Asset Allocation – Page 41
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LD Pensions picks Acadian for first active quant mandate
Early holiday allowance payouts makes eventual allocation more uncertain, says equities chief
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Strathclyde backs new life sciences venture fund
‘This is an equity investment which balances our portfolio in terms of diversification’
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£900m in new UK pension allocations to climate-tilted tracker funds
UBS UK’s DC scheme and Tyne & Wear DB scheme invest in UBS AM, LGIM funds
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bfinance sees ‘fundamental shifts’ in Chinese equity offerings
Consultancy says clients increasingly using dedicated China equity strategies
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InterviewsHow we run our money: ENPAB
Danilo Pone, CIO of ENPAB, the first-pillar scheme for Italian biologists, talks about the fund’s new proprietary asset allocation model
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FeaturesFixed income, rates, currencies: Dismay sets in
As lockdowns ease, particularly in the northern hemisphere and the Antipodes, economic recoveries get underway. Given the exceptional circumstances, economic forecasts and predictions may show little consensus, or potentially be wrong, the puzzling US payroll announcements for May being a vivid example.
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FeaturesAhead of the curve: Liquidity has been the litmus test for China’s bond market
It is no safe haven, but China has provided bond investors with important shelter through the storm
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator July 2020
Global statistics indicate that while new cases of COVID-19 are rising, case mortality is stable at about 4,000 per day. The situation is in hand, but the danger is not over. First, the Americas, dominated by the US and Brazil, are confronted by rising case statistics. Second, there are signals of a rebound in autumn, both in theory as medical experts embrace the thought and in practice, as the figures in Iran show. Third, the equality protests increase the chances of a second wave.
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NewsAmundi claims first with EU climate benchmark-aligned mandate
Investment solution developed in response to request for proposal from 12 major French institutional investors
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NewsIceland’s LSR thanks own portfolio construction for COVID resilience
Pension fund giant reveals 3% return by end May, thanking weaker krona and domestic bond bounce
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Delta Lloyd scheme splits matching holdings into LDI, spread portfolios
It will also raise its stake in emerging market equity as well as real estate to 16.7%
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NewsIcelandic pension funds to hold off forex till September
Hiatus in foreign currency buying played a key role in maintaining stability, says central bank
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Dutch building scheme sticks to ‘expensive’ PE, hedge funds
The fund reduced management fees for hedge funds by 27% during the past five years by negotiating service fees
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BMO sees stable long-term returns if depression can be avoided
Equity developed markets expected to generate 4.5% on average
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Philips scheme to reinvest most of its 7.5% cash holdings
Cash was the scheme’s only asset class generating a negative return last year
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Danish FSA calls on pension funds to explain alts valuations
Watchdog launches investigation into sector’s ongoing valuation of alternatives, as losses in other asset classes pile up
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Universities scheme decides exclusions, cites prospects concerns
Higher education scheme set to make its first exclusion-based divestments
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FeaturesFixed income, rates, currencies: Unprecedented times
According to a Wall Street Journal blog, the word “unprecedented” was used in 395 of the publication’s articles in the past three months. Also popular were massive, enormous, staggering and eye-popping
