Asset Allocation – Page 76
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Features
Asset Allocation: The big picture
Eight years since the banking system threatened collapse, financial markets are still dominated by central banks. Though macro fundamentals, and geopolitics, still have the capacity to influence flows, interest rates are largely being driven by the central banks’ actions.
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator October 2016
The current survey period captured the end of the summer. The number of managers voicing concern about interest rate policy is high. However, the current environment has yet to reflect the alarms of many major investors and the survey results indicate most managers expect little dramatic near-term movement. Whether it is not yet the season for action, or investors expect the status quo to continue, is yet unclear.
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News
Post-Brexit access to global talent of 'utmost importance', says IA
UK Investment Association survey shows increased interest in solutions-based strategies
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News
PIC buys £100m of debt to finance Yorkshire biomass power plant
Debt structured as rare CPI-linked transaction
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NewsEU strategic fund urged to 'step up' talks with institutional investors
Investor group calls for changes to EU financial regulation to acknowledge climate risk
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News
Joseph Mariathasan: Creating value in private equity buyouts
Joseph Mariathasan considers London Business School research aiming to quantify PE’s true value
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NewsFriday people roundup
PGGM Investments, Degroof Petercam, KAS Bank, UBS Asset Management, Legal & General, Partnership, Pensions Administration Standards Association, KPMG, Hymans Robertson, Mercer
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News
Swiss central bank washes hands of role in pension funds' woes
SNB president says monetary policy cannot help pension funds
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NewsMajor European pension investors commit to UN development goals
Dutch asset managers, Swedish buffer funds pledge to invest in UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Strathclyde Pension Fund OKs renewables, private equity commitments
Local government pension scheme to increase investment in offshore wind fund
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CEE Roundup: Hungarian National Bank, Pannónia Pension Fund
Pannónia Pension Fund acquires 10% stake in MKB, one of Hungary’s biggest banks
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NewsFrance roundup: ERAFP carbon reporting, UMR office deal, sovereign green bond
ERAFP reports on equity alignment with climate change scenarios, France to issue green bonds
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Special Report
Brexit Papers: Challenges for asset allocation
Andrew Milligan, head of global strategy at Standard Life Investments, explores what Brexit means for investors and pension funds across Europe
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Features
Asset Allocation: The big picture
Uninspiring macro economic data releases are accepted as the norm, often with less bad economic news received positively because it was not as dire as the consensus had expected
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Country Report
Asset Allocation: Diversification rules
Infrastructure, real estate and alternative credit are finding favour among Dutch pensions funds, finds Gail Moss
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News
RPMI allocates £700m to proprietary momentum factor mandate
Russell Investments to manage mandate, with strategy designed with RPMI Railpen
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator September 2016
As time passes since the UK’s decision to leave the EU, some of the trends of the months prior have returned. This includes: outperforming US equity markets and dwindling faith in US dollar strength against the euro and yen (albeit with some volatility) and in sterling, which continues to drift lower after its post-Brexit decline. Whether managers’ expectations have recovered as quickly as these trends is the subject of this month’s review.
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NewsStrong emerging market growth helps Sweden's AP2 to 3.7% half-year return
AP3 cites inflation, fixed income and currency risk categories as ’largest contributors’
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NewsReturns roundup: Bond market rally boosts pension fund interim results
Bond market rally beneficial, mitigates poor equity performance
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News
Austrian pension association proposes new long-term savings vehicle
Head of pension fund association also attacks ECB interest rates as ’borderline irresponsible’, expresses hope of greater ’pension coverage
