Asset Allocation – Page 52
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2019 Outlook: Preparing for the downside, part 2
IPE analyses fixed income outlooks from JP Morgan Asset Management, Janus Henderson, Fidelity, and Pictet
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2019 Outlook: Preparing for the downside, part 1
IPE analyses investment outlooks from investment firms including DWS, BlackRock, SSGA, and Invesco.
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Special ReportInvestor perspectives: Playing the long game
At an uncertain time for equity markets, European investors discuss their strategies
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Special ReportThe ignored risks of factor investing
Factor investing is not immune to prolonged periods of underperformance
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Special ReportEquity risk premium: The X factor
Although central to financial theory, the equity risk premium is hard to apply in practice
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Special ReportDiversification: Shelter from the storms
The benefits of diversification are not as clear-cut as investors often assume
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Spanish pension funds eke out return despite volatility
Occupational pension funds returned an average 0.7% for the 12 months to end-September
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Wellcome Trust warns on private equity after stellar returns
UK charitable foundation nets 50% gains from co-investments and 32% from venture capital
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Chart of the Week: ECB to end QE-fuelled balance sheet expansion
European Central Bank will maintain the size of its balance sheet – estimated at €4.7trn – at least until it can raise rates
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Switzerland proposes 5% venture capital allowance for pension funds
Government aims to promote institutional investment in domestic start-ups but some are unconvinced
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UK roundup: £29bn LGPS pool appoints manager trio for UK equities
Plus: Access pool preps £650m global equity mandate; UK pension fund seeks value equities manager via IPE Quest
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IPE Conference: Veritas CIO on ‘beautiful’ Finnish pension system
‘Unfortunate’ pro-cyclicality said to be price for long-term functioning
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NewsInvestor climate change statement to governments gains more backers
Investor call-to-action hits 415 backers as climate negotiators meet in Poland for COP-24
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NewsIPE Conference: Quantitative v qualitative in impact investing
Asset owners from Ireland, Sweden, France and the UK argue that numbers aren’t the only way of measuring impacts
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IPE Conference: AP4 chief in no rush to add illiquids
NEST CIO Mark Fawcett is on the hunt for DC-ready private credit managers
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DC savers missing out as companies seek private capital
Private markets fundraising has increased over 20 years, taking growth assets away from DC investors
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IPE Conference: Governments must ‘get real’ on infrastructure investing
Infrastructure is the second most popular asset class for investors on a three-year basis, reports CREATE-Research
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NewsPMT divests from fur and pornography industries after member survey
Metal industry scheme sells half of its holdings in 1,600 companies
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Challenges remain for PPF despite funding improvements
More than half of UK schemes are underfunded, with an aggregate deficit of £115bn
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‘ESG will not happen’ if Solvency II comes to pension funds: Leppälä
Risk-based capital requirements would limit sustainability-supportive investments, PensionsEurope claims
