All Investment articles – Page 86
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NewsThames Water pours money into LDI
Trustees of Thames Water’s two defined benefit pension schemes have been focusing on risk reduction over the past year, introducing a new liability-driven portfolio for both funds.
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FCA wants to strengthen duty on managers and consultants
About £109bn of investor assets is held by managers who charge high fees but do not offer significant variation from an index-tracking strategy, the Financial Conduct Authority’s interim report on competition in the asset management market has found.
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NewsCapital protection key as ABF introduces equities overlay
The Associated British Foods’ UK defined benefit pension scheme has implemented an equities derivative overlay strategy to give added risk protection to its substantial portfolio of growth assets, maintaining a strong allocation to equities.
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FeaturesMerseyside mulls infra for income
Merseyside Pension Fund is considering an increase in its allocation to infrastructure, as experts have warned that investors should ensure they have access to the relevant skills and experience.
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Hedging at a high as schemes lose hope for fast rate rise
Institutional investors in the UK increased inflation hedging by 11 per cent over Q3, according to a survey – a sign that schemes and sponsors have reached the limits of their tolerance for widening deficits.
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Opinion
When things get hairy: Don’t overreact to President Trump
From the blog: Donald J Trump has been elected president of the US, sparking marked but short-lived market fluctuations and suggesting that you probably shouldn’t take investment advice from a pollster.
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HSBC pioneers ESG in DC with £1.85bn multi-factor fund
The HSBC Bank UK Pension Scheme has selected a multi-factor fund with a tilt towards low-carbon businesses as the equity component of its default offering, a switch that will see £1.85bn of defined contribution savers' money invested in line with green principles.
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OpinionWhere to look for value in real assets
Investment in renewable energy assets can offer predictable, low-risk returns, sometimes with a degree of government guarantee or linkage to inflation.
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OpinionActivating better DC outcomes
Have global financial markets escaped the meltdown expected following a Brexit vote? Currency markets and some bonds priced in concerns about the post-Brexit landscape, but many of the shock waves triggered immediately after the vote have receded.
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Company disclosures lack detail, report concludes
Companies need to provide more information on their defined benefit pension obligations, experts have said, after a study by Lincoln Pensions revealed a lack of clarity on many key issues.
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OpinionData crunch: Investors revise fixed income mindsets
Traditionally labelled as ‘boring’, the fixed income asset class has livened up in recent years. The low-yield climate has created a waterfall effect where institutions move down the credit landscape in search of yield.
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OpinionMonitoring the sustainability of your scheme's investments
The science, or art, behind sustainable investment is still contentious: inevitably linked with environmental, social and governance engagement and confused with 'ethical' investment, many trustees try not to think too much about it – instead investing against short-term measures.
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OpinionAre we engaged enough?
Shareholder engagement has been shown to be beneficial for those schemes that use it, but are schemes using it enough? Mercer’s Aled Jones takes a closer look.
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OpinionHow to get defaults and fund choice right for auto enrolment
This month the Department for Work and Pensions calculated that by 2020, 10 million people will start saving, or saving more, due to auto-enrolment. They’ll soon collectively be putting away billions each year, mostly into default funds.
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DB schemes should look at upping investment risk, taskforce says
PLSA Annual Conference 2016: Defined benefit pension schemes should look at whether they can stomach additional investment risk to minimise employer solvency risks, the chair of the DB Taskforce said on Thursday.
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Rising gilt yields: Inflationary worry or time to buy?
Recent weeks have seen 10-year gilt yields reach 1.16 per cent, their highest level in four months, in a sign inflation is creeping up in the UK economy.
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OpinionHow has the Brexit vote affected property investment?
Property, and in particular the temporary suspension of dealings in a number of the larger retail property funds, has attracted considerable headlines post Brexit.
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NewsHow can you see through 'greenwashing'?
Any other business: Socially responsible investment has grown in popularity in recent years, filling up column inches in the industry press and sections of annual reports, where schemes and asset managers outline their philosophies and approaches.
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FeaturesNESPF adds DGFs and PE after global equities disappointment
The North East Scotland Pension Fund has taken further steps to diversify its growth portfolio, divesting from underperforming global equities and allocating to a range of private equity houses and diversified growth funds.
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FeaturesStrathclyde earmarks £750m for MAC and private debt
The Strathclyde Pension Fund has made large allocations to both private debt and multi-asset credit as it looks to take advantage of the growth in non-bank intermediaries.