Investor Strategy – Page 87
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Smart-beta popularity reminiscent of value investing mistakes – Cambridge
Investors continually ‘fighting last war’ when looking to protect capital, US consultancy warns
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NewsSwiss pension funds cut bond exposure to ramp up alternatives
Manor scheme allocates ‘very strongly’ towards infrastructure, hedge funds and convertibles
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Strathclyde to add drug royalty exposure after below-benchmark returns
Scheme invests in fund specialising in purchasing drug royalty agreements between pharmaceutical companies, smaller developers
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Swiss watchdog laments 'rudimentary' data on pension fund risks
Vice-president at Oberaufsichtskommission questions regulator’s ability to assess pension funds’ investment risk
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ECB interest rate decision leaves investors in uncharted territory
ECB president says work on asset purchase programme underway, implements negative deposit rates to spur bank lending
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Most hedge fund index returns explained by alternative beta – Towers Watson
Diversification benefits of alternative beta strategies could outweigh use of hedge funds in pension fund portfolios, consultancy says
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NewsSwitzerland's Fisch launches fund for Pensionskasse, opens for third parties
Half of portfolio to consist initially of convertibles
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NewsSwedish government calls on AP funds to justify domestic investment bias
Buffer funds could work together on non-listed assets as alternatives weightings grow
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PIMCO warns of sustained periods of uncertainty in fixed income market
Deputy CIO predicts ECB will be forced into asset purchases if it takes 2% inflation target ‘seriously’
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Church of England fund praises equities after returning 28% in 2013
Fund completes first infrastructure mandate during 2013 as equities, property drive strong returns
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ATP to boost real estate allocation with Danish, Northern European buys
Pension fund targets inflation-adjusted cashflows from prime real estate
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Diversified fund market to double after spike in DB inflows
Investors in funds increasingly looking for alpha, market to grow to £201bn by 2018
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Pension funds recommend diversification in ILS as rates fall
Industry sees no prospect of rates rising from a catastrophic event, but urge investors to look beyond catastrophe risk
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Managers call on peers to take lead on responsible investing
Investment Leaders Group launch report calling for better research on environmental ‘megatrends’
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NewsFrance's ERAFP in debut foreign property purchase
French pension fund helped by AXA Real Estate in entry into Nordic market
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European institutions to allocate €211bn to smart beta by 2018
Research finds UK and rest of Europe differ in reasoning for allocations, market dominated by institutional allocations
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ETF managers show 'vast' differences replicating Europe, emerging markets
European, emerging market indices show ‘very divergent’ tracking qualities, according to study
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Wellcome Trust prices £400m bond with maturity of 45 years
Foundation offers tightest spread for non-government related issuer in sterling market since financial crisis
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London Stock Exchange expresses interest in Russell takeover
Exchange provider confirms discussions over purchase; rival offerings expected from MSCI, private equity
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European private equity inflows double, survey shows
Pension funds contribute 37% of 2013 total, according to figures from EVCA
