Investor Strategy – Page 83
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ING, IPE surveys reveal appetite for bank loans
Pension funds cite diversification, low defaults, floating rates - but question industry capacity to provide products
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Greater Manchester fund buys retail complex
GMPF picks up Chorlton Shopping Centre in £10m deal, increases direct holding
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UK roundup: The Pensions Regulator, Aon Hewitt, F&C Investments
Regulator research into scheme charges show significant admin burden for smaller schemes, trustees unaware of actual scheme costs
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West Sussex fund drops property manager after 22 years
Aberdeen to take control of portfolio after previous manager underperformed fund benchmark and missed target returns
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Swedish buffer fund joins AMF and asset manager Skandia as institutions move against Volkswagen takeover
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UK roundup: Western United, Rothesay Life, Just Retirement, NEST, Allianz GI
Western United Group Pension Scheme completes £111m second tranche buy-in insurance transaction with Rothesay Life
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Environment Agency fund urged not to divest from carbon
Trucost calls for pension funds to remain investors, engage as shareholders and lobby for disclosure
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FTSE firms shift DC defaults toward diversified growth funds
Research shows dramatic increase in use of DGF in last five years, passive allocations see significant falls
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London funds commit to forming collective investment vehicle
London boroughs Waltham Forest and Wandsworth commit initial capital to set up tax-transparent fund for joint investment
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Government Pension Fund Global return rises to 15.9% last year on back of strong equity market
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Equities help London Pension Fund Authority bolster funding levels
LPFA hints at more illiquid assets after partnering with LGPS funds on infrastructure
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Lothian Pension Fund seeks approval to run investments in-house
Says move will help scheme prepare for challenges in LGPS Scotland
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NewsPrivate equity arm of Denmark's ATP launches €800m fund
Dearth of European opportunties forced private equity funds to invest solely in US last year, scheme says
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Pension funds to boost private equity investment in Africa, survey shows
Funds seen favouring African energy, power/utilities sectors in hunt for higher returns
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Institutional investors move to increase ESG reporting from stock exchanges
Ceres, BlackRock team up to propose uniform reporting from global exchages focusing on materiality of ESG, disclosures
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AMP closes infrastructure debt fund, China Life among investors
Asset manager’s second infrastructure debt fund reaches $750m
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IORP II to remove EU member states' ability to cap equity exposure
New investment guidelines to prohibit member states from blocking investment in assets with long-term growth profile
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Ossiam latest to enter smart-beta corporate bond fray
Paris-based ETF manager uses Moody’s Analytics credit-risk measures in systematic portfolio selection strategy
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European Commission prepares revisions to Shareholders' Rights Directive
Brussels looks to increase asset managers’ engagement with companies, overcome difficulty of cross-border voting
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ICI Pension Fund secures record-breaking £3.6bn of liability insurance
Major de-risking from UK schemes continues on back of positive market forces
