All Hedging articles – Page 5
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Features
How LDI trigger frameworks could add value for schemes
Analysis: Despite persistent low interest rates and a lukewarm appetite for hedging in the past, liability-driven investment is on the rise again among UK investors.
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NewsUK schemes feeling pressure to add risk in chase for return
More than three-quarters of UK pension funds that increased allocations to equities in the past six months cited pressure to meet funding requirements as a driver, according to research.
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Surrey opts for LDI to harness funding gains
Surrey County Council Pension Fund has put a liability-driven investment platform in place to capture rises in the funding level, after falling gilt yields wiped out last year’s gains.
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Features
How will LDI portfolios withstand current inflation falls and low yields?
Aviva Investors' Mark Versey, Legal & General Investment Management's Laura Brown, KPMG's Simeon Willis, AMNT committee member and Lend Lease Pension Scheme trustee, Alan Gander, Pan Trustees' Mike Roberts, Buck Consultants at Xerox's Celene Lee and State Street Global Advisors' Howard Kearns, debate whether now is a good time to embark on a liability-driven investment strategy, in the first of a four-part discussion.
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News
How the slump in oil prices is hitting schemes
As oil prices fall below $50 (£33) a barrel, investment experts have urged pension schemes to seize the opportunity to hedge their liabilities against inflation and heed the impact on their commodity markets exposure.
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News
Inflation hedging on the rise with smaller scheme LDI
Inflation hedging activity saw a jump towards the end of last year as medium-sized schemes took advantage of favourable pricing, ahead of further inflation falls.
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News
Riding choppy markets: Are equities worth the associated risk?
Schemes are looking at ways to limit the impact of spikes in equity volatility as financial markets once again wreak havoc on investments.
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Features
Diageo tips into matching assets after hitting trigger
Diageo Pension Scheme has switched 5 per cent of its assets from its growth to its matching portfolio after hitting a derisking trigger, tipping its investment balance towards holdings that track liabilities.
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OpinionEditorial: Longevity, BT, and our print break
Longevity risk has been on everyone’s mind since telecoms giant BT announced a behemoth deal to hedge 25 per cent of its total exposure to longevity improvements.
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Features
Barking and Dagenham plans social housing investment to hedge inflation
The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Pension Fund plans to invest around £25m in social housing in order to hedge against inflation and diversify away from traditional assets.
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News
Northern Powergrid scheme looks to reduce risk with new investment strategy
Northern Powergrid Group Pension Scheme is exploring alternative means of reducing risk as its investment strategy matures, and is reviewing its property investment after “stagnant” performance.
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Features
BAA picks long-lease property as schemes hunt inflation linkage
BAA Pension Scheme has allocated £100m to long-lease property, as defined benefit schemes continue to invest in the asset class to act as a long-dated inflation hedge, consultants have said.
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NewsGilt yield falls confound expectations and depress funding
Investment advisers have been taken by surprise by the recent drop in government bond yields which have inflated schemes’ liabilities and delayed derisking strategies.
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Schemes consider currency overlay to mitigate fluctuations as economies recover
Schemes are considering implementing currency hedges on risky assets as investment experts predict currency adjustments after a long period of relative stability in the developed world.
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News
LDI struggling to penetrate medium and smaller-sized schemes
Liability-driven investment strategies are struggling to gain ground outside larger schemes, with regulatory data indicating just one in 17 medium-sized plans have implemented hedging strategies.
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Opinion
The crucial risk factors influencing your hedging decision
In this week’s Informed Comment, BlackRock’s John Dewey looks at whether pension funds can afford to hold off hedging their interest rate and inflation risk in the hope of better value.
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News
United Utilities ups interest rate hedge after hitting trigger
United Utilities has increased interest rate hedging in its defined benefit schemes in order to reduce risk, working towards its target of full protection against interest and inflation rate fluctuations.
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Opinion
Why buy-ins/buyouts are not always the right answer
Bulk annuity contracts such as buy-ins can actually increase a pension scheme’s overall risk, argues Mercer’s Andrew Ward, who looks at the alternatives to these deals in the latest Informed Comment.
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News
Inflation drop should not deter hedging, experts warn
News analysis: Schemes have been warned they need to protect themselves against fluctuations in inflation despite rates falling to the Bank of England’s target level.
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News
BA uses triggers to grab derisking opportunities
British Airways’ New Airways Pension Scheme has implemented a liability-hedging framework aiming to capture outperformance, as schemes take a more opportunistic approach to derisking.