Asset Allocation – Page 117
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FeaturesBeware Japanese proverbs
The experience of Japanese pension funds in the 1990s provides an interesting lesson for Western investors, finds David White
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FeaturesMoves to maintain the balance
Spain’s €57bn reserve fund is intended to help plug the anticipated deficit in the social security budget. Diego Valero Carreras explains the background
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Special ReportGetting the correct balance
Javier Aibar Bernard is the general director of the Social Security Treasury, which oversees Spain’s €55.9m Reserve Fund, the Fondo de Reserva de la Seguridad Social (FRSS). He explains to George Coats how the fund is run and discusses its ability to fulfil its role
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An area that needs more light
Pension funds should be more concerned about investment managers’ asset allocation skill, but there’s no easy way to measure it, says Joseph Mariathasan
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FeaturesAdvantages of a naïve approach
Dirk Soehnholz and Marcus Burkert find that ‘naïve’ strategic asset allocation offers improved risk/return characteristics over traditional ‘pseudo-optimised’ asset allocation
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Dorset adds £30m to internal UK equity manager
[16:20 CET 26-01] UK – Dorset County Council Pension Fund has been advised to increase the assets run by its internal UK equity manager by £30m (€32m), to pull its overall UK equities portfolio back towards the strategic target allocation.
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NewsBrent to up infrastructure assets by 5%
[16:40 CET 08-01] UK – The London Borough of Brent is looking to increase its exposure to infrastructure in its £400m (€436m) local government pension scheme (LGPS).
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FeaturesViews on the year to come
We asked ten CIOs and other senior figures at international assset management firms: ‘Where will investment opportunities lie in 2009?’
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BVK keeps long and short strategy
The pension fund of the Canton of Zurich (BVK) has been investing in commodities since August 2006 when it decided to allocate 4% of its portfolio to commodities. Its strategic exposure consists of seven individual commodity investments in three sub-categories. At end-June 2008 a collateralised commodity index note accounted ...
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FeaturesInnovation: Used, misused and abused
In the third in a series of articles on a new report, Amin Rajan laments that alpha has been everywhere except in performance numbers
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Glasgow university seeks actuarial and admin support
[16:55 CET 18-12] UK – The University of Glasgow is seeking one or more providers for actuarial and consultancy services and scheme administration and related services for its pension scheme for non-academic staff.
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NewsKensington seeks custodian and increases equities
[15:40 CET 05-12] UK – The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) is seeking a global custodian for its £409.6m (€478.9m) local government pension fund.
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NewsHammersmith prepares for 2009 adviser search
[13:15 CET 03-12] UK – The London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham is to begin looking for a new investment consultant for its £432m (€512m) pension fund, to be appointed early next year.
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Shropshire to add second global bond portfolio
[17:20 CET 01-12] UK – Shropshire County Council is seeking a fund manager to runs a second global bond portfolio for its £750m (€890m) pension fund.
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Nottingham signs Barnett Waddingham
[16: 40 CET 24-11] UK – Nottingham County Council has appointed Barnett Waddingham to take over responsibility for actuarial services from Mercer Consulting.
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SSgA wins Hillingdon's multi-asset mandate
[14:00 CET 19-11] UK – The London Borough of Hillingdon has appointed State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) to run a passive multi-asset portfolio for its £504.3m (€599m) pension fund.
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Special ReportLong on intentions but short on deliverables
In the first of a series of articles on a new study, Amin Rajan argues that Europe’s pension landscape is not fit for purpose post the credit crisis
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FeaturesThe fetters come off
Until now, Sweden’s AP7 has not had the benefit of a level playing field. That is about to change, finds George Coats
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Tempered optimism across Europe
IPE asked six pension organisations across Europe: ‘How have you been affected by the recent market turmoil?’ Interviews conducted by Nina Röhrbein/Liam Kennedy/George Coats
