Asset Allocation – Page 31
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NewsUK’s NEST launches private equity procurement for £1.5bn allocation
Government-backed DC scheme looking for ‘innovative’ ways to access private equity, with focus on growth segment
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Varma’s equities reach record 51% allocation after surging prices in H1
Finnish pension insurer sees solvency capital rise to €14.7bn from €11.5bn in six months
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Tyne & Wear scheme committee proposes restructure in 2021-2024 plan
The transfer of assets to Border to Coast will exclude all assets in passive indexed investment vehicles
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Gains on big tech stocks power Norway’s SWF to 9.4% H1 return
NBIM says biodiversity to become ‘area of priority’ for its ownership work
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NewsIcelandic pension funds see 7.3% H1 returns; private savings hold up
Almenni reports 4.1% to 8.3% returns for balanced pension options
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Nordic pension investors unruffled by China regulatory jitters
PBU says market developments have temporarily dented its expose to Asia
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P+ CIO bullish as post-merger Danish PF hits assets milestone
Pension fund gets access to more attractive investment opportunities as its assets grow, says Kåre Hahn Michelsen
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NewsSigTech paper foresees rise of custom in-house equity portfolios
By applying the concept of alternative indexing methods, investors can gain exposure to various risk factors that are optimal for them
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Akademiker CIO rejects tilting portfolio to equities, despite inflation
Danish pension fund reports 5.69% return for H1 2021
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NewsAMF says H1’s 8.5% return boosts conditions for shift to unlisted
Swedish blue-collar pension fund sees January-June group profit lifted by discount rate changes
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NewsGrowing foreign assets make Danish pensions an ‘export engine’, says IPD
Statistics show bigger swing to foreign assets for market-rate pensions than for average-rate side
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NewsAP1 thanks its ‘constructive view of risk-taking’ for 11% return in H1
Swedish national pensions buffer fund narrowly beats AP4 with first half investment return
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German church scheme to build up private debt allocation
‘The goal is to diversify investments, carefully balancing risks and returns’
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Alecta says its work on fixed income and alternatives helped lift H1 return
DB product returns 7.7% in January-June; DC produces 12.4%, Swedish pension fund reports
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Industriens makes 25% on private equity in H1, as US venture funds shine
Danish labour-market pension fund produces 8.2% return on portfolio overall in January-June 2021
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Shift to equities as sovereigns seek liquidity, Invesco survey shows
Tilting towards active allocations and longer time horizons seen mitigating risk of high valuations
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FeaturesFixed Income, Rates, Currencies: Trickier than usual
Amongst the myriad of investment conundrums facing investors, one of the more pressing today is whether – or not – the US economy will overheat. Though the Federal Reserve has done a good job assuring the markets that while (US) inflation data may indeed print higher than “target”, Chair Jerome Powell will be “looking through” any rises. They have argued that these should be temporary and a dovish outlook will remain.
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator - July 2021
At the time of writing, over half of the US population was vaccinated against COVID-19 with the EU at 40%. UK figures give a positive picture but the threat of new strains remains. The G7 have announced plans to supply vaccines to developing countries.
