Euro: Many factors to take into account
Euro-zone investors are not immune to global currency vagaries
Strategy: Pension funds confront FX risk
Investors are paying more attention to currency hedging strategies in the face of increased global risk
Sterling scenarios
Sterling will remain mired in uncertainty as long as the conflict over Brexit is unresolved
Dollar: A case for hedging tactics
Hedging is one way for investors in the dollar to reduce the risk presented by the currency’s unpredictable movements
Sterling: Two sides of the coin
Many analysts see sterling as undervalued but investors expect a premium to compensate for Brexit uncertainties
Chart of the Week: Analysing sterling’s volatility
Weak second-quarter growth figures added to the pressure on the UK currency after weeks of speculation about the nature of the country’s exit from the EU
Ex-regulator boss brings FX rigging lawsuit against five banks
Former chair of the Pensions Regulator Michael O’Higgins is leading efforts to secure compensation from five banks fined more than €1bn in May over two FX cartels
Achmea scheme’s booming Dutch property holdings deliver 24%
The Dutch insurer’s pension fund posted an overall loss of 1.6% for 2018 despite significant gains from its property and infrastructure investment portfolios
BpfBouw increases dollar hedge following currency loss
Construction sector scheme loses 2.1% on currency hedge chiefly due to appreciation of dollar in 2018
Dollar, yen appreciation behind Philips scheme’s 2.4% investment loss
Pension fund wants to maintain currency hedge but has halved the value of the position ‘for strategic reasons’
Five banks hit with €1bn in fines after ‘banana split’ FX cartel uncovered
Norwegian sovereign fund boasts €76bn Q1 gain despite currency drag
ATP backs ethical currency trading code
AP3 records positive 2018 return after gains on unlisted assets, FX
Brexit: Derivatives trade exodus ‘to start with currency contracts’
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