Asset Allocation – Page 83
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NewsSeven Swiss institutions join forces to found ESG association
New player in stakeholder engagement, sustainable investment
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Country Report
Asset allocation rethink
Pension funds are having to rethink their asset allocation policies to meet funding requirements. A more holistic, multi-dimensional approach is needed
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Asset Allocation: The big picture
Risk markets have regained their poise after the China-triggered summer sell-offs, the mood aided by Chinese interest rate easing and the prospect of more European liquidity. The oil price, having fluctuated, appears to be finding an equilibrium which, given its proxy as a barometer of risk, may signal a pick-up in risk appetite.
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Country Report
Asset Allocation: Re-defining asset classes
Switzerland’s double whammy of a strong currency and negative interest rates represents a formidable challenge for the pension fund industry, says Daniel Ben-Ami
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Features
Asset Allocation: Ahead of the Curve - Sales drive private-equity alpha
A recent study of 450 realised private-equity deals finds that sales growth is a key component for alpha generation, according to Ian Roberts
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NewsNew powers to direct LGPS investment 'unprecedented', says Eversheds
New regulations would give UK government power to direct actions at local authority funds
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Funding reserve poses ‘considerable challenge’ for Irish schemes
LCP warns over challenges facing industry as 10% risk reserve requirement comes into effect
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NewsLGPS to abolish investment restrictions as details of pooling announced
Government publishes guidelines on structural reform, pledges shift to investment based on prudent person principle
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FRR to invest €2bn in illiquids after government extends horizon
French pension reserve fund given permission to invest beyond 2024
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London CIV hires four managers for £6bn worth of mandates
Collective investment vehicle for London councils to launch nine sub-funds by end of current financial year
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LPFA pooling vehicles 'opening up' to other local authorities
Chief executive says infrastructure JV always launched with wider participation from LGPS in mind
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NewsAlternatives boost returns at Dutch, Danish schemes – OECD
Pension Market in Focus report notes link between growing alternatives exposure, high returns
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Greenwich tenders £100m alternatives mandate after strategy overhaul
Mandate set to include infrastructure, property, emerging market debt and hedge funds
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Pension fund for Douwe Egberts ramps up risk profile with new strategy
Coffee producer’s scheme to divest from commodities entirely
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Pension funds for East Riding, Surrey and Cumbria in £9bn pooling talks
Local authority funds say vehicle could grow to £20bn after successful negotiations with other local schemes
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AP fund reform will make long-term investing 'difficult if not impossible'
Buffer funds respond to proposals that would see closure of two funds
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Country ReportAsset Allocation: Revisiting traditional allocations
Casper Hammerich outlines key findings on Nordic asset management trends from Kirstein’s tenth Nordic Investor Survey
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Country Report
Finland Asset Allocation: The hunt for alternatives
Some pension funds are looking to increase exposure to alternative credit but an ageing population is a concern for the likes of VER, says Reeta Paakkinen
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Features
Asset Allocation: The big picture
The US Federal Reserve’s decision in September not to hike rates, along with its comments about soft inflation trends and global developments, surprised the markets with its dovishness. However, although rates fell across the curve and the dollar weakened, equities and other risk assets have not taken much solace from these easier financial conditions.
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Country Report
Asset Allocation: A hive of activity
Carlo Svaluto Moreolo reviews shifts in asset allocation in the Nordic institutional investment market
