Fixed Income – Page 51
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NewsFalling discount rates hurting Swiss schemes' funding – Towers Watson
Strong returns help offset damage to ‘certain extent’, consultancy says
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NewsGermany's BVK sets up vehicle to finance municipal debt
Eight-figure debt instrument granted to unnamed city in North Rhine-Westphalia.
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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
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NewsPension funds warned over wait for UK Gilt real-yield improvement
AXA IM says real-yields on UK Gilts not expected over 0.5% in long term due to supply, demand pressures
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Institutional investors to cut risk exposure with shift into value
Survey of institutional investors shows control over potential rate rises, positive outlook for equities
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NewsING Investment Management poaches convertible bond team from rival
Asset manager grows team with second hire from Avoca in attempt to grow fund offerings
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Automation to facilitate buy-side empowerment, liquidity – Euronext
Regulation also seen as major driver behind changing trading environment for institutional investors
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ERAFP to shift strategy after France lifts investment restrictions
Civil service pension fund to increase equity allocation after government allows 40% exposure to non-bond investments
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Features
Asset Allocation Fixed Income, Rates, Currencies: The big picture
When the Fed embarked upon its first round of quantitative easing five years ago, there were fears of an inflation time bomb. The Fed has already purchased its last lot of Treasuries under QE3, but is still executing regular MBS purchases, as forward inflation expectations in the US and Europe are as low as they have been for years.
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Experts question supply side's ability to meet DC retirement needs
David Blake, Stefan Lundbergh call for government intervention to fix ‘last-game-in-town’ DC products
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IPE Awards: Asset allocation key when making 'in-house' decision
Pension fund managers debate reasoning for utilising in-house investment expertise
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IPE Awards: Asset managers should look at wider investment horizon (video)
Christian Böhm, chief executive at APK, speaks at the IPE Conference & Awards 2014 on pension fund, asset manager relationships
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Switzerland's Publica now considering active only for 'niche' investments
Country’s largest pension fund adds risk via fixed income portfolio rather than equities
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NewsATP sets sights on non-traditional asset classes with new unit
Special Situations unit to seek investments outside traditional asset classes, target ‘least sought-after’ holdings
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Special Report
Special Report – Emerging markets: Emerging markets in transition
The rise of the emerging world, and especially China, has transformed the global economy over the past generation, while the past decade has transformed investors’ attitudes to its markets. Daniel Ben-Ami assesses where we are in an ongoing transition
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Special Report
Special Report - Emerging Markets: Safety first?
Claims that emerging market investors herded into quality companies in the first half of 2014 raise concerns about troubled times ahead. But as Lynn Strongin Dodds finds, some of that trade has already unwound – and there is a strong counter-argument that investors were, in fact, looking for growth rather than safety
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Special Report
Special Report - Emerging Markets: Fed up with volatility
The Federal Reserve-sparked ‘taper tantrum’ of 2013 revealed how sensitive emerging market currencies could be to interest rates set in the developed world. Caroline Saunders asks whether that volatility told us more about investor sentiment than fiscal fundamentals
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Asset Class Reports
Interview - DMO:We want to hear from you
Robert Stheeman, CEO of the UK Debt Management Office, tells Taha Lokhandwala about the importance of ongoing dialogue with institutional investors
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Special Report
Special Report – Emerging markets: Buying opportunity, or structural setback?
Over the past six years, few investment themes have invited such gyrations in sentiment, or generated so much contention, as the emerging markets. After an initial sell-off during the worst of the 2007-08 financial crisis, they clearly outperformed through 2009-11.
