Investor Strategy – Page 89
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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
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Italian roundup: Fondo Giornalisti, Muzinich
Second-pillar scheme Fondo Giornalisti tenders half-dozen mandates
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Smart-beta allocations still restricted to larger schemes, research shows
Russell survey shows smart-beta limited to $10bn+ schemes
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UK pension funds split on Dutch proposal to penalise underperformance
Pensions Trust says performance fees could learn from bonus structure, while United Utilities scheme warns of misalignment of objectives
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European pension funds failing to implement true LDI, EDHEC warns
Research ponts to growing divide in LDI adoption between Northern, Southern Europe
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Asian roundup: Malaysia's EPF, Temasek, Ardian
Malaysia’s Employees Provident Fund ramps up overseas investments
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NewsAlecta joins disgruntled institutions in rejecting VW approach for Scania
Third largest shareholder confirms decision to reject ‘undervalued’ offer after internal analysis
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NewsUnipension sells 31 Danish properties in real estate strategy overhaul
Buyer demand highest for residential, centrally located commercial real estate
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Public reserve funds, SWFs to boost exposure to new markets, alternatives
Institutions see challenges in increased portfolio diversity, State Street survey shows
