Investor Strategy – Page 111
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NewsOne euro-zone country to default within decade – CBP director
Many underestimate risk of sovereign default within EU, Casper van Ewijk warns.
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NewsMarkets telling us 'euro-zone is safe' – Schroders
Asset manager says contagion via Spain unlikely to spread into Belgium, Italy.
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NewsEmerging economies face daunting ageing problem, Zoellick warns
Many of the youngest countries show fastest growth in ageing, according to World Bank president.
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NewsNEST CIO highlights problems of infrastructure, commodities
Says infrastructure funds pose problems due to need for daily valuation of assets.
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NewsBenchmark swap spreads to widen as rates rise – Barclays Capital
Head of European economic research surprised by central bank's 'hawkish' stance.
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NewsDutch, Australian pension industries seek to deepen ties
Top figures meet next weekend to discuss further collaboration between systems, including possibility of international alliance and co-investment.
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NewsING remains upbeat on CEE despite regulatory setbacks
Believes in solid growth in region, with its 'relatively low' pensions penetration.
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NewsConsultants to blame for pension funds' lukewarm reception of ESG
London Pension Fund Authority criticises consultants' slow uptake on environmental matters.
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NewsABP, Greater Manchester commit to European infrastructure fund
ABP's asset manager APG and UK scheme decline to give details of commitment to EISER Fund II.
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NewsKPMG criticises speed of Dutch pension fund reporting
Consultancy argued reducing lag time allows for more efficient risk control.
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NewsGDF Suez issues euro-denominated 100-yr bond
Pension funds – particularly those from the UK – account for 60% of issue.
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NewsSwiss Pension Conference: Risk is fine if you can afford it
Speakers agree risk must be rewarded, but disagree on which risks are rewarded sufficiently.
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NewsBig changes as FRR unveils LDI strategy
Fonds de reserve pour les retraites to pay €2.1bn a year to CADES until 2024, when it will close for good.
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NewsAcademics to strike over reforms to USS pension fund
Trade union UCU describes consultation as an 'absolute sham'.
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NewsUK pension funds call for more long-dated gilts
NAPF urges government to increase issuance of long-dated, inflation-protected gilts in 2011-12.
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NewsEuropean pension funds should boost alternatives, says JPMAM
US endowments, however, should bring allocations to asset class down, company says.
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NewsUK pension scheme rallies shareholder opposition to Barclays bonuses
Croydon LGPS urges schemes to oppose bonuses after lower-than-expected dividend.
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NewsCalPERS' Apple victory 'good for governance' worldwide, say pension funds
Californian scheme succeeded in forcing issue of majority voting for board elections.
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Four-fifths of occupational schemes seek sponsor payments
Schemes express growing interest in LDI assets, liability reductions, says Aon Hewitt.
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NewsSovereign wealth funds shift from active to passive in wake of crisis, says State Street
Sovereign wealth funds modify investment strategy, opting for passive by default, says the asset manager.
