Markets – Page 130
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UK pension changes to boost bulk annuity market, experts say
Insurers will have larger sums available for pensions de-risking if individual annuity demand falls, consultants say
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Asset management consolidation continues apace as SLI bids for Ignis
Expert warns of dangers of ‘asset gathering’, lack of choice
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Dutch, German companies taking good care of UK pension funds – study
UK DB scheme with Dutch sponsor is 9 percentage points better funded than FTSE 350 average
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UK pensions industry warns of Budget announcement's impact on DB
Retirement freedom being passed on to DB could impact schemes’ investment strategies, experts say
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F&C vs Schroders: A tale of two asset managers
Losing £14.5bn in assets in one fell swoop, F&C’s troubles go from bad to worse
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CIOs expecting market shock as quantitative easing 'tapers out'
Interest rate increase could trigger panic in markets, says Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management
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IPE Views: Growth will be everywhere, just not where I am
The CFA Institute’s latest survey once again shows that even investment professionals are not immune to behavioral economics
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ESMA warns of 'substantive' market risks as fixed income issuance falls
European regulator sees sovereigns, corporates reduce issuance but extend maturities on debt
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Investors expecting seamless recovery in European equities 'naïve'
Hermes Sourcecap concerned over momentum in European equities
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Central bank group warns institutional investors on forward guidance
Central bank concerns overs market reaction causing excessive risk-taking by investors – BIS
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IPE Views: NAPF Investment Conference diary
IPE gathers a few tidbits of news from last week’s NAPF Investment Conference in Edinburgh
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PFA Pension to invest up to DKK20bn in Danish companies
Commercial pension fund prefers role of minority shareholder
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Danish ombudsman takes Sampension to court over unit-link marketing
Labour-market scheme defends itself, says its letter was clear
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Aviva Staff Pension Scheme completes largest ever longevity deal
Longevity risk in pension fund transferred to three reinsurers
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Raiffeisen to pull out of Czech pensions market after changes
Austrian bank blames new government’s plan to abolish second pillar
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Norwegian oil fund return of 15.9% driven by equities, real estate holdings
Government fund continues divestment from Europe, commits to growing real estate allocations
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IPE Views: Is there a future for defined benefit schemes?
A prolonged low-interest-rate environment could further exacerbate funding pressures on public DB schemes, Catherine Lubochinsky warns
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Fund managers expect anaemic euro-zone growth until 2019 – Towers Watson
One-third of managers have high expectations for US equity, real estate
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Sponsor covenants 'key' in resolving UK schemes' asset allocation dilemma
BlackRock says sponsor covenant strength will be key in determining 2014 asset allocation for UK pension funds
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Sweden’s AMF posts ‘stable’ 9.3% return as funding ratio breaks 200% barrier
Insurer says returns due to ’strong year’ for stock markets