12m loan with UK solar farm
UK – Solar plant in Oxfordshire refinances debt with 23-year, inflation-linked bond.
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NewsBrussels releases early draft of Green Paper on long-term investing
EUROPE – European Commission mulling revisions to pension tax rules, corporate governance.
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Strathclyde pension fund pulls out of L&G joint venture
UK – Scheme offloads stake in shopping centre fund ahead of redevelopment.
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NewsFees prompt infrastructure investors to go direct
EUROPE – Investors increasingly put off by private equity-style remuneration, study shows.
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NewsSurvey: European real estate investors regain confidence
EUROPE – German, French, UK institutions set to increase investments in 2013.
