All Investment articles – Page 87
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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OpinionWhat charities can do to address DB affordability
When it comes to addressing the affordability of charity defined benefit pension funds, Ruth Bamforth at Walker Morris recommends a proactive and open approach.
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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.
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OpinionShould schemes be concerned about the Chinese debt bubble?
Despite concerns over China’s debt mountain, investors should overcome their fears and take a fresh look at Chinese bonds, says Ashmore’s Jan Dehn.
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NewsRecreation and retirement do not go hand in hand, say experts
PLSA Annual Conference 2017: The association between retirement and a luxurious lifestyle of holidays is financially unsustainable and should be challenged, say experts, as the industry considers how to improve saving rates.
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FeaturesReuters adds MAC fund as trend expected to continue
The Reuters Pension Fund has invested in a second multi-asset credit fund and dropped a loans fund, as the lure of high risk-adjusted returns continues to draw investors to MAC products.
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Companies increase use of carbon pricing
Research by environmental data provider CDP indicates an eight-fold rise in the number of companies around the world putting a price on their carbon emissions.
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Could DGFs deliver a better DC experience?
Analysis: The perceived wisdom of defined contribution investment had always been one that places an emphasis on simplicity.
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Greater Manchester impact investment to build 2,000 homes
The £21.3bn Greater Manchester Pension Fund is in the latter stages of concluding a series of impact investment deals, worth about £100m, which will build roughly 2,000 local homes.
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OpinionEthical investing: All talk and no action?
From the blog: Ethical investing has come to the fore in recent years as more people say they want to align their investments with their moral values, but there are still some obstacles on the way there.
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OpinionPrivate equity: Success brings new challenges
From the blog: Last year, European private equity fundraising reached €74bn (£66bn), the highest level since 2008.
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OpinionWhat are the current challenges in infrastructure investing?
Infrastructure can offer strong diversification while enabling schemes to access the illiquidity premium, but trustees should look at the yield available and consider whether they are forgoing any future opportunities, says P-Solve’s Matthew Simms.
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FeaturesWorcestershire looks overseas for infrastructure
The Worcestershire County Council Pension Fund has agreed to split £150m equally between two new overseas infrastructure funds, in the latest stage of an infrastructure investment programme that has run since 2015.
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Structured equity appeals but ‘not a no-risk strategy’
Analysis: For some time now, financial punters have prescribed passive investment as the low-cost panacea for investors bloodied by years of underwhelming active management.