Fixed Income – Page 33
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London CIV appoints fixed income managers, ‘pauses’ infrastructure
Work is underway on move into alternative investments
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NewsWhy quantitative tightening won’t happen
Asset owners and economists argue that the UK central bank will struggle to ‘normalise’ its balance sheet any time soon
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Joseph Mariathasan: Discount rates and error margins
If too much credence is given to measurements without understanding their limitations, it can create chaos
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NewsAsian investor seeks emerging market debt manager via IPE Quest
Active investment style required and global diversification
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Credit benchmarks too sensitive to interest rates, investors warn
Credit risk and duration management among the top priorities for Austrian pension funds
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UK roundup: USS seals new Yorkshire Water inflation-linked swaps deal
Plus: LPP launches pooling vehicle for fixed income, LGPS Central seeks £2.5bn active equities manager
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NewsABP purchases €360m of Belgian green bonds
Plus: Metal scheme PME takes €100m stake in Danish fund for sustainable energy
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Mortgages: Safe as Dutch houses?
The Dutch residential market offers good opportunities in fixed income, but foreign investors should do their research
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Asset Allocation: What’s changed?
While there was general acknowledgement that this year would indeed bring more volatility to financial markets, the sharpness of February’s stock market moves was still surprising
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator: March 2018
What does one expect to happen when positive sentiment declines across the board? What we know is that near universal sentiment movements do not happen often
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Greater Manchester allocates £1bn to multi-asset credit
Stone Harbor appointed to manage local authority fund’s first dedicated credit mandate
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NewsNorway’s SWF makes 14% in 2017 after EM equities soar
Government Pension Fund Global made nearly 30% from its emerging market equity allocation
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Dutch naval scheme to invest in residential mortgages
Investment comes at the expense of non-euro-denominated government bonds
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NewsUK funding deficit halved in January despite equity downturn
PPF data shows combined DB deficit fell from £104bn to £51bn during January
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Euro and equity rallies boost Belgian pension funds to 6% in 2017
PensioPlus warns on withdrawal of quantitative easing, equity market volatility and higher inflation
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LD cuts risk level in strategic benchmark for 2018
Danish pension fund to lower exposure to equities and high-yield bonds
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Fixed income: A different breed
Bond indices are different to their equity equivalents but no less important to passive investment models
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Asset allocation: A still unusual business cycle
There is consensus that last year’s global growth trade will continue into 2018. However, with today’s high valuations, risk assets might reward less than in 2017
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Ahead of the curve: Why bond covenants matter
For bond investors, who lack a shareholder vote, covenants are the G (or corporate governance) in ESG
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator: February 2018
Given the similarities between the February 2018 and February 2017 expectations surveys, it may be appropriate to wish everyone a ‘happy same year’
