All Investment articles – Page 82
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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?
After years of disappointing performance, now could be the time for multi-asset credit, says Mathias Neidert from consultancy bfinance.
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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.
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OpinionChallenging providers is key to boosting value
Questioning service providers, understanding member preferences and striving to ensure effective governance can all help to boost value, explains Legal & General Investment Management’s Emma Douglas.
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NewsTrustees and consultants urged to up their game in transparency push
The chair of the Financial Conduct Authority’s working group on cost disclosure has spoken out about a dangerous fixation with net performance in the pensions industry, insisting that granular data is needed for the recent transparency drive to have any effect.
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OpinionAdd s67 rethink to the Christmas wishlist
An end to the negativity surrounding pensions may be a stretch too far, but SPP president Hugh Nolan hopes for a pleasant surprise from markets and an open mind on changing benefit structures for Christmas.
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NewsFirstGroup breaks new ground by merging funds within LGPS
Transport operator FirstGroup has become the first major private sector employer to consolidate its pension funds within the Local Government Pension Scheme, as experts agree that similar mergers could be on the horizon.
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Opinion
DC Debate Q4: Multi-asset to ETFs – which vehicles work for DC?
Six defined contribution specialists discuss what risk means for DC investors, and whether the time is now for ETFs.
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Opinion
Editor's picks: What you need to know about patient capital
Autumn Budget 2017: On Wednesday, chancellor Philip Hammond said innovative high-growth firms should get investment from pension funds, raising questions over appetite and feasibility. Three articles from the past year look at the issues at stake.
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NewsEconomic gloom overshadows quiet Budget for pensions
Autumn Budget 2017: With chancellor Philip Hammond omitting pensions almost entirely from his speech, it was, as Barnett Waddingham senior consultant Malcolm McLean put it, a “steady as you go Budget”.
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NewsGovernment pushes for patient capital in Autumn Budget
Autumn Budget 2017: Chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond stated the government’s desire to see pension funds invest in patient capital as part of its Autumn Budget.
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OpinionData Crunch: Retail and institutional – two very different investment worlds
Institutional and retail investment are still worlds apart, explains Magnus Spence from research company Broadridge.
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Features
Islington weighs up equity protection strategies
The London Borough of Islington Pension Fund is assessing three equity protection strategies as part of its ongoing investment strategy update.
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FeaturesTRW drives up high-yield credit allocation
Trustees for the pension plan of automotive company TRW have added to the scheme's high-yield credit allocation, but opinions on the outlook for this asset class are divided.
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Companies must do more to disclose employment practices, report says
Only 10 per cent of FTSE 100 firms are providing meaningful commentary on the stability of their workforce, according to research highlighting pension schemes’ need for information about the employment models of the companies they invest in.
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NewsGovt and industry aim to push impact investing onto scheme agendas
Trustees and employers should receive training on social impact investing and engage with scheme members to better align non-financial values, a report to government has recommended, but experts stress time constraints and practical hurdles.
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OpinionData Crunch: An unhelpful binary
Magnus Spence looks at how the industry needs to reconsider the distinction between active and passive
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OpinionThe day that rocked the world
From the blog: Thirty years ago, October 19 1987 became known as Black Monday as global stock markets crashed. Black Monday remains the biggest one-day fall, of 22.6 per cent, in the US Dow Jones Index.