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Switzerland's ZKB pension fund switches from DB to DC
SWITZERLAND – Discount rate at Zürcher Kantonalbank scheme falls from 3.5% to 3%.
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NewsPension funds should consider 'dropping' traditional hedging
UK – Schemes should consider real estate sub-classes to stabilise funding, report says.
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NewsNorwegian oil fund makes first foray into German real estate
EUROPE – Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global invests nearly €800m through joint venture.
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Scotland's Lothian Pension Fund to shift investment strategy
UK – Aims to take advantage of bank deleveraging, buying ‘sound assets at attractive prices’.
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NewsPensionDanmark boosts infrastructure with wind farms
GLOBAL – Pension fund to invest further €1.6bn in asset class over next five years.
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Fiduciary managers see significant increase in assets – IPE survey
IPE – APG remains largest manager, with more than €300bn in assets under management, survey shows.
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NewsSurvey finds low-return outlook shaking up investment practice
GLOBAL – Institutional investors worldwide re-thinking investment assumptions, Pyramis says.
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NewsReport shows increasing institutional demand for infrastructure
GLOBAL – Larger European pension funds increasingly willing to diversify investments.
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NewsZurich pension fund steps up foreign-currency hedging
SWITZERLAND – PKZH opted for passive approach after making bad calls on direction of euro.
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NewsSwiss pension funds 'failing to recognise' long-duration risk
SWITZERLAND – Professor at CFA Swiss Pensions Conference warns of 'painful losses'.
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NewsAppetite for housing development grows among institutional investors
UK – Mill Group report questions perception that investors will shun new-build projects.
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NewsTime to abandon notion of 'no risk' sovereign bonds, says BVK
GERMANY – Head of German pension fund blasts idea of any bond being considered risk-free.
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NAPF property committee should offer 'thought leadership'
UK – IPD conference told consultants must be won over for real estate debt market to become viable.
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NewsCyprus Hotel Employees fund makes tactical changes to bond portfolio
CYPRUS – PIMCO, GAM and Insight to handle global credit, absolute return bond allocations.
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NewsUK asset managers boost LDI teams for de-risking schemes
UK – Recent hires at AXA IM, Ignis signal shift towards liability-driven investment.
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NewsSwedish roundup: Premium pension inquiry, Swedish Investment Fund Association
SWEDEN – Stefan Engström to chair inquiry into Swedish premium pension system.
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NewsTrustees should prepare for potential euro-zone break up - Towers Watson
EUROPE – Companies developing euro-zone break-up plans for businesses, but not pension funds.
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European, Chinese asset managers sign agreement to share expertise
DENMARK – Denmark’s Sparinvest enters partnership with Hai Tong Asset Management.
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NewsPGGM buys 60% stake in UK student housing provider UPP
EUROPE – Inflation-linked cash flows an 'excellent match' for clients' liabilities.
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NewsEuropean pension funds hail ECB's 'leading role' in fight for euro
EUROPE – Pension fund CIOs encouraged by ECB's use of word 'unlimited' to describe scope of programme.
