Fixed Income – Page 53
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PIMCO makes swift CIO appointment after Gross departure
Daniel Ivascyn elected CIO with three-man teams to lead Unconstrained Bond Fund, Total Return Fund
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Pension funds tender corporate bond, ILS mandates with IPE-Quest
Searches see interest in US corporate bonds, inflation-linked securities by European, Swiss institutions
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NewsPKA’s Genan write-down cancels out first half private equity returns
Group’s five labour-market pension funds make 6% return overall, up from 0.3% during first six months of 2013
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'Effective' engagement key to concentrated equity portfolios - SPF Beheer
Pension fund manager highlights success of €3bn, concentrated portfolio consisting only 70 companies
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LD adds DKK2.8bn of corporate bonds as strategy targets liquidity
Assets grow to DKK54.5bn at half-year stage despite outflow of funds
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Emerging Market Debt: Grade deflation
Take out the 2008-09 crisis, and the past 18 months have seen emerging market credit rating downgrades outnumber upgrades for the first time in over a decade. Joseph Mariathasan asks if the loss of momentum in ratings convergence is a sign of weakening fundamentals or a return to old prejudices
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Emerging Market Debt: Default judgement
The US Supreme Court judgement that led to Argentina’s eighth debt default is an alarming precedent for both emerging and developed sovereigns, argues Rani Mina
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Emerging Market Debt: Carry through the crises
Navigating the switch from fundamentals-driven volatility to carry-driven calm in 2013-14 has been a challenge for emerging market debt managers, Martin Steward writes. The eruption of political crises simply adds to the complexity
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Emerging Market Debt: Bonds and the ballot box
Amid a rash of important elections, the rumble of ongoing territorial disputes, a deteriorating situation in coup-plagued Thailand and an alarming rise in tensions between Hong Kong and Beijing, Joseph Mariathasan looks into the impact of political risk on Asia’s bond markets
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ATP half-year investment return doubles to 9.4% aided by equities
Group halves hedging losses to DKK741m, down from DKK1.5bn losses seen during first six months of 2013
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NewsDanish roundup: Industriens Pension, Sampension, Lærernes Pension
All three pension providers see strong returns, partially aided by strong domestic stock market growth
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NewsGovernment Pension Fund Global cites 'particularly strong' EM equity returns
Sovereign fund warns banks it will push for separation of chairman and chief executive in systemically important institutions
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PKA doubles stake in troubled tyre recycler as part of rescue deal
Loss booked by Danish pensions firm in Q2 reported to be DKK830m, following initial investment of DKK1bn
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Norwegian oil fund to publish voting intentions from 2015
Government Pension Fund Global to publish intentions for ‘selected companies’
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French investors launch Europe’s first project bonds for digital infrastructure
Deal to give Axione Infrastructures €189.1m for rollout of superfast broadband
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Nordic pension funds lament reporting impact on asset allocation
Ilmarinen, SEB say quarterly reporting, short-term peer comparisons ‘detrimental’ to strategies
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PIMCO warns of sustained periods of uncertainty in fixed income market
Deputy CIO predicts ECB will be forced into asset purchases if it takes 2% inflation target ‘seriously’
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ATP to boost real estate allocation with Danish, Northern European buys
Pension fund targets inflation-adjusted cashflows from prime real estate
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Achmea shifts portfolio from government bonds to credit
NETHERLANDS – Insurer divests nearly €800m in Dutch, German and French government bonds.
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Advisory panel sends pension reform recommendations to French government
FRANCE – Government-commissioned report recommends limit on pensions indexation
