All Investment articles – Page 66
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Nest appoints Blackrock and Amundi for private credit mandates
On the go: Amundi and BlackRock have been appointed by master trust Nest in a bid to increase members' exposure to private credit.
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OpinionAmid Brexit chaos, RPI end could rock pensions
Editorial: Welcome to the September issue of Pensions Expert, one which comes amid untold levels of turmoil in the world around us.
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NewsGreater platform use will open up alts to smaller schemes
Data crunch: Defined benefit trustees are in a bind on cash flows, with low or even negative yields persisting in traditional fixed income just as their schemes’ liabilities begin to mature and cash injections dry up. Asset managers are responding by offering new solutions to help access alternative, secure income-generating assets.
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Trustees should act now to guard against market collapse
On the go: Trustees and sponsors of defined benefit schemes should increase their asset allocations to alternatives and hedge funds in light of high valuations and stretched yields, Cambridge Associates urges in new research.
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Dichotomy between FTSE chiefs and workers’ pensions remains
On the go: Just 30 per cent of FTSE 100 companies have pledged to cut their pension payments for their directors, following a campaign by the Investment Association on excessive boardroom pay.
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Features
Should schemes take a leaf from insurers’ books?
Data crunch: Should defined benefit pension schemes – with their greater investment freedoms – beat insurers at their own game and take a page from their playbooks?
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ONS miscalculates RPI for March and June
On the go: The Office for National Statistics has made an error in the retail prices index, leaving the figures for March and June this year 0.1 percentage points adrift. The possible impact of the mistake on the stock market led to the ONS publishing a statement outside of trading hours late on Thursday.
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Looming Brexit sees slowdown in LDI derisking trend
On the go: Interest rate and inflation hedging activity by UK pension schemes saw a dramatic slump in the second quarter of 2019, although experts said this was more likely due to Brexit "frontloading" than a sustained slowdown.
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OpinionLarge DC schemes are warming to target date funds
Data crunch: Target date funds have seen widespread adoption in the US defined contribution market, but the UK has so far resisted change with schemes overwhelmingly using lifestyle approaches. However, data from our most recent DC Monitor survey indicates that an increasing proportion of schemes are gravitating towards target date.
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Active equity fees fall by 11 per cent since 2017
On the go: The average fee for an active global equity mandate has fallen by 11 per cent since 2017, according to consultancy LCP, as competition from low-cost index tracking vehicles sees costs improve across most asset classes for institutional investors.
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Future commissioner joins calls for Welsh pool to divest fossil fuels
On the go: A Welsh Assembly-appointed commissioner in charge of protecting future generations has called for the country's public sector pension funds to withdraw from fossil fuel investments.
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NewsShell MND elections reignite debate over selection panels
The Shell Contributory Pension Fund announced elections for member-nominated trustees last month, with campaigners calling on members to seize the opportunity and appoint climate risk-conscious representatives.
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Now Pensions castigated as master trust competition turns nasty
Data crunch: Master trust Now Pensions has published an index claiming its charges have the least drag on an average defined contribution pot, unleashing in the process a barrage of criticism of the provider’s own charging structure and administrative headaches.
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FeaturesElectricity scheme triumphant in Aegon charges challenge
Aegon has agreed to lower its fund charges for defined contribution members of the Electricity North West Group of the Electricity Supply Pension Scheme, after trustees challenged the provider following a review of other players in the market.
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OpinionDoes your manager have the right mindset for persistence?
Adrian Furnham has three doctorates, has written over 650 scientific papers and 55 books, and has dedicated part of his career to identifying the behavioural flaws that make investors with good ideas unlikely to perform – but sometimes asset managers make it easy for him.
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OpinionFive building blocks for impact management
Franklin Real Asset Advisors’ John Levy says it is time for impact investing to move from merely measuring positive outcomes to managing impact.
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Lancashire hails portfolio's positive impact on local area
The Lancashire County Council Pension Fund, which has invested £200m in its local community since 2013, has become an industry trailblazer amid growing interest in social impact investments.
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Fossil free campaigners set to gather outside GMPF offices
On the go: The Fossil Free Greater Manchester campaign group plans to gather outside the Greater Manchester Pension Fund offices on Friday, urging the local authority scheme to address climate change.
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Swansea to divest £500m after declaring climate emergency
On the go: Swansea’s local authority pension fund is to transition its £500m equity allocation to a low carbon index by the end of July, after the fund’s administering authority declared a climate emergency last month.
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BoE highlights systemic risk of funds’ use of leveraged loans
On the go: Pension fund liability-driven investing techniques are among the systemic risks to the UK’s financial system highlighted by the Bank of England in a new report.