All Investment articles – Page 107
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OpinionHow seriously is your scheme taking a possible Brexit?
Any Other Business: The Bank of England last week came under scrutiny after details were leaked of a secret study on the financial impact of a decision to leave the European Union.
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NewsCentrica skirts pricey bonds with real assets, alts continue march
Centrica Pension Scheme is riding the wider trend towards real assets, in a bid to match liabilities, gain inflation linkage and reduce the need to buy overpriced bonds.
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Corporate governance tops Unilever ESG agenda
Data analysis: Close to half of Unilever Pension Fund’s engagement activity in 2014 centred on corporate governance as wider trends emphasise environmental issues, calling into question the terms used when reporting such activity.
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NewsMerseyside impressed by smart beta, strategy not a 'silver bullet'
NAPF Local Authority Conference 2015: Merseyside Pension Fund has reported a positive performance from its smart beta equity allocation, while experts pointed to the barriers in using such strategies in fixed income investing.
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Slow movers are risking returns, experts warn
Pension schemes risk losing potential returns by moving too slowly when changing investment strategy, with some waiting months between investigating and implementing, consultants have said.
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Havering struggles to find local infra for growth
The £506m London Borough of Havering Pension Fund is looking to invest in local infrastructure projects, but the need to balance this with strong returns is hampering its search.
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How to prepare your portfolio for a rise in transfer requests
Defined benefit schemes should review the shape of their liability profile and consider their investments should a high proportion of members transfer out, as figures show a sharp rise in requests.
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LGPS cuts fixed income as schemes prep for rate rises
The Local Government Pension Scheme withdrew more than £1bn from fixed interest securities in the past year, signalling that the sector is preparing for an interest rate rise, investment experts say.
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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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Opinion
Global equities survey – part one
In the first of a two-part analysis of the asset class, Gill Wadsworth assesses what creates winners and losers in the space and asks whether any outperformance truly justifies the fees.
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Opinion
Global equities survey – part two
In part two of our analysis of the global equities market, Gill Wadsworth considers how the wider trend, performance and current valuations are influencing UK schemes’ attraction to the asset class.
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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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Opinion
DC defaults: One size does not fit all
The continued growth of the defined contribution market was a secondary theme over the past quarter as the industry braced itself for fundamental reforms.
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Opinion
The DC Debate – how the freedoms are changing the direction of DC
In the second quarter of 2015, our debate panel members explain how they think the charge cap and wider reforms are reshaping DC provision – and predict what further changes might come.
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Opinion
How is UK pension schemes’ appetite for smart beta changing?
KPMG's Simeon Willis, Towers Watson's Stephen Miles, State Street Global Advisors' Richard J Hannam, Cambridge Associates' Alex Koriath and Indexx Markets' Ronan Kearney, debate the popularity of smart beta among UK institutional investors in the first of a four-part roundtable.
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Warwickshire targets yield with infra double play
Alternatives maintained its status as a sought-after asset class in Q1 2015, according to data, as schemes continued to seek reliable income streams and inflation protection.
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Council fund pins impact allocation to health and employment projects
Waltham Forest Pension Fund has begun drawing down its impact investment mandate into a range of projects, as pension schemes increasingly measure the social and environmental effects of their decisions.
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Opinion
What we can learn from how £1bn-plus schemes control costs
The future for final salary pension provision looks bleak. So goes the rhetoric: benefit rules, EU legislation, the Pension Protection Fund levy and more, have been blamed for increasing costs and hammering that final nail in the defined benefit coffin.
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Are you an informed investor?
Any other business: Following a romp to all-time highs the FTSE 100 stuttered last week, with slips by multinationals and financials. More than ever, trustees must be engaged investors to ensure scheme decisions deliver good outcomes.
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University trust liabilities could rise by a quarter
University self-administered trusts could face a sharp rise in the value of liabilities, industry experts have warned, sparking calls for a review of the sector’s risk exposure and possible consolidation.