Investor Strategy – Page 108
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NewsNEST denies default options are too low risk
Sources deny default option is low risk as NEST unveils research on member reactions to volatility.
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NewsInvestors underestimate ability of core Europe to pull through, says L&G
Warns that investors underestimating strength of Northern European economies.
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NewsPension funds' focus on risk could rock financial world – BIS
Bank for International Settlements laments pressure to focus on liability-driven investment.
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NewsUK public pension liabilities total £1.1trn – for now
Office for Budget Responsibility figures jibe with external estimates, but rankle unions.
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NewsPension funds adopt 'either/or approach' as emotion trumps reason
Binary approach to asset classes caused by fear, herding instinct, says Standard Life Investments.
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NewsBA trustees chairman scotches hopes for RPI restoration
Trustee chairman says BA 'not strongest' company, suggests change would increase uncertainty.
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NewsFrance's TOBAM launches 'anti-benchmark' emerging market fund
FRANCE – Paris-based asset manager TOBAM has launched an anti-benchmark emerging market equity fund as part of its plans to diversify its portfolio.
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NewsUK roundup: Pitmans Trustees on DC governance, Pension Protection Fund 7800 index
DC pension schemes failing to achieve most basic governance requirements, says Pitmans.
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NewsInvestors' typical allocation to gold is 'sub-optimal', says new research
Oxford Economics cites benefits of commodity in fighting both inflation and deflation.
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NewsUK roundup: Financial Services Research Forum, JLT Pension Capital Strategies, PwC
Institute of Directors' Malcom Small says retirement age should be made 70 'as soon as possible'.
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NewsLittle appetite for buyouts of large pension schemes, says BlackRock
LDI head Tarik Ben-Saud says companies to avoid larger schemes in bid to diversify.
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NewsPension funds focusing more on intrinsic value in securities lending
The financial crisis has led pension funds to adopt new strategies in securities lending.
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NewsThree-quarters of UK trustees plan to reduce equity allocation
Survey by Pension Corporation shows 22% of trustees expect an upturn in contingent asset use.
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NewsTPR admits only third of employers aware of auto-enrolment reforms
Figures released in regulator's annual report detail extent of challenge to raise awareness.
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NewsReport details 'lessons' to be learned from well-funded pension schemes
Think tank NIRS analyses pension schemes that best weathered financial storm.
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NewsPension funds to be 'next wave' to sell private equity secondaries
Trend already taking hold in US, and European institutions expected to follow suit.
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NewsEuropean investors pull out of sovereign debt, shift into corporate bonds
IPE's asset management survey sees fixed income exposure rise to highest level in five years.
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NewsTop officials call for more government bonds at IMF conference
Senior officials from 25 countries say credit analysis now as important as interest rate analysis.
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NewsSweden considers closing two AP funds in major review
Also considers guidelines limiting exposure to private equity and infrastructure.
