Pension Fund Strategy – Page 158
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Special Report
Risk and Portfolio Construction: A new era for risk parity
Jennifer Bollen asks whether the end of the bond bull market signals the death of the traditional risk parity model
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Risk and Portfolio Construction: Risk parity preferences
The asset allocation strategy can reduce drawdowns, but doesn’t improve long-term returns, argues Andrew Clare. Moreover, those findings are reversed when risk parity is applied within an asset class
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Risk and Portfolio Construction: Rising interest
Chris Redmond asks whether absolute return bonds could play a bigger role in institutional portfolios
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NewsDutch insurers prove local investment a 'responsible policy', minister says
Minister for Economic Affairs presents concrete plan for proposed National Investment Institution
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APG invests $650m into Chinese logistics joint venture with e-Shang
Dutch pension fund asset manager takes 20% stake in Chinese warehousing developer
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Proposed pan-European pension fund for researchers hits roadblock
Industry organisations reject European Commission plans to create European scheme for mobile researchers
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Dutch scheme PNO Media to enter 'exclusive' relationship with provider MPD
MPD to increase focus on pension fund in wake of failed merger with PGB
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NewsSwedish government calls on AP funds to justify domestic investment bias
Buffer funds could work together on non-listed assets as alternatives weightings grow
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Dutch Pensions Federation opposes pay increase for trustees
Lobby group says sector should not to operate as commercial business
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Guarantees 'strangling' Germany's Pensionskassen – Towers Watson
Consultancy says benefits actually higher without guarantee
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Report: No justification for lack of full disclosure on investment fees
London’s Cass Business School calls for managers to fully disclose all cash, non-cash costs affecting asset performance
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Austria's derivatives cap hindering would-be SRI investors, VBV warns
Severance pay funds call for more flexibility on hedging instruments, real estate investments
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Diversified fund market to double after spike in DB inflows
Investors in funds increasingly looking for alpha, market to grow to £201bn by 2018
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Pension funds recommend diversification in ILS as rates fall
Industry sees no prospect of rates rising from a catastrophic event, but urge investors to look beyond catastrophe risk
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NewsSwiss funds slow to consider variable pension benefits
Many funds may be waiting to test the waters before considering controversial changes to pensioner payouts
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Managers call on peers to take lead on responsible investing
Investment Leaders Group launch report calling for better research on environmental ‘megatrends’
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NewsThree largest Austrian Pensionskassen increase hold on market
Austrian supervisor FMA presents figures on retirement sector showing largest funds account for three-quarters of assets
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European institutions to allocate €211bn to smart beta by 2018
Research finds UK and rest of Europe differ in reasoning for allocations, market dominated by institutional allocations
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IORP II to increase costs in German second pillar, Longial warns
German industry to struggle with European Commission’s definition of IORPs, company says
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UK roundup: TPR, Pensions Act, RetailLink Pensions Plan, L&G
Regulator survey shows DC schemes still ignoring regulations on investment principles
