Asset Allocation – Page 97
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News
Veritas, Elo cautious over growth after 'especially strong' 2014 returns
Prospects for Finland ‘bleak’, warns Elo CIO
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News
Keva, VER returns boosted despite ‘restless’ markets
Finnish pension funds see improved fixed income returns but remain cautious on global growth prospects
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Special Report
Norwegian oil fund offloads firms over environmental, human rights records
Sovereign wealth fund divests from three companies after concerns raised over environmental, ethical and human rights records
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News
UK Debt Management Office concedes 'growing case' for CPI issuance
Pension funds continue to lobby DMO over issuance of index-linked Gilts based on consumer prices index
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Currency hedge drags on 2014 performance at Switzerland's Publica
Public sector pension fund underperforms rivals as foreign-currency hedging costs sky-rocket
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ECB move provides ‘toxic cocktail’ for pension scheme funding
Lower yields to hit funding levels in euro-zone and UK
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LPFA, Greater Manchester launch £500m infrastructure vehicle
Shared vehicle to have London, Manchester focus but look to invest in national projects
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Local council rejects Berkshire claims over failed scheme merger
Failure of tri-country scheme merger unrelated to separate local council agreements, says Buckinghamshire
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News
UK roundup: DC Investment Forum, Tennants, Buck Consultants, JLT
Organisation of asset managers suggests default fund charge cap will hamper SME access to quality DC strategies
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UK government schemes abandon merger after last-minute U-turn
Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire cite LGPS consultation as reason for volte-face but continue discussions without Berkshire
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SNB's snap currency decision wipes out CHF30bn in pension assets
Swiss industry in shock after country’s central bank decides to cut peg between Swiss Franc and euro
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Schroders mimics insurance volatility cap with post-Budget DC strategy
UK fund manager creates multi-asset fund with downside risk management
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European pension funds reject HBS 'undermined by its own flexibility'
Industry groups give damning response to holistic balance sheet consultation, questioning its viability and necessity
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News
DC investors 'unaware' of true economic exposure from equities
Study shows UK DC investment funds have significantly higher emerging market exposure than geographical allocation
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News
UK 'should issue RPI-linked debt' despite change to inflation measure
Call comes in wake of report for UK Statistics Authority that recommends switching to new indexation measure that accounts for housing costs
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ASIP estimates 10% average return for Swiss pensions funds in 2014
Pension fund association predicts second-best performance since financial crisis
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PIC sees opportunity in ‘particularly attractive’ Thames sewer construction
Insurer says governments ‘talked up’ infrastructure pipelines, but projects have failed to materialise
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Swiss pension funds struggle to adjust to low-interest-rate environment
Railway scheme PKSBB negotiates change to technical parameters while APK rejigs asset allocation
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Pension investors remain unconvinced about role in SME lending
Respondents to IPE survey fail to see institutional investors as major source of financing in 15 years time
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Features
Asset Allocation - Fixed Income, Rates, Currencies: The big picture
The new year will surely see the US Federal Reserve finally raise target rates. When it does, it will be for the first time in six years – which is nearly a record