Investment Strategies – Page 4
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Country ReportInvestment strategy: Shifting from fixed income
Swiss pension funds are rebalancing their portfolios but allocating to certain asset classes could prove challenging
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News
Sampension says low exposure to large growth stocks helped in Q1
Danish pension firm’s CIO says bond portfolio’s make up saved it from worse price falls
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Asset Class ReportsPortfolio strategy – Factor investing report
COVID-19 has added a further blow to a decade of factor investing underperformance and highlighted the increasing impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations. In this report, we analyse how it may be possible to complement traditional factors with ESG-related measures.
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Asset Class ReportsTrade Finance: Weathering the storm
Trade and supply-chain finance has faced several threats in recent years but the opportunity for institutional investors is alive and well
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News
Nordic pension funds keep close eye on inflation trend
The Federal Reserve’s changed inflation goal feeds uncertainty about how and when US policymakers will step in
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Asset Class ReportsPrivate markets – Private equity: the impact of COVID-19
The pandemic has devastated some sectors while boosting others
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FeaturesPrivate Markets - Agriculture: A growing asset class
Consumer demand, technology and government policies to encourage regenerative farming are creating opportunities for investors
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NewsUK’s NEST commits to ‘ambitious’ diversity and inclusion plan
The scheme wants at least three out of seven of its executive team to be women, and 50% of its leadership to be women, by 2025
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Asset Class ReportsEquities – Pandemic winners and losers
COVID-19 is proving a powerful catalyst for social and technological change
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News
Keva chief says fund actively looking for new Finnish unlisted assets
Fund wants to offer itself as a long-term, domestic ownership option for energy infrastructure assets
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Asset Class ReportsPortfolio strategy – Equities in the time of the pandemic
The speed and impacts of the coronavirus pandemic have thrown up challenges for investors that will not be clear for decades
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News
Church of England fuels ExxonMobil rebellion with open letter
It underlines the importance of governance, in the context not only of climate change, but also the collapse in demand for oil and gas
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Danish schemes outline current investment attitudes after recent losses
Academics’ pension fund reduces equities allocation to 24%; AP Pension sees no reason to change strategy
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NewsATP and PFA sell out VIA Equity PE funds
“It is time for a strategic change,” Bo Foged declares
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News
Austrian pension funds return 6.72% over H1 2019
Pension fund association identifies active management, Federal Reserve decision, and equity markets as the main drivers
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Swiss collective pensions vehicles get green light for equities boost
Pension funds will have more say in Anlagestiftungen decisions under new law
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator: January 2018
It would be an understatement to say the shine has left the US equity market, given this month’s manager expectation submissions
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Asset Class Reports
Gilts still retain some lustre
Even when offering negative real returns, Gilts are generating interest as a risk-free asset
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News
German province pressured to tackle 'pension lie'
Court and opposition parties criticised hidden government debt increase through reserves for civil servants
