All Investment articles – Page 119
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News
Scheme ETF usage picks up but obstacles remain
News analysis: More schemes are using exchange traded funds as part of a tactical investment strategy, industry members have observed, but there are still barriers in cost and governance.
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Opinion
Why uncertainty will typify markets this year
Talking head: Our investment columnist Rob Gardner explains the ambiguous state of the markets this year, and how schemes can progress in the face of it.
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News
Infrastructure top of agenda despite hurdles
Data analysis: Defined benefit and defined contribution schemes are once again circling infrastructure investments, but a lack of underlying assets and suitable funds – especially for DC investors – is holding back inflows.
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OpinionEditorial: Time to cash out?
The strengthening equity market, mixed with higher gilt yields, is giving pension scheme investors a tough decision on whether and when to derisk.
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News
Inflation drop should not deter hedging, experts warn
News analysis: Schemes have been warned they need to protect themselves against fluctuations in inflation despite rates falling to the Bank of England’s target level.
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Small schemes warming to derisking face challenges
Smaller schemes are becoming more interested in derisking strategies, a survey has found, but may be holding off on implementation due to a lack of resources.
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NewsSchemes urged to lock in gains as market improves
Special report: Pension schemes could see a further 40 basis point jump in gilt yields by the end of 2014, improving their funding levels and derisking value.
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Opinion
Why short-term investment volatility cannot be ignored
In this edition of Informed Comment, Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Katie Koch argues the vast majority of defined benefit schemes should be concerned with managing short-term investment volatility in order to maintain a funding level.
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Features
Essex merges functions after admissions rise
Essex Pension Fund has combined its employer, investment and administration teams into a single structure to deal with an increased number of employers joining the scheme.
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News
BT ups inflation-linked assets in continuing shift
BT Pension Scheme has again boosted its inflation-linked assets, moving towards a targeted allocation of almost a third of its portfolio, while investment experts have cautioned schemes may be paying a premium for protection.
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News
Where scheme investors went for growth in 2013
Year in review: Schemes took a number of different steps to work their growth assets harder during the past 12 months, with property being a particular area of interest for investors.
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NewsImproved funding levels set off derisking triggers
Four in 10 schemes hit derisking triggers in the year to September as funding levels recovered and institutional investors looked to take risk off the table.
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News
Investors on the hunt for asset performance
2014 preview: Next year will provide defined benefit schemes more derisking opportunities, while defined contribution schemes may need to diversify further during their growth phase, investment experts have predicted.
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Opinion
Concerns of rate rises is putting schemes off LDI
Schemes’ concerns that interest rates are going to rise is holding them back from derivatives-based LDI strategies, but this could be a mistake, argues Russell’s Sorca Kelly-Scholte, in the latest edition of Informed Comment.
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News
How schemes got value from fixed income in 2013
This year saw many schemes rethinking fixed income portfolios to gain much needed return in a low-yielding environment.
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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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News
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.