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NewsLocal authority pension funds on brink of unique collaboration
Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire councils say agreement could cut fund management costs.
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NewsDenmark's Industriens to change entire pension scheme to life-cycle
Move represents final stage of shift away from traditional guaranteed pension.
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'Modular' fiduciary management gaining ground over wholesale mandates
Survey shows strong increase in modular mandates, while funds opting for full mandates declined.
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Pension funds need to become "more inventive", says Princeton's Malkiel
Economist behind ‘random walk’ hypothesis says governments will forcibly keep interest rates low.
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NewsAPG-backed hedge fund incubator to invest in volatility expert Volvar
IMQubator increases investment in Volvar Asset Management, founded by former Lehman managers.
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NewsATP remains interested in German Bunds, with French funds preferring local debt [amended]
ERAFP highlights attractiveness of French debt due to its higher yield over Bund.
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NewsMore investors see 'huge risk' of sovereign default - Allianz Global Investors
Twice as many European institutions see sovereign default as "huge risk" in second AGI Risk Monitor survey.
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NewsNAPF, PPF back UK Treasury's proposed £20bn infrastructure fund
Memorandum of understanding comes as China Investment Corporation signals interest in UK.
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UMR Corem adds Africa to BRIC fund
FRANCE – UMR to allow African equity investments through new agreement with London’s Silk Invest.
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NewsRolls-Royce agrees £3bn longevity swap with Deutsche Bank
Deal with Deutsche Bank one of the largest to date, with a total value of £3bn (€3.5bn).
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Pension funds must 'broaden range' of tools for effective inflation hedge
As yield-to-maturity becomes negative, consultancy calls on schemes to diversify hedging tools.
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NewsUK funds step up diversification to offset volatility
Emerging markets, particularly Asia, seen as preferred mode of diversification by funds.
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NewsPension funds show growing interest in emerging market debt
Emerging nations in 'much stronger position' to service debt obligations than advanced economies.
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IPE Awards: Fund managers, attendees dismiss risk of Japan-like recession
Less than quarter of attendees believe Western world is facing another ‘lost decade’.
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NewsIPE Awards: Italian pension fund Inarcassa to adopt top-down strategy
Scheme to increase allocation to equities 'significantly', particularly in emerging markets.
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NewsIPE Awards: Pension funds should see repackaged debt as 'opportunity'
CREATE-Research's Amin Rajan says eventual sell-off of European debt could be indiscriminate.
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Large majority of pension funds too small to succeed – Ambachtsheer
Industry veteran says pension funds unable to manage own assets at a ‘huge disadvantage’.
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NewsWater-risk reporting trails behind climate change, study finds
Survey says only 57% of boards receive reports on water risk compared with 94% on climate change.
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NewsItalian pension funds expect review of asset allocation if reforms implemented
Fondenergia, looking to expand into alternatives, fears reforms could derail plans.
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Euro risk mechanism has been 'working' since January at pension fund AHV
CEO at Swiss scheme points out that any exit from euro-zone would not happen ‘overnight’.
