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EventIPE Seminars - Credit and Alternatives
10 September - 10 October, 2019: The IPE Seminar Series visits different cities across Europe each year and provides pension funds and similar institutional investors with insight, valuable advice and inspiration, as well as a forum for discussion of the latest issues.
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News
Chart of the Week: Equity returns drive LGPS investment gains in 2018-19
Local authority funds for Lancashire and Kensington & Chelsea reported the strongest returns among LGPS funds, as alternatives investors also posted double-digit gains
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NewsItalian pension fund Solidarietà Veneto to add infrastructure, real estate
Fund for companies in the Veneto region said it was ready to make the move based on its experience so far in private markets
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FeaturesFixed income, rates, currencies: Nervousness abounds
The weak US non-farm payroll (NFP) data for May, far below forecasts, sent rates falling and stocks rising, on the supposition that it raised the likelihood of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. On the other hand, while risk markets cheered the prospect of easier money, the hardline approach taken by the US towards China, and China’s uncompromising responses are raising investor nervousness.
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€6.8bn chemical company scheme decides against consolidation
PDN says it is optimally prepared to address developments in the changing Dutch pensions sector
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NewsAMF makes first direct forestry investment with €1bn deal
Deal covers 317,000 hectares of Swedish forestland and includes 15-year supply contract
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NewsAP1, AP4 say draft rules on illiquid assets must go further
Swedish state pension buffer funds call for increased flexibility around alternative investments, despite new rules in effect since 1 January
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NewsSwiss pension fund exploring options for CHF2.1bn equity overlay strategy
Investor is seeking to implement an equity protection strategy across global developed and emerging markets as well as domestic Swiss equities
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator: June 2019
Last months’ move away from political risk continued this month for the US, the EU and Japan. The UK figures were stable or moving slightly in the opposite direction, reflecting worries over Brexit with the UK body politic in disarray.
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News
Asset manager roundup: Allianz GI preps institutional trade finance fund
Plus: APG moves to close 2.2% gender pay gap; Renowned investor George Soros buys into Swiss asset manager GAM
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NewsSwiss pension funds bounce back from 2018 losses
The average funding ratio of Swiss Pensionskassen declined by more than 5 percentage points during 2018 after the fourth-quarter equity crash
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Church fund to vote against entire Exxon board over climate change
Church of England’s £8.3bn endowment fund joins forces with New York public pension fund to increase pressure on oil giant
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KLP purges NOK3.2bn of shares as coal ban goes total
The Norwegian pension fund has reduced its coal tolerance limit to just 5% of a company’s revenue, cutting RWE, Sasol and BHP from its portfolio
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NewsEuropean investors seek managers for €575m across equities, CTAs, credit
Five mandates tendered via IPE Quest are closing in the next few days: emerging market equities, low volatility equities, alternative credit, CTAs and convertible bonds
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ABP to focus on energy transition to support local economy
Civil service scheme says it has been difficult to find sufficient investment volume to allocate to domestic assets in the Netherlands
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Chart of the Week: Hedge fund investors confident despite rocky 2018
Last year was a bad year to be a hedge fund manager, amid weak markets and investor withdrawals totalling $34bn, according to Preqin
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Hedge funds warn regulators over ineffective ESG regulation
AIMA argues scope of regulation must include corporate disclosure
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Interviews
On the Record: The volatility question
We asked two European pension funds how they view, and invest in, the hedge fund sector at a time when volatility is structurally low
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Asset Class Reports
Hedge Funds - Technology: The next generation
Advances in artificial technology and computing power are opening paths to new hedge funds strategies
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Asset Class ReportsCryptocurrencies: A match made in heaven – or hell
Cryptocurrencies could offer handsome returns to hedge funds. Or they could be a disaster
