Investor Strategy – Page 88
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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
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NewsPension fund for Dutch railways to invest in catastrophe bonds
Scheme cites possibility of ‘relatively high returns against acceptable risk’
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European pension funds warm to LDI as derivative allocations grow
Mercer asset allocation survey shows schemes calling halt to equity exodus on back of bull markets
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FTSE defined contribution funds to increase exposure to alternatives
Average allocation among funds investing in alternatives growing, says Schroders
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APG teams up with Xander on Indian offices joint venture
Asset manager to invest up to $500m in existing properties with low levels of vacancy
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Fixed income portfolios boost 2013 returns at France's UMR
Three funds within UMR umbrella struggle with real estate, non-listed allocations
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Varma invests in Swedish residential real estate, reorganises holdings
Pension insurer restarts international diversification strategy, pools logistics/industrial assets with Sponda
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Environmental lobby group backs creation of ex-fossil fuel index
New industry benchmark built by FTSE, BlackRock to provide underlying fund with seed investment from NRDC
