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NewsEuropean pension funds adopt 'wait and see' approach to market turmoil
Large Dutch pension funds refrain from sudden changes in investment policies.
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NewsPension funds to increase commodities allocations – Hermes
Schemes set to increase 'under-represented' asset class from allocations of 3-5%.
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NewsUSS sees funding level recover, plans spin-off of in-house investment team
Funding level rises by 7 percentage points, with scheme now managing £32.2bn (€36.3bn) in assets.
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NewsIMA sees industry moving toward multi-asset for DC default funds
Organisation says 'intellectual capacity' must be redeployed to help with new fund approaches.
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NewsPoor pension fund assumptions led to London agency's insolvency – report
Assumption that new tourist agency would take on Visit London's liabilities was 'madness'.
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NewsRailways pension fund shifts portfolio toward 'simplicity'
€11.5bn SPF cuts number of companies in strategic equity portfolio to 70 high performers.
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NewsING survey finds investors doubt ECB credibility, fear inflation
Yet respondents do not appear overly concerned about effects of commodity prices, wage increases.
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NewsNEST denies default options are too low risk
Sources deny default option is low risk as NEST unveils research on member reactions to volatility.
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NewsInvestors underestimate ability of core Europe to pull through, says L&G
Warns that investors underestimating strength of Northern European economies.
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NewsPension funds' focus on risk could rock financial world – BIS
Bank for International Settlements laments pressure to focus on liability-driven investment.
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NewsUK public pension liabilities total £1.1trn – for now
Office for Budget Responsibility figures jibe with external estimates, but rankle unions.
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NewsPension funds adopt 'either/or approach' as emotion trumps reason
Binary approach to asset classes caused by fear, herding instinct, says Standard Life Investments.
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NewsBA trustees chairman scotches hopes for RPI restoration
Trustee chairman says BA 'not strongest' company, suggests change would increase uncertainty.
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NewsFrance's TOBAM launches 'anti-benchmark' emerging market fund
FRANCE – Paris-based asset manager TOBAM has launched an anti-benchmark emerging market equity fund as part of its plans to diversify its portfolio.
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NewsUK roundup: Pitmans Trustees on DC governance, Pension Protection Fund 7800 index
DC pension schemes failing to achieve most basic governance requirements, says Pitmans.
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NewsInvestors' typical allocation to gold is 'sub-optimal', says new research
Oxford Economics cites benefits of commodity in fighting both inflation and deflation.
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NewsUK roundup: Financial Services Research Forum, JLT Pension Capital Strategies, PwC
Institute of Directors' Malcom Small says retirement age should be made 70 'as soon as possible'.
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NewsLittle appetite for buyouts of large pension schemes, says BlackRock
LDI head Tarik Ben-Saud says companies to avoid larger schemes in bid to diversify.
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NewsPension funds focusing more on intrinsic value in securities lending
The financial crisis has led pension funds to adopt new strategies in securities lending.
