Investor Strategy – Page 117
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NewsNEST CIO highlights problems of infrastructure, commodities
Says infrastructure funds pose problems due to need for daily valuation of assets.
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NewsBenchmark swap spreads to widen as rates rise – Barclays Capital
Head of European economic research surprised by central bank's 'hawkish' stance.
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NewsDutch, Australian pension industries seek to deepen ties
Top figures meet next weekend to discuss further collaboration between systems, including possibility of international alliance and co-investment.
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NewsING remains upbeat on CEE despite regulatory setbacks
Believes in solid growth in region, with its 'relatively low' pensions penetration.
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NewsConsultants to blame for pension funds' lukewarm reception of ESG
London Pension Fund Authority criticises consultants' slow uptake on environmental matters.
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NewsABP, Greater Manchester commit to European infrastructure fund
ABP's asset manager APG and UK scheme decline to give details of commitment to EISER Fund II.
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NewsKPMG criticises speed of Dutch pension fund reporting
Consultancy argued reducing lag time allows for more efficient risk control.
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NewsGDF Suez issues euro-denominated 100-yr bond
Pension funds – particularly those from the UK – account for 60% of issue.
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NewsSwiss Pension Conference: Risk is fine if you can afford it
Speakers agree risk must be rewarded, but disagree on which risks are rewarded sufficiently.
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NewsBig changes as FRR unveils LDI strategy
Fonds de reserve pour les retraites to pay €2.1bn a year to CADES until 2024, when it will close for good.
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NewsAcademics to strike over reforms to USS pension fund
Trade union UCU describes consultation as an 'absolute sham'.
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NewsUK pension funds call for more long-dated gilts
NAPF urges government to increase issuance of long-dated, inflation-protected gilts in 2011-12.
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NewsEuropean pension funds should boost alternatives, says JPMAM
US endowments, however, should bring allocations to asset class down, company says.
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NewsUK pension scheme rallies shareholder opposition to Barclays bonuses
Croydon LGPS urges schemes to oppose bonuses after lower-than-expected dividend.
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NewsCalPERS' Apple victory 'good for governance' worldwide, say pension funds
Californian scheme succeeded in forcing issue of majority voting for board elections.
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Four-fifths of occupational schemes seek sponsor payments
Schemes express growing interest in LDI assets, liability reductions, says Aon Hewitt.
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NewsSovereign wealth funds shift from active to passive in wake of crisis, says State Street
Sovereign wealth funds modify investment strategy, opting for passive by default, says the asset manager.
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NewsIrish pension funds shift focus to offset deficit disaster
Funds to increase allocations to alternatives, adopt global benchmarks and invest in growth.
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NewsInvestors bringing private equity in-house, says Coller survey
GLOBAL – Well over a third of US and European private equity investors will reduce or end their exposure to funds of funds over the next three years, and among pension funds, half believe they could improve returns if they were allowed to hire more investment staff.
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AGI warns on German Bunds
EUROPE – Allianz Global Investors (AGI) has cautioned against exposure to German Bunds, arguing that the European Union’s bailout package means the country will further lose its status as a investment safe haven.
