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NewsUK foundations failing to maximise financial performance, report says
Report cites foundations' ability to tolerate volatility, work to longer investment horizons.
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NewsYorkshire pension fund invests in maiden private equity fund
South Yorkshire Pension Fund commits third of capital raised for fund targeting SMEs.
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NewsEmerging markets winning permanent place in institutional portfolios
FIL Investment Management says financial crisis has forced 'euro-centric' investors to diversify.
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NewsFormer Norwegian oil fund executives team up with Tiger on macro fund
New fund will aim to profit from volatility and turbulence in global markets.
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NewsSyntrus Achmea cuts Spanish government debt exposure
Recent announcements give impression government 'not in control of its finances'.
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NewsItalian pension fund to make first foray into private equity, real estate
Fondenergia to implement new strategy that will include alternatives for first time.
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NewsFrench pension fund to tender 10 SRI mandates, focus on alternatives
FRANCE – Civil servants scheme to implement socially responsible investment strategy this spring.
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NewsSovereign wealth funds must consider 'implicit liabilities', says EDHEC
Survey says SWFs could benefit from liability-driven approaches used by pension funds.
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NewsInstitutional investors to shift towards equities, EM debt
Nearly one-fifth of respondents to Aon Hewitt survey to boost allocations over next 18 months.
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NewsSovereign wealth funds' strategies 'limited by talent issue'
Alpha and alternatives strategies hampered by lack of time and talent, think tank says.
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NewsESG data 'crucial' for assessing sovereign bonds, says Robeco
Dutch asset manager sold out of Italian bonds last summer as result of ESG analysis.
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NewsNPRF teams up with Irish government in €29m venture capital investment
Fourth commitment to government-backed Innovation Fund aims to stimulate local VC market.
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News100-year bonds would be 'no use' to UK pension funds, says NAPF
Schemes looking for index-linked debt with maturities of 30, 40 and 50 years, association says.
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NewsUK roundup: PPF, KPMG, Steve Webb, Wedgwood Museum
Schemes in deficit included in PPF 7800 fall by a third between January and February.
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NewsAustria's APK sees 'opportunities' in fixed income arbitrage
AUSTRIA – 'Politically motivated' bond-market distortions creating opportunities, managing director says.
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NewsDanish roundup: FSP, Bankpension, PKA, PBU, IFU
Pension fund FSP acknowledges €50m loss on structure finance investment.
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NewsIBM pension fund to stick with downgraded AAA bonds
Policy reviewed after French government bonds downgraded by S&P in January.
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NewsSocial infrastructure market 'too small, risky' for pension funds
Assets would otherwise be 'highly attractive' to pension funds, EDHEC-Risk Institute says.
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NewsCustomised beta approaches good for SRI – Northern Trust
Survey predicts rising interest in strategy still emerging from 'infancy'.
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NewsVBV revamps hedge funds to avoid 'virtually dead' FOFs
AUSTRIA – Austrian scheme creates local bond, equity portfolios to provide debt financing.
