All Investment articles – Page 107
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Opinion
Local authorities dump hedge funds for DGFs – different rose, same thorns?
Hedge funds have taken somewhat of a battering from local authority schemes, as we have reported over the past couple of weeks.
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Opinion
Law Commission says trustees can take ESG into account (to a point)
The Law Commission yesterday published its much anticipated report clarifying the fiduciary duties of trustees and has called upon the Pensions Regulator to provide further guidance on the subject.
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Opinion
PPF: Why our approach is not just about assets and liabilities
The evolution of the Pension Protection Fund’s investment strategy has not just been about where best to invest the fund’s growing assets to meet its commitments to members.
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News
Oxfordshire latest to ditch hedge funds on fee and transparency concerns
Oxfordshire County Council Pension Scheme is axing its allocation to hedge funds in favour of diversified growth funds and infrastructure, as it seeks lower fees and greater transparency in investments.
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FeaturesCaterpillar trims active equities to fill LDI buffer fund
Caterpillar Pension Plan has cut its active equity exposure and plans to sell out of property as part of a trigger-based derisking strategy to boost its liability-driven investment portfolio.
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News
Schemes plough £24bn into gilts despite low yields
Pension schemes compelled last year to derisk at historically low yields quadrupled the previous year’s gilt purchases, according to official data that have left investment experts surprised.
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News
Dorset ditches hedge funds for infra after strategic review
Dorset County Council Pension Fund has moved into infrastructure investment and increased its diversified growth fund allocation after a shift in its investment strategy intended to reduce risk without affecting returns.
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Features
Small schemes see LDI market opening up as pooled funds grow
Small and medium-sized pension funds are coming around to liability-driven investment strategies, with pooled funds providing half the growth in the number of mandates last year as the LDI market exceeded the £500bn mark.
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OpinionAdmit it: social impact investing is done for the social impact
Editor's blog: There has been a flurry of stories this month on local authority pension funds allocating to investments that target a positive social or environmental impact, giving a shot in the arm for proponents of activist investment.
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Opinion
Schemes ploughed £24bn into gilts last year despite low yields
Pension schemes compelled last year to derisk at historically low yields quadrupled the previous year’s gilt purchases, according to official data that have left investment experts surprised.
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Features
How JPMorgan and RBS give DC members retirement flexibility
JPMorgan and Royal Bank of Scotland are working to offer members of their defined contribution schemes flexibility in how they access their retirement savings, in light of the Budget reforms.
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Opinion
A scheme guide to swaps, swaptions and all things LDI
Axa IM’s Jonathan Crowther gives a ground-up description of the derivatives that liability-driven investment managers use to mitigate against key funding risks, in the latest edition of Technical Comment.
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Opinion
Has the shine come off emerging markets? Five key charts
Apparently so, according to a report released this week by Create Research and Principal Global Investors. Emerging markets have been plagued with underperformance for years and were hit especially hard when the US Federal Reserve announced its plans to begin tapering its quantitative easing programme.
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Features
Islington to build on residential property bet in alts push
Islington Council's pension fund plans to reduce its allocation to equities and diversify further into alternatives, in a stated desire to gain greater and more stable returns.
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News
Revised DB code emphasises integrated risk management
The Pensions Regulator this week released a new code of practice for defined benefit schemes, focusing on trustees and employers working collaboratively on scheme funding.
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Features
Strathclyde taps renewables as alternatives fund swells
Strathclyde Pension Fund has removed the £300m maximum from its New Opportunities portfolio, and will review its 3 per cent allocation limit, as it makes a suite of diversifying investments predominantly in renewable energy.
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Opinion
Why now is not the time to doubt emerging markets
In the latest Informed Comment, Muzinich’s Warren Hyland argues that despite geopolitical tensions and emerging market elections, company fundamentals and country demographics support an argument for EM debt.
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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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News
WMPF to give Brum SMEs £40m boost as funds seek social impact
The West Midlands Pension Fund has set aside £40m for a direct lending fund to provide finance to small and medium-sized businesses in the Birmingham area, seeking a positive social impact alongside return.
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Opinion
DB-DC transfer uncertainty compounds schemes' demographic challenge
The fact members are living longer and expectations on how life expectancy will develop in the future have received a lot of coverage from the pensions industry over the past few years. This is not surprising now that a typical 65-year-old is expected to live two years more than was the case 15 years ago.