Asset Allocation – Page 54
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News
Ircantec unveils oil and gas divestment and engagement plan
Scheme to dump traditional bond holdings, shares in specialised and non-European majors
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Ireland’s sovereign fund partners with World Bank for emerging markets
Agreement follows launch of €150m tech fund in partnership with Chinese investor
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Dutch regulator warns against ‘overheating’ property market
High property taxes could be masking loan-to-value ratio risk, according to De Nederlandsche Bank
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PRI co-founder says Norway’s sovereign fund must exit oil and gas stocks
Carlos Joly argues that overexposure to oil and gas would put future generations at risk
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Cross-border activity fuels 18% rise in Belgian pension assets
Assets under management surged in 2017 amid wave of transfers from foreign pension providers
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Insurers hungry for risk as geopolitical jitters abate: BlackRock survey
Proportion of insurers looking to increase risk rises to half, from 9% a year earlier
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Swiss collective pensions vehicles get green light for equities boost
Pension funds will have more say in Anlagestiftungen decisions under new law
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Equities drive Spanish pension fund recovery in Q2
Occupational pension funds returned an average 1.11% for the 12 months to end-June
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European investor seeks manager for $150m equity mandate [updated]
Search launched via IPE’s Quest service
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Dutch schemes’ recovery stalls as funding plateaus at 109%
Aon: Pressure increasing for system reform as pension cuts at large schemes are still a possibility
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NewsNEST targets private credit innovation for growing DC portfolio
Auto-enrolment provider wants managers to open up unlisted real estate debt, infrastructure debt, and corporate loans to DC market
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Features
Asset Allocation: The summer doldrums
Summer doldrums have a tendency to mark their arrival with volatility. This year trade tensions, particularly between the US and China, and fears of escalation are flustering shallow, and less liquid, financial markets
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Top Danish pension funds struggle for investment returns in H1
Alternative allocations offset weak equity and bond returns for PFA and PensionDanmark
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Norway’s sovereign fund ‘should stay invested in energy stocks’
Sector seen only contributing “marginally” to Norway’s energy risk
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NewsFinnish roundup: Elo boosts market share in first half
Plus: State pension fund VER sees liquid fixed income lose 1.6% between January and June
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Real estate boosts UK local authority investment returns
LGPS funds are cutting equities – but long-term data suggests high equity holdings pay off
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NewsSwitzerland tops alternatives allocation in six key pension markets
UBS Asset Management publishes 46th edition of Pension Fund Indicators report
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£40bn UK public pension pool gets regulatory OK for first sub-fund
Three of ACCESS’ member LGPS funds are to invest £1.6bn in global equity sub-fund
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‘Too big to ignore’: The rise of China’s $12trn bond market
$48bn invested in Chinese government bonds in H1 2018 – nearly double the total for the whole of 2017
