Pension Fund Strategy – Page 142
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NewsInvestors urged to consider unfamiliar assets as easing slows
Markets to become more choppy and return sources more scattered, consultancy Mercer predicts
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Strathclyde joined by UK green bank in community power investment
UK’s largest LGPS commits £10m to hydro-electric power plant with GIB adding £50m
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Nordic roundup: Oslo Pensjonsforsikring, Finnish returns, TELA, pension reform
Pension fund for Oslo municipality sees annual performance down year-on-year, laments high costs
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Consultancy warns on risk naïvety in smart beta allocations
Towers Watson clients add $8bn in 2014 to smart beta strategies, but warns against inherent risks
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High-yield sees record issuance as European markets ease terms
Second quarter sees peak issuance before falling steadily but keeping 2014 as record level
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PGGM considers offloading hedge fund platform
Dutch asset manager approached by ‘number of interested parties’ over potential acquisition
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UK roundup: ScottishPower Pension Scheme, Abbey Life, PPF, deficits
Total longevity swap market breaks £50bn barrier as Scottish scheme insures £2bn with Abbey Life
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Half of UK schemes set to insure risk as market momentum continues
Two-thirds of schemes to incorporate bulk annuity deal or longevity insurance into long-term plans
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Global pension assets top $36trn, rising 6% in 2014 – Towers Watson
European countries lead pensions growth in 2014, but wider picture shows stronger growth in Mexico and South Africa
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Lancashire shuffles management team for LPFA partnership
UK pension fund to become standalone entity as partnership with London nears
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Proposal for industry-wide pensions in Germany 'likely to succeed'
Mercer welcomes government’s revised reform proposal but warns of possible complications over future insolvencies
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AP7 tenders equity mandates worth 90% of buffer fund's value
Swedish buffer fund to appoint three managers to operate lion’s share of scheme’s assets.
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HSBC Pension Scheme banks on annuities amid DC investment shake-up
UK pension fund to offer drawdown investment strategy as it prepares for DB member influx
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West Midlands ditches hedge funds to reach benchmark allocation
£10.1bn local government scheme to divest £200m from hedge fund partners
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EC offers pension funds further two-year clearing exemption
European Commission says lack of market infrastructure allowing pension funds to clear warrants further exemption
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Swiss regulator to publish catalogue for minimum risk standards
Pensionskassen warn of additional costs, further consolidation in second-pillar pension system
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DB pension funds losing interest in asset-backed contribution models
TPR Code of Funding affecting use of ABCs as employer’s seek longer-term recovery plans
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NewsMandate roundup: IPE-Quest, European Parliament
Swiss investor tenders CHF80m small, mid-cap equity mandate
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NewsUK pension funds ‘feast’ on pre-election index-linked Gilt auction
Last major Gilt auction before election nearly four times oversubscribed
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German government revises proposal for industry-wide pensions
Pensions industry had been critical of previous draft offered in 2014
