All Investment articles – Page 78
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FeaturesSouth Yorks plumps for alts as equity concerns bite
The South Yorkshire Pension Fund is trimming its equity exposure and allocating to a range of alternatives, as part of a wide-ranging review that reaffirms the fund’s commitment to environmental, social and governance-based principles.
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FeaturesShipbuilding scheme latest to invest in private debt
The Shipbuilding Industries Pension Scheme has made a £50m commitment to private debt, as investors increase their exposure to this asset class in the search for yield.
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Border to Coast pool makes senior appointments
The Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has appointed an interim chief investment officer, chief risk officer and head of equities and alternatives.
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Opinion
Market Outlook 2018: Storms in the distance?
For a bull run that has been thought of as the most hated in history, the years since the global financial crisis have been kind to pension scheme asset values.
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Equity release levels hit 15-year high
Equity release deals over 2017 smashed the £3bn barrier for the first time, following £838m of lending in the final quarter of last year.
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Consultants commit to flagging ESG factors
Sixteen investment consultancy firms have said that they will seek to ensure that pension schemes take into account environmental, social and governance factors where they are financially material.
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Features
Is it time to return to equities?
Analysis: Investors are the most overweight in equities relative to government bonds since August 2014. Might pension schemes share in this bullish outlook on equities?
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Select committee questions TPR on Barclays scheme sponsorship
The Work and Pensions Committee is questioning the Pensions Regulator on the sponsorship of Barclays Bank’s pension scheme in relation to the company’s restructuring plans.
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NewsNotts expands local property investment
The £4.9bn Nottinghamshire County Council Pension Fund has increased its commitment to local property investment. The fund has added £10m to its local property fund and has expanded the geographical area where it will invest.
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Opinion
Uncharted waters: What lies ahead for LGPS pools?
When former chancellor George Osborne made clear the government’s intention to create six British wealth funds, the prospect of pooling made quite a splash.
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Features
Distributed trust: Blockchain transactions to become 'commonplace'
Analysis: It is a humble back office function, yet blockchain has everyone excited. So what does its arrival in securities trading change for pension fund investors?
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OpinionData Crunch: Why DC market measures are so confusing
Each year we set about estimating the assets in workplace defined contribution schemes in the UK. Our latest conclusion is that the UK DC workplace market contained £338bn in assets in 2016.
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Welsh pension pool appoints investment adviser and operator
The Wales Pension Partnership has appointed Russell Investments for investment management and investment advisory services and Link Asset Services as an operator to establish and run a collective investment vehicle.
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PTL launches transaction cost service
Professional trustee company PTL said it has launched a service for asset managers aimed to help their clients assess investment transaction costs.
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OpinionReasons to be cheerful: What to expect from markets in 2018
There were two big positive surprises in 2017.
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FeaturesTPT assists banks with risk capital investment
Mastertrust TPT Retirement Solutions is investing in regulatory capital strategies, where the scheme provides risk capital for the loan books of banks. The trust is also making allocations to alternative risk premiums.
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Govt 'minded' to introduce mandatory trustee ESG statements
The government is to consult on whether trustees should be required to state their policies on sustainability, member concerns and stewardship, and will clarify current legislation as part of a wider push to increase pension investment in social and illiquid assets.
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From trees to manager fees: Top 5 investment stories from 2017
Year in review: Innovation characterised investment headlines in 2017, as schemes and members demanded more sophisticated approaches to pension investment.
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OpinionMulti-asset credit: The moment of truth?
Three years ago there was a wave of investment in multi-asset credit strategies. Not to be confused with absolute return or unconstrained funds, MAC products were marketed with a yield-boosting agenda and an eye towards upcoming rises in interest rates.
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FeaturesOxford University Press scheme invests in stressed debt
Trustees of the Oxford University Press Group Pension Scheme have made a new allocation to stressed debt, an asset class that is best suited to "fleet of foot" pension funds, experts say.