All Investment articles – Page 117
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NewsAutumn Statement 2013: How it affects your scheme
Today’s Autumn Statement left schemes mulling state pension rises, a boost to exchange traded fund investment and an option to allow scheme members to top up their additional state pension.
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FeaturesHalf of DC schemes opt for multi-asset defaults
Data analysis: Almost half (49 per cent) of defined contribution schemes now employ a multi-asset or diversified growth fund in the default phase, reflecting a desire to manage investment volatility for scheme members.
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News
Pip founding member details first investment
Strathclyde Pension Fund has approved £50m to be invested in the Pensions Infrastructure Platform and revealed the initiative is considering investments in solar energy.
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Opinion
Fireproofing your portfolio against market shifts
BlackRock’s John Dewey sets out three approaches for schemes to protect themselves against dramatic market movements, in this week’s Technical View.
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Kent ups property to benefit from stronger yields
Kent Pension Fund has decided to increase its exposure to property by almost 20 per cent to take advantage of attractive yields.
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Opinion
Learning overseas lessons on DC design
In the latest edition of Informed Comment, State Street’s Nigel Aston looks overseas for clues on how employers and schemes offering defined contribution benefits can improve their provision.
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Features
Berkshire revisits absolute return to boost performance
The Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund is reevaluating the structure of its absolute return portfolio following the failure to achieve its benchmark target.
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Features
Encouraging trustees to embrace sustainability
News analysis: Industry experts are coming up with inventive ways to help schemes allocate more of their assets towards sustainable and responsible investments, but pension funds are lagging behind.
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NewsSchemes take more holistic approach to risk management
News analysis: More schemes are taking an integrated approach to investment, covenant and funding in their risk management planning, but there is still a disconnect between schemes’ investment strategy and valuation process, according to research.
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Features
The DC Debate – improving retirement income
This quarter's debate sees experts discuss the gender gap, decumulation and illiquidity, as schemes strive to attain the best outcome for members close to retirement age.
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Manager fee restructure lowers costs for LGPS
Hammersmith and Fulham along with Cardiff are among eight public sector schemes already benefiting from asset managers restructuring fees in response to the consolidation and costs debate.
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How Norfolk judges investment fee value
Norfolk Pension Fund underwent third-party benchmarking of its investment management fees earlier this year to ensure value, but has warned against a focus purely on cost over quality.
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How to protect your scheme from liberation scams
Trustees are being warned to prepare robust exit contracts to prevent members claiming future benefits if a pension transfer is deemed a scam.
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Opinion
How to build your infrastructure mandate
There are places to start for pension funds building their infrastructure portfolios, despite a lack of assets and potentially costly bidding processes, explains PIC’s Allen Twyning in this week’s Technical View.
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NewsNotts fund: stable investment ensures performance
Nottinghamshire Pension Fund has advocated a steady state investment strategy to improve efficiencies and reduce costs in the local government sector.
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Opinion
Debating the pros and cons of illiquid assets in DC
F&C’s Julian Lyne warns that schemes should not ignore the very real liquidity risks in alternative assets, even as they hunger for diversification, in this edition of Informed Comment.
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News
Gwynedd presents merger plans to boost returns
News analysis: Gwynedd County Council Pension Fund has taken steps towards establishing a common investment vehicle with other Welsh schemes, as public schemes investigate consolidation to provide savings and higher investment returns.
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NewsDiageo reduces equity hedge funds in strategy shift
Diageo Pension Scheme has reduced its exposure to equity-based hedge funds and increased allocation to other hedge fund strategies alongside its overall derisking framework.
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NewsInfrastructure spurs growth in real asset mandates
Data analysis: Real assets proved popular in the third quarter as European pension schemes looked for inflation protection and long-term stable returns, including a large shift towards infrastructure.
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Opinion
Do schemes understand multi-asset investment?
JLT’s Allan Lindsay, Buck Consultants’ Ciaráan Mulligan, Capital Cranfield’s Jonathan Reynolds and Invesco’s Georgina Taylor discuss schemes’ grasp of the strategy’s place in their portfolios, in part four of PW’s multi-asset investment roundtable.