All investment-grade bonds articles
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NewsSchemes have over £1tn in assets exposed to ‘significant’ climate risk
On the go: More than £1tn in assets held by UK institutional investors is exposed to significant climate risks, according to research from LCP.
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RPI reform drives up inflation hedging cost
Demand for inflation hedging is now returning after it was suppressed during the government’s consultation on the retail price index. However, the limited supply of index-linked bonds is itself having an inflationary effect, according to Insight Investment.
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Alternative strategies could wipe out UK’s £190bn DB deficit
On the go: Alternative approaches to scheme funding and investments could eliminate the UK’s current £190bn defined benefit pension deficit, according to new analysis by PwC.
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RPI reform holds back schemes’ inflation hedging
On the go: Inflation hedging decreased by 13 per cent quarter-on-quarter in the third quarter of this year amid ongoing concerns about reform to the retail price index, according to the latest BMO Global Asset Management liability-driven investment survey.
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Credit downgrades pose ‘serious challenge’ for pension schemes
On the go: A decrease in the average credit quality of fixed income indices, coupled with increased competition for high-quality assets, poses significant challenges for pensions schemes, according to Axa Investment Managers.
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Brunel pool issues tenders across credit spectrum
On the go: The Brunel Pension Partnership has called for pitches from managers of both multi-asset credit and sterling corporate bonds, seeking to deploy some £2.7bn of local authority pension capital.
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Schemes set to face UK credit capacity crisis
On the go: With two-thirds of FTSE 350 pension schemes in negative cash flow, fears are mounting that there may not be enough high-quality assets to go around.
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Features
Survey: Schemes get more sophisticated on fixed income
Forty-four leading schemes and trustees were asked to what extent their attitudes to fixed income have changed since 2008. Here are their responses.
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Features
Survey: Schemes shun traditional fixed income assets
In our second feature revealing the survey insights of 44 leading schemes and trustees, Owen Walker hears their two-year plan for fixed income investing.