Investor Strategy – Page 101
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News100-year bonds would be 'no use' to UK pension funds, says NAPF
Schemes looking for index-linked debt with maturities of 30, 40 and 50 years, association says.
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NewsUK roundup: PPF, KPMG, Steve Webb, Wedgwood Museum
Schemes in deficit included in PPF 7800 fall by a third between January and February.
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NewsAustria's APK sees 'opportunities' in fixed income arbitrage
AUSTRIA – 'Politically motivated' bond-market distortions creating opportunities, managing director says.
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NewsDanish roundup: FSP, Bankpension, PKA, PBU, IFU
Pension fund FSP acknowledges €50m loss on structure finance investment.
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NewsIBM pension fund to stick with downgraded AAA bonds
Policy reviewed after French government bonds downgraded by S&P in January.
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NewsSocial infrastructure market 'too small, risky' for pension funds
Assets would otherwise be 'highly attractive' to pension funds, EDHEC-Risk Institute says.
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NewsCustomised beta approaches good for SRI – Northern Trust
Survey predicts rising interest in strategy still emerging from 'infancy'.
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NewsPPF outlines further details of Treasury-backed infrastructure vehicle
Scheme will aim to hire staff soon, with initial £1bn (€1.2bn) in capital targeted.
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NewsVBV revamps hedge funds to avoid 'virtually dead' FOFs
AUSTRIA – Austrian scheme creates local bond, equity portfolios to provide debt financing.
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NewsRatings agencies allow 'back door' access to pension funds
Speaking to UK Treasury Select Committee, NAPF outlines 'concern' on ratings process.
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NewsAP3 head says Swedish buffer fund closure a 'very open question'
Kerstin Hessius says review of buffer fund system may not lead to closure of two funds.
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NewsLeverage longevity by 'turning savers into investors', says BlackRock's Fink
CEO calls on society to look through current uncertainties and 'put cash to work' in economy.
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NewsAsset managers 'unable' to challenge insurers' dominance over pensions
GERMANY – Survey of German market shows insurance companies still dominate bAV market.
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NewsPension funds are warming to 'smart-beta' investment strategies
Investors want portfolios to work harder as they reduce risk, bfinance says.
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NewsUK roundup: F&C LDI survey, SEI Quick Poll
Inflation hedging among UK pension funds rises to highest level in two years, says F&C.
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NewsEngineering company transfers PFI assets to pension scheme to plug deficit
Costain agrees transfer of £20m in private finance initiative holdings to scheme.
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NewsDenmark to issue inflation-linked sovereign bonds for first time
Government reacts to increasing demand from pension funds for real returns in Danish kroner.
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NewsConvertible arbitrage hedge fund strategy off to good start – EDHEC
Strong loadings of credit and convertibles help strategy to gain more than 2.2% year to date.
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NewsNorges Bank to shift oil fund's strategy towards emerging markets
Shift will result in lower exposure to European debt at time of escalating sovereign debt crisis.
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NewsCurrency hedging 'barely matters' for long-term investors – LBS study
London Business School professor dismisses currency hedging as a 'zero-sum game'.
