Investor Strategy – Page 90
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High yield now a 'strategic asset class', says UBP
EUROPE – Director says pension funds to use high yield for tactical asset allocation only.
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London council proposes collective vehicle as merger alternative
UK – Retaining status quo of individual management ‘not viable alternative’ to mergers.
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Pension fund for Dutch watchdog offloads Spanish, Italian bonds
NETHERLANDS – Coverage ratio improves to 106.9%, still just shy of required buffer.
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Fund managers ignore industry shift towards passive 'at their own peril'
GLOBAL – Stability seen in industry in recent decades ‘coming to an end’, says Principal CEO.
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NewsDanish roundup: PensionDanmark, PFA, NREP Logistics, SPP
DENMARK – PensionDanmark invests DKK1.2bn in first offshore wind farm built in US.
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NewsUK roundup: KPMG on LDI, Lloyds TSB Pension Scheme
UK – Liability-driven investment market grows by 11% year on year, study shows.
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NewsIrish government to sever ties between NPRF, pre-funding liabilities
IRELAND – Equity, bond holding to be divested as government launches Ireland Strategic Investment Fund.
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NewsAPG explores swap futures to cut cost of central clearing
NETHERLANDS – Dutch giant prepares for possible end of EMIR exemption for pension funds.
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Provisum touts active management with 4% hedge-fund outperformance
NETHERLANDS – Pension fund talks up 30 managers’ active approach in 2012 annual return.
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NewsTraditional investing principles 'not fit for purpose', institutionals say
GLOBAL – Nearly 90% of survey respondents in US say traditional practices have 'outlived usefulness'.
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Key influencers at pension funds 'sceptical' of private equity
GLOBAL – Coller Capital’s latest Global Barometer finds entrenched resistance to asset class.
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AnalysisNews analysis: Institutional investors size up UK housing
As institutionals assess an evolving market, government incentives increase the risk of a bubble.
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NewsNorwegian oil fund buys £250m UK logistics portfolio
EUROPE – Deal sees REIT sell portfolio to joint venture partners Norges Bank, Prologis.
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'Positive' Irish risk-reserve changes allow altered investment strategy
IRELAND – LCP points to ability to implement better de-risking strategies.
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NewsAP7, Skandia tussle over default option in Swedish DC system
SWEDEN – Default should be dropped for traditional guaranteed insurance product, Skandia says.
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NewsMSCI warns of tradeoff between risk-premia index 'purity', investability
GLOBAL – Study on risk premia indices conducted on behalf of Norwegian Pension Fund Global.
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NewsNow Pensions considers future illiquid investments [amended]
UK – CIO says more data on pot movement needed before calculating liquidity requirements.
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NewsBlackRock to acquire private equity property firm MGPA
GLOBAL – Asset manager says deal to advance growth strategy in Asia-Pacific, Europe.
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NewsInvestors move to ensure worker safety in Bangladesh
GLOBAL – Group warns of reputational, operational and legal risks in global supply chains.
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NewsPension funds' hands tied on low-yielding sovereign bonds – APG
EUROPE – Head of ALM Onno Steenbeek also warns against 'real threat' of longevity increases.
