All Alternatives articles – Page 40
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UK refusal to increase index-linked issuance 'creating risks' for pension funds
Some 40% of pension funds want inflation exposure, but reluctant to enter real estate, infrastructure and derivatives
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NewsECB interest rate decision 'like a tax', says Switzerland's Publica
Rising interest rates ‘would be good’ for Swiss schemes despite short-term accounting loss
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Austrian pension fund VBV laments regulatory bias against derivatives
Head of asset management complains of regulatory bias against hedging instruments in wake of ECB rate cut
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UK pension funds focus on inflation, rate protection as LDI market grows
Funds look to create real rate hedging through addition of interest rate products
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ECB pushes for regulatory, ratings changes to revive ABS market
Central bank’s Mersch sees once-maligned securities playing key role against deflation
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LPs turn backs on core private equity managers, finds Coller Barometer
Survey suggests many still expect terms to improve, and fear North American funds run with too much debt
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NewsSwiss pension funds cut bond exposure to ramp up alternatives
Manor scheme allocates ‘very strongly’ towards infrastructure, hedge funds and convertibles
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Strathclyde to add drug royalty exposure after below-benchmark returns
Scheme invests in fund specialising in purchasing drug royalty agreements between pharmaceutical companies, smaller developers
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Swiss watchdog laments 'rudimentary' data on pension fund risks
Vice-president at Oberaufsichtskommission questions regulator’s ability to assess pension funds’ investment risk
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Church of England fund praises equities after returning 28% in 2013
Fund completes first infrastructure mandate during 2013 as equities, property drive strong returns
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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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NewsPFA boosts private equity investment as risk-return profile improves
First quarter returns down for unit-link pensions, but higher for provider’s with-profits products
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NewsInstitutional investors inflating catastrophe bond prices, expert says
Twelve Capital chairman says Solvency II will ‘create opportunities’ for European pension funds
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European private equity inflows double, survey shows
Pension funds contribute 37% of 2013 total, according to figures from EVCA
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European pension funds warm to LDI as derivative allocations grow
Mercer asset allocation survey shows schemes calling halt to equity exodus on back of bull markets
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FTSE defined contribution funds to increase exposure to alternatives
Average allocation among funds investing in alternatives growing, says Schroders
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Fixed income portfolios boost 2013 returns at France's UMR
Three funds within UMR umbrella struggle with real estate, non-listed allocations
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NewsReformed AP Fund system could consolidate property holdings
Swedish minister says cross-party group considering changes to buffer fund system could consolidate ‘costly’ unlisted holdings into single vehicle
