Asset Allocation – Page 77
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News
Negative rates confound pension fund ‘prudent’ asset allocation, says S&P
Central bank negative rate policies risk ‘negative feedback loop’ by spurring riskier investing, borrowing
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NewsBasel pension fund to move into private equity, senior secured loans
Expansion of investment universe decided on in response to low-yield environment
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China approves new mainland access route for overseas investors
Chinese government approves second stock-exchange trading link in move widening access for overseas investors
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NewsSwiss pension fund tenders $10m factoring mandate using IPE Quest
Swiss investor also tenders €20m small-cap mandate
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Central LGPS pool eyes third-party investment management role
UK local government pension scheme asset pool aims to offer services to other institutional investors
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NewsPension fund for GPs to reduce managers, switch to passive investment
Cost-cutting effort will see SPH renegotiate number of mandates
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NewsUK institutional investors increase inflation hedging by 16%
Second-quarter hedging activity sees pension schemes switch from swaps to bonds
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Further PPF in-sourcing to focus on ‘buy and hold’ assets
UK lifeboat scheme plans to expand in-house management beyond current LDI strategy
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator August 2016
The expectation survey for August was completed in a post-Brexit market environment in which uncertainty was high, but cooler heads ultimately prevailed. Initial reactions caused a rebound in USD strength and an equity market sell-off, which was ultimately short-lived. Nevertheless, disrupted markets will influence expectations and results from the survey reflect managers’ concerns towards riskier assets.
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Country ReportAchmea pension fund hikes equity allocation by 10 percentage points
Pension fund for Dutch insurer creates liability-matching portfolio
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Brunel Pension Partnership reveals LGPS pool-proposal highlights
Local government pension schemes plan to pool assets in 22 portfolios
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Environment Agency pension fund to ramp up private debt investments
EAPF on lookout for private equity funds with strong sustainability proposition
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ABN Amro scheme targets emerging market debt, catastrophe bonds
Dutch pension fund seeks to diversify investment portfolio
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NewsBelgium's Ogeo maintains growth, lauds 'bricks and mortar' strategy
Multi-employer fund for statutory pensions reaches €1.125bn
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France's Ircantec to launch standalone green bond fund
Public sector scheme to spin out green bond investments from general bond portfolio
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Publica re-running ALM study after neutral pre-Brexit position
Switzerland’s €34bn pension fund stuck to strategic risk budget ahead of UK EU vote
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Special Report
Risk Parity Performance: Looking to reduce leverage
Risk parity strategies fared poorly in 2015 owing to commodities exposure, finds Charlotte Moore. This year some managers are reducing leverage, which could affect returns
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Special Report
Market Volatility: Friend or foe?
Joseph Mariathasan explores whether risk parity contributes to turmoil in the market
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Special Report
Interview: Edward Qian
Christopher O’Dea speaks to Edward Qian, the man who coined the term risk parity and who says it should be adopted at plan level
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Special Report
ATP: Rebalancing the risk diet
Denmark’s supplementary labour market pension fund has revamped the risk-based investment strategy it applies to its investment portfolio
