Fixed Income – Page 22
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NewsFrjálsi’s foreign equities shine with króna-magnified returns
Sharp fall in central bank’s key rate led to good return on domestic bonds
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NewsMandate roundup: Swiss scheme tenders green bonds
Plus: Scottish Enterprise awards admin, actuary and investment consulting mandates
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NewsMandate roundup: Swiss scheme seeks bond managers for up to CHF3bn
Plus: Leicestershire Council scheme seeks actuary
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NewsSwitch to video meetings puts Norway’s SWF off new managers
NBIM suggests low bond volatility undermines some of its rationale for including FI
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FeaturesFixed Income, Rates, Currencies: A very different recovery
Amongst the remarkable happenings in 2020, from startling news of a pandemic to viable vaccine and beyond, has been the speed and scale of interventions from central banks and governments.
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator - January 2021
US COVID-19 figures were rising rapidly at the time of writing. Western European figures were divided. Many showed a climbdown from the second wave but Germany, the UK and the Netherlands were faced with growing figures. Japan’s statistics were up, forming a third wave. In a few weeks, we will know how the deployed vaccines work in practice.
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NBIM innovates to stay ahead of falling securities lending margins
Norwegian SWF executed its first peer-to-peer loan deal in 2020, report says
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NewsItaly roundup: Priamo tenders fixed income, mid-cap equity mandates
Plus: Enpav to allocate €30m to real estate; Enasarco expects lower contributions; ENPAM approves 2021 budget
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NewsVER brings in JP Morgan as new global custodian, replacing Danske
Finland’s State Pension Fund says bank is right partner in “exceptional times”
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Japan’s GPIF seeks input on low yield environment entrenchment
¥167.5trn (€1.4trn) pension investor also looking for ideas about estimating returns for bonds in post-pandemic era
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NewsCEPB’s Matthews calls for ‘Climate Action 100+ for sovereigns’
Reveals Transition Pathway Initiative will next year produce sovereign bond assessments
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FeaturesFixed Income, Rates, Currencies: Vaccine boosts bullish markets
The swings in outcome predictions as the vote counting began in the US election were large. From the realisation that there was no blue wave of Democrat success, to a possible re-election for Donald Trump, to a Joe Biden win but with a Republican Senate, it was tricky to comprehend the investment implications.
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Survey: Portfolio diversification can help push return targets
The pandemic and low interest rate environments will likely exacerbate pressure on returns
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: The tipping point for UK pension schemes
Schemes need to consider how to get to a secure level of funding, but also, the assets they will need to hold when they reach peak cashflows in order to remain fully funded
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Italy roundup: Inarcassa rejigs government bonds allocation
Plus: Pension fund returns improve, Fopen seeks fund depositary, Fondoposte elects president, VP, Previp chooses Anima Sgr over BNP Paribas
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German investors urged to build up global portfolio to boost returns
Spezialfonds invest 15.7% in equities of German companies, compared to 2.4% in the MSCI AC World Index
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Icelandic pension funds see foreign allocations grow in 2020
Frjálsi targets 30% foreign asset allocation in 2021
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Border to Coast launches £1.5bn internally managed bond fund
Durham, North Yorkshire and South Yorkshire are the initial investors in the sterling-denominated fund
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InterviewsInterview: Sorca Kelly-Scholte on the future of RPI
Sorca Kelly-Scholte, JP Morgan Asset Management’s (JPMAM) EMEA head of pension solutions and advisory, discussed with IPE.com editor Venilia Amorim how she thinks pension funds can plan for the road ahead, in light of the uncertainty over the future of RPI and whether or not it gets fully phased out.
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Denmark’s P+ shakes up responsible policy, divesting fossils
Pension fund sets new 2050 carbon neutrality target and toughens stance on exclusions
