All articles by Taha Lokhandwala
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NewsPension fund for Royal Mail grows assets by £2.1bn as yields plummet
Royal Mail Pension Plan sees 50% return on LDI portfolios
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NewsLong-dated UK bonds drive 20% return at BBC Pension Scheme
Pension fund increases assets by £2bn with short-term gain in UK Gilt holdings
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NewsMerseyside tenders for manager, adviser on £400m property portfolio
Local authority fund tenders position currently held by CBRE
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NewsStrathclyde adds £300m multi-asset credit for ‘enhanced yield’ shift
Pension fund begins move to new strategy by tendering for high-yield and syndicated loans manager
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NewsCurrency devaluations to put more pressure on emerging markets
Columbia Threadneedle suggests opportunities can arise in emerging market currency sell-off
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NewsUK diversified growth fund market market to grow 75% – report
Growth expectations around DC outweigh DB after disappointing 2014, says Spence Johnson
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NewsCass proposes new ALM model linked with asset allocation
Business school’s model moves away from current silo valuations
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NewsWelsh pension funds to merge passive equity holdings
Welsh schemes follow London, Midlands funds to save costs
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NewsAberdeen continues spree with fund-of-funds manager purchase
UK manager adds to private equity, hedge fund purchases with emerging market firm
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NewsScottish & Newcastle pension fund shifts £2.4bn of longevity risk
Scheme secures longevity risk for approximately 19,000 pensioners
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NewsLongevity risk market to spread across Europe, says Prudential
Market worth $250bn set to double as popularity of longevity swaps spreads to other markets
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NewsUSS returns 18% amid tactical shift into commodities
UK pension fund doubles investment return, recategorises asset classes
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NewsSeven LGPS move towards passive investment collaboration
Midlands grouping to combine assets into pooled fund mandate to save 30% in management fees
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NewsSmart beta growth hits 29%, as demand for minimum variance takes hold
Spence Johnson research shows passive minimum variance strategies growing in popularity
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NewsTesco drops DB pension fund in favour of defined contribution offering
Supermarket confirms closure of DB scheme to future accrual with DC replacement
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Special ReportUK: A year of implementation
This year has seen the rushed implementation of the dramatic changes introduced to the UK defined contribution sector in 2014
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FeaturesHow we run our money: PPF
Barry Kenneth, chief investment officer at the Pension Protection Fund, tells Taha Lokhandwala about the UK’s lifeboat fund’s innovative strategies
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Special ReportIceland: Glimmers of hope
After seven years of capital and currency controls, restrictions on pension funds investing outside the country are beginning to be relaxed
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Country Report
Defined Contribution: An innovation conundrum
The end to compulsory annuitisation poses questions. When and how will Britons save, invest and draw down their DC savings?
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Special Report
Belgium: Second-pillar reforms back on the agenda
Discussions about restricting access to the second-pillar defined-contribution scheme are under way, while the pension industry association has called for improved risk management
