All Investment strategy articles – Page 6
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News
Teesside ups cash awaiting more profitable equity market
Teesside Pension Fund has increased its cash holdings by nearly a quarter after deciding to wait for more favourable conditions before investing further in equity markets.
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NewsCadbury shuffles fixed income to improve efficiency
Cadbury Pension Fund has increased its allocation to alternative credit in a restructure of its fixed income portfolio.
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Opinion
What a 1% cap could mean for AE value
Price cap in, price cap out. Last week’s report from the Office of Fair Trading did not immediately recommend a limit on the amount auto-enrolled savers can be charged for investment and administration of their retirement savings, but the watchdog may return to the question in future.
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Opinion
Diversity of thought needed on trustee boards
Diversification is a concept we are all very familiar with in the world of pensions. It is usually something we associate with investment, and we consider it a very good thing – diversification in investment is, in fact, often said to be “the only genuinely free lunch”.
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News
Hackney: equities better than bonds over long term
Equities are more attractive in the long term than bonds, according to the London Borough of Hackney Pension Fund, which is even modelling the impact of a 100 per cent equity allocation on the scheme’s investments.
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Opinion
CofE scheme ups overseas property to reduce UK bias
Property constitutes 7.5 per cent of the Church of England pension fund’s growth assets, but its faith in overseas markets in particular has led it to target a 10 per cent allocation.
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Features
UK infrastructure too narrow for Leicestershire
The Leicestershire County Council Pension Fund has split £70m between two global infrastructure funds but feels the size of the UK market is too restrictive.
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Features
SME scheme profits by shunning diversification
The Tullett Liberty Pension Scheme has turned a £38m deficit into a £24m surplus by changing its investment strategy to focus on high-conviction growth equities.
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FeaturesBBC diversifies with insurance-linked securities
The broadcaster's scheme said its 1% allocation to ILSs provided “genuine diversification” to equities last year but the market remains limited.
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Features
Diversification not just about assets, advisers warn
In this first instalment of our annual survey of schemes and their advisers, we look at how funds have diversified their investments – and where consultants see room for improvement.
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Features
Star Group invests third of assets in diversified beta to reduce risk
The Star Group pension scheme has invested a third of its portfolio into a diversified beta fund to reduce its equity exposure and manage the risk of volatility.
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Features
Centrica derisks with 15% switch to bonds
As global stock markets crash, Pippa Stephens looks at how some schemes have derisked through dramatic moves out of equities and into bonds.