Asset Allocation – Page 94
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Country Report
German funds under pressure to review asset allocation
German pension funds must review their strategic asset allocation to avoid headwinds in the fixed-income market
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Features
Asset Allocation: The big picture
As the US economy continues to recover, the hour when the Fed starts to tighten is approaching
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NewsBank of England to run rule over asset managers' liquidity strategies
UK central bank to work with regulator to analyse asset managers’ approach to managing liquidity in stressed markets
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News
UK roundup: Financial Conduct Authority, F&C, LDI market
UK financial regulator to launch review of asset management industry in coming year
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News
IBM Germany pension fund makes first foray into private equity
Chairman cites uncertainty over implementation of AIFMD for delay
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News
Polish pension funds look to UK, German equities after reform
Local OFEs to grow share of overseas equities in wake of reform requiring 75% minimum exposure to equities
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News
Direct reinsurance contracts 'new norm' for longevity swaps, says PICA
Reinsurance firm says no new deals following traditional methods, UK pipelines to create pricing pressure in market
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News
Lothian implements £300m strategy change as funding level drops
Scottish LGPS shifts more investment strategies in-house, sees funding level drop to 91% after actuarial valuation
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News
Mandate roundup: Lancashire, Horeca, Northern Trust, ECB, Deloitte
Local government scheme makes appointments to transition management framework after partnership agreement with London fund
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News
NEST reveals principles for post-Budget default retirement solution
Multi-employer master trust says consensus over default solution is evident in consultation responses
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News
Norwegian oil fund sees double-digit property returns as oil revenue slumps
Sovereign fund continues to diversify away from Europe as it invests in Ghana, Mauritius
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News
Rising management costs see PPF consider in-house team
UK lifeboat fund expects management costs to rise by one-third as it pushes into alternative assets
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News
Santander pension fund closes in on £10bn after 18% return
UK scheme for banking group makes raft of property purchases, implements new hedge fund strategy
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News
Austria's fair-finance fund moves to decrease bond sensitivity
Country’s youngest Vorsorgekasse makes first forays into real estate, micro credit
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News
UK Railways Pension Scheme takes big strides in risk-factor equities
Dedicated team puts half of public equities in ‘smart beta’ strategies, with further moves on the agenda for 2015
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News
ERAFP selects three managers for €2.5bn of credit mandates
French civil service scheme appoints managers to implement ‘buy-and-hold’ strategy
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News
Dutch SME initiative says pension funds put off by lack of scale
Ondernemend Oranje Kapitaal director also cites company’s legal structure, lack of track record
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Special ReportTactical asset allocation: When diversification is a better bet than timing
Practical difficulties of tactical asset allocation confirm the case for buying, holding and diversifying
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Features
Asset Allocation: Fixed income, Rates, Currencies - The big picture
Getting the big picture right always helps and sometimes it makes subsequent investment decision-making blindingly obvious. But so often there seem to be diametrically opposed eventualities, with ambiguity everywhere. The dramatic fall in the oil price, for example, is creating plenty of puzzlement.
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Features
Asset allocation: Where next?
Against the current economic backdrop, trustees and investment committees are unsure which sources of return they should allocate capital to, Liam Kennedy writes
