All Investment articles – Page 103
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News
Fund management body sets out charges disclosure plan
Industry experts have welcomed proposals on charges and transaction costs from the Investment Association, but warned trustees should not make fees their only focus.
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Opinion
How to manage the risks of your renewable energy holdings
Impax’s Ominder Dhillon explains how schemes can navigate the risks and nuances of renewable energy assets to help diversify portfolios.
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Features
Lancashire expands credit and sticks with EM despite volatility
Lancashire Pension Fund has moved deeper into non-investment grade credit and emerging market debt, aiming to ride out volatility, as it seeks return in a low-yield environment.
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Opinion
Why your bank’s loss is your pension fund’s gain
M&G’s Bernard Abrahamsen discusses how schemes can balance reward with risk in their credit investments, and take advantage of illiquidity.
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News
Schemes win extended reprieve from European OTC clearing rules
The European Commission has recommended schemes be given a two-year reprieve from over-the-counter derivative clearing requirements. But industry experts still expect pension funds to end up paying higher transaction costs.
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Active share a crude metric when used in isolation, investors say
Asset manager Woodford has joined Neptune Investment Management as the latest investment companies pledging to list the active share for each of their funds. The measure, presented as a percentage, tracks how similar a fund is to the benchmark on which it is based.
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Opinion
Could Pip's renewables move help schemes see beyond the bluster?
“The need for infrastructure investment worldwide is massive, the attractions of the asset class are clear, and the appetite of investors for infrastructure assets is growing,” said Michael Wilkins from ratings agency Standard & Poor’s, in an FT article on the subject last month.
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Smart beta marches on in Europe but consultants raise concerns
Investment data reveal the amount of money invested in smart beta strategies across Europe has grown strongly over the past decade, but a recent report has raised concerns the strategies' benefits could be overstated.
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Features
How UK mastertrusts are designing DC benchmarks
The growing mastertrust sector has created a range of investment benchmarks, but pressure to demonstrate value has led consultants to call for more focus on performance yardsticks that reflect scheme memberships.
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Opinion
Are you letting silos dominate your investment portfolio?
Any other business: Traders in the City’s investment banks sit for hours executing fixed income or equity trades but will rarely cross the floor to speak to the desk of another asset class.
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Opinion
Six ways to rethink your derisking plan in a volatile world
Talking head: Last year demonstrated you do not need a ‘black swan’ event for your investment strategy to be knocked off course, argues Redington’s Rob Gardner. He gives six pointers for fireproofing your fund.
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Pip to seed separate renewables fund as it seeks FCA approval
The Pensions Infrastructure Platform has said plans to expand its offering by adding a renewables fund this year, as UK schemes continue to seek inflation-linked returns.
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Consultants and managers back hedge funds despite high-profile criticism
Consultants and hedge fund managers have predicted increasing pension scheme allocations to the asset class, despite recent stiff criticism of perceived high fees and a lack of transparency.
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Study forecasts DC market tripling by 2024, led by TDFs
A market report has predicted defined contribution pensions will triple in size to £787bn within the next decade with target date funds leading the way, but its bullish growth predictions have been questioned.
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Shipbuilding scheme sails towards 10% property allocation
The Shipbuilding Industries Pension Scheme plans to boost its property allocation to around a tenth of its overall portfolio in its hunt for diversification, capital preservation and income.
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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
LPFA: £500m GMPF tie-up not limited to infra
The chief of the London Pensions Fund Authority has said the £500m tie-up with the Greater Manchester Pension Fund, announced las week, will consider “infrastructure in a broad definition”.
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News
Leading DB funds target responsible investment disconnect
The UK’s largest pension funds have put pressure on fund managers to make the case for their responsible investment strategies, publishing a guide intended to “break down the information barriers” between schemes and managers.
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Opinion
How smaller schemes can optimise their investment portfolios
Buck Consultants’ Celene Lee explains how a focus on returns, risk and liquidity can deliver for smaller schemes a robust investment strategy, despite their modest scale.
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Opinion
Eight ways to manage the volatility of your EM exposure
Emerging market equities have had a bumpy 18 months. Axa IM’s Yoram Lustig outlines an eight-point plan for schemes considering an allocation to the asset class.