Markets – Page 120
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ECB: Low interest rate environment 'not our fault'
European Central Bank vice president argues no asset price bubble developing in Europe, despite low yield environment
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PGGM backs EMIR but calls for stressed market liquidity assistance
Dutch pension fund manager wants larger repo market if solution to using non-cash assets is not found
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Longevity bigger risk than rates to corporate DB, says Fitch
Ratings agency warns over complacency in longevity assumptions and excessive focus on discount rates
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Buyout costs could rise 10% over Solvency II capital reserves
Cost of insuring deferred and younger members to rise due to indeterminable liability coverage
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Pension funds urged to hold nerve over Chinese volatility
Volatility remains despite Chinese central bank rate cut and slight improvement in developed market equities
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Underwritten bulk annuity providers merge to dominate UK market
Just Retirement and Partnership merger covers 99% of sales, could entice new entrants into market
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FSB suspends work on systemic risk posed by asset managers
Switzerland-based organisation falls in step with International Organisation of Securities Commissions
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Institutional hedge fund allocations remain ‘steadfast’, survey shows
Credit Suisse sees increasing appetite among institutional investors for global macro strategies
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USS enters direct inflation-swap deal with Yorkshire Water
UK’s largest scheme began talks one year ago, knowing it would require inflation-linked financing
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Pension Protection Fund accepts improbability of CPI-linked market
Lifeboat fund updates assumptions, including risk of mismatched inflation hedge
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IPE Views: How to create Europe's answer to Silicon Valley
Creating the right environment for venture capital may be more useful for Europe’s long-term future than anything politicians could do, writes Joseph Mariathasan
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LAPFF joins campaign demanding pharmaceutical trial transparency
UK’s Local Authority Pension Fund Forum joins group of investors lobbying pharmaceutical companies to improve clinical-trial transparency
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UK pension funds flirting with 40% bond allocation – UBS GAM
Average scheme returns 11.7% over 2014, with real estate and government bonds offsetting weak UK equities
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NewsFinnish roundup: Keva, HEA Property, Veritas, RREEF Investment
Keva makes first foray into foreign real estate
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Asset growth forces BpfBouw to scale back target real-estate allocation
Target allocation stands at 20% at pension fund for Dutch building industry
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Greece: When politics becomes theatre
The Greek crisis will be a turning point for Europe, but it is for political leaders and not the ECB to decide in which direction, argues Joseph Mariathasan
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Germany's Union increases institutional assets with Austrian deal
Asset manager working to ‘integrate’ Volksbanken Invest KAG
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Italian regulator questions merit of pension fund competition bill
One part of pensions market could ‘cannibalise’ rest, critics warn
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Hedge funds hope to salvage Greek gains despite turmoil
Many hedge funds have bet Greek politicians, EU technocrats will avoid Grexit
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Pension fund tenders €250m high-yield mandate using IPE Quest
Pension fund in Benelux region seeks active high-yield bond manager
