Currency – Page 7
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Chart of the Week: Sterling struggles as Brexit deal teeters on the brink
The UK currency has fallen versus the dollar and the euro in the immediate aftermath of a draft agreement emerging
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Swiss fund to reassess private assets in strategy overhaul
Portfolio restructuring brings higher credit exposure and focus on risk categories
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Stronger currency eats into Norway’s sovereign fund in Q3
Yngve Slyngstad cites trade jitters as a weight on markets
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New frontiers: Getting to grips with cryptocurrencies
For institutional investors and asset managers, crypto-currencies pose a triple dilemma
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FX cap hurts Austrian pension funds’ performance
Caps to be scrapped by January in line with IORP II reforms
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Bringing blockchain to pensions: How ‘smart ledgers’ could benefit CDC
Use of distributed ledger technology could bring benefits in terms of transparency, cost and trust
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APG disbands derivatives counterparty arm [updated]
Pension fund clients including ABP and BpfBouw will take over derivatives management themselves
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Netherlands roundup: Shoemakers’ scheme in tie-up with Detailhandel
Also: Largest Dutch schemes team up to address public trust; PNO Media hails long-term outperformance
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Invesco: Sovereign funds doubled alternatives exposure in six years
Alternatives now form 20% of the average portfolio of sovereign investors, up from 10% six years ago
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Dutch construction scheme targets self-employed workers
BpfBouw credits currency hedge for 6.6% investment gain in 2017
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ECB signals end to QE but interest rates to stay low
Bond-buying programme will shrink to €15bn for last three months of the year before ending in December
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Transport scheme divests infrastructure in favour of unlisted property
€25bn Dutch scheme says infrastructure allocation was too small to be effective
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Danish investor seeks manager for $300m EM currency allocation
Also: Asian institution looking to allocate $10m to global trade finance
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Benelux fund tenders €100m money market mandate via IPE Quest
Also: A Swiss pension fund is on the lookout for an active domestic equity manager
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Quitaly? How Italy’s new leaders could redefine European politics
As Italy’s government gets to work, the whole of Europe faces a period of potentially momentous change, writes Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
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Renminbi on path to currency standard
China’s renminbi is starting to challenge the dollar as the dominant global currency
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Sterling: Two sides of the coin
Many analysts see sterling as undervalued but investors expect a premium to compensate for Brexit uncertainties
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Dollar: A case for hedging tactics
Hedging is one way for investors in the dollar to reduce the risk presented by the currency’s unpredictable movements
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Asset Allocation: Uncertainties on the rise
While rates markets remain focused on inflation and growth data, risk appetites appear more affected by the international politics of trade, led by the US
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Norway’s SWF lost almost €18bn in Q1 – but still beat its benchmark
Strategic 70% equities allocation means fluctuations mainly determined by global stock markets, says CEO