Asset Allocation – Page 96
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OECD warns over ‘aggressive interpretation’ of bond covenants
Think tank notes divergent approaches between hedge fund, traditional bond investors requiring third-way approach on engagement
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Strathclyde joined by UK green bank in community power investment
UK’s largest LGPS commits £10m to hydro-electric power plant with GIB adding £50m
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Nordic roundup: Oslo Pensjonsforsikring, Finnish returns, TELA, pension reform
Pension fund for Oslo municipality sees annual performance down year-on-year, laments high costs
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Swiss draft law paves way for pure DC funds
Proposal by Federal Council allows schemes to be recognised as DC under international accounting standards
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Consultancy warns on risk naïvety in smart beta allocations
Towers Watson clients add $8bn in 2014 to smart beta strategies, but warns against inherent risks
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LD returns 8.7% in 2014 on Danish equities, US investment growth
Fund sees returns on par with 2013, with fixed income returns boosted by falling interest rates
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High-yield sees record issuance as European markets ease terms
Second quarter sees peak issuance before falling steadily but keeping 2014 as record level
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Dutch funds holding back on rate hedge adjustment
Schemes monitoring interest rate development, waiting to discuss risk attitude with stakeholders
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Half of UK schemes set to insure risk as market momentum continues
Two-thirds of schemes to incorporate bulk annuity deal or longevity insurance into long-term plans
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Global pension assets top $36trn, rising 6% in 2014 – Towers Watson
European countries lead pensions growth in 2014, but wider picture shows stronger growth in Mexico and South Africa
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Negative interest rate exemption for Swiss schemes 'out of the question'
Second-pillar pension funds will not get 0% account with central bank to avoid negative interest rates, SNB says
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NewsNorwegian oil fund writes to companies over low-carbon transition
NBIM outlines policies to energy companies as it publishes inaugural responsible investment report
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Lancashire shuffles management team for LPFA partnership
UK pension fund to become standalone entity as partnership with London nears
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HSBC Pension Scheme banks on annuities amid DC investment shake-up
UK pension fund to offer drawdown investment strategy as it prepares for DB member influx
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West Midlands ditches hedge funds to reach benchmark allocation
£10.1bn local government scheme to divest £200m from hedge fund partners
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Resurgent banking market sees Irish SWF shift to junior debt, equity funding
Post-crisis funding gap replaced by ‘wall of liquidity’ coming from bank debt back into Ireland
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DB pension funds losing interest in asset-backed contribution models
TPR Code of Funding affecting use of ABCs as employer’s seek longer-term recovery plans
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Features
Asset Allocation Fixed Income, Rates, Currencies: The big picture
Markets seem worried there is too much consensus around, and are nervously looking for hidden dangers. The bond market has sensibly priced in rate rises from the US Federal Reserve later this year but financial markets are generally still relying on plenty of loose money from elsewhere – namely, the European Central Bank (ECB) and Bank of Japan.
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EIOPA considers action over ‘unsuitable’ DC investment options
Supervisor flags up review of IORP Directive to include better links between investment approach, needs of members
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NewsUK pension funds ‘feast’ on pre-election index-linked Gilt auction
Last major Gilt auction before election nearly four times oversubscribed
