All M&G articles – Page 3

  • News

    East Riding moves deeper into niche alts in hunt for yield

    2015-08-26T00:00:00Z

    East Riding Pension Fund has pushed further into the alternatives space over the past 12 months with an £80m investment in social housing plus increased allocations to aircraft leasing and healthcare royalties.

  • News

    Falkirk targets social housing with £30m investment

    2015-06-12T00:00:00Z

    Falkirk Council Pension Fund is joining the ranks of local authorities investing in social housing, with a £30m allocation, as experts debate the strengths of the asset class.

  • Opinion

    Global equities survey – part one

    2015-05-03T00:00:00Z

    In the first of a two-part analysis of the asset class, Gill Wadsworth assesses what creates winners and losers in the space and asks whether any outperformance truly justifies the fees.

  • Opinion

    Global equities survey – part two

    2015-05-03T00:00:00Z

    In part two of our analysis of the global equities market, Gill Wadsworth considers how the wider trend, performance and current valuations are influencing UK schemes’ attraction to the asset class.

  • Opinion

    Why your bank’s loss is your pension fund’s gain

    2015-02-09T00:00:00Z

    M&G’s Bernard Abrahamsen discusses how schemes can balance reward with risk in their credit investments, and take advantage of illiquidity.

  • News

    Pip to seed separate renewables fund as it seeks FCA approval

    2015-01-30T00:00:00Z

    The Pensions Infrastructure Platform has said plans to expand its offering by adding a renewables fund this year, as UK schemes continue to seek inflation-linked returns. 

  • Opinion

    How is monetary policy uncertainty affecting fixed income?

    2014-11-26T00:00:00Z

    As interest rates remain low, the fixed income market is struggling to remain attractive to investors. Aon Hewitt's Tim Giles, Hymans Robertson's Carl Hitchman, Law Debenture's David Felder, M&G Investments' William Nicoll and the Pension Protection Fund's John St Hill look at the effects of economic policy on the asset class.

  • Opinion

    How should you benchmark your manager?

    2014-11-26T00:00:00Z

    In the final part of this three-part debate on fixed income, Aon Hewitt's Tim Giles, Hymans Robertson's Carl Hitchman, Law Debenture's David Felder, M&G Investments' William Nicoll and the Pension Protection Fund's John St Hill run through the different options for measuring the performance of a fixed income manager.

  • Opinion

    Do schemes fully understand their fixed income risks?

    2014-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Aon Hewitt's Tim Giles, Hymans Robertson's Carl Hitchman, Law Debenture's David Felder, M&G Investments' William Nicoll and the Pension Protection Fund's John St Hill discuss the different types of fixed income risk in the second of this three-part panel discussion.

  • Opinion

    How to avoid the illiquidity trap in your fixed income holdings

    2014-09-30T00:00:00Z

    M&G’s Bernard Abrahamsen takes scheme investors past the traps and sinkholes of illiquid fixed income to find the right assets at the right price, in the latest Technical Comment.

  • Opinion

    How can you value equities in the digital age?

    2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

    The role of equities is changing in scheme's portfolios. Goodhart Partners' Alan Barlett, Hymans Robertson's Andy Green, JLT's Kieran Harkin, KPMG's Jon Exley and M&G's Aled Smith discuss where value in the asset class can be found. 

  • Opinion

    Has the role of equities changed in scheme portfolios?

    2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

    The role of equities is changing in scheme's portfolios. Goodhart Partners' Alan Barlett, Hymans Robertson's Andy Green, JLT's Kieran Harkin, KPMG's Jon Exley and M&G's Aled Smith discuss where value in the asset class can be found. 

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    Opinion

    Equities: evolving role, finding value and technological impact

    2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

    A panel of experts debate if the role of equities has changed in portfolios, where value can be found in equity markets, and how equities are valued in the digital age in this three-part roundtable. 

  • Opinion

    Where can schemes find value in today’s equity market?

    2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

    The role of equities is changing in scheme's portfolios. Goodhart Partners' Alan Barlett, Hymans Robertson's Andy Green, JLT's Kieran Harkin, KPMG's Jon Exley and M&G's Aled Smith discuss where value in the asset class can be found. 

  • News

    Pension funds drive property surge as index linkage takes off

    2014-04-08T00:00:00Z

    Schemes are looking towards property for further diversification, having expanded alternative property investments fivefold last year, as experts predict improved economic sentiment and a lack of development sites could stimulate rental growth.

  • News

    Inflation drop should not deter hedging, experts warn

    2014-01-16T00:00:00Z

    News analysis: Schemes have been warned they need to protect themselves against fluctuations in inflation despite rates falling to the Bank of England’s target level.

  • Features

    Pearl ups corporate bonds to manage rate risks

    2013-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Pearl Group Staff Pension Scheme has increased its allocation to corporate bonds and reduced investment in growth assets to lower its exposure to fluctuations in the market.

  • Opinion

    Croydon eyes infrastructure as gilt alternative

    2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Elusive returns over the past few years have led many pension schemes to look to alternative investments. Croydon Pension Fund is hoping infrastructure will provide the right results over the long term

  • Features

    Schemes manage rate risk with asset-backed securities

    2012-12-22T00:00:00Z

    M&G’s Bernard Abrahamsen argues that the long-term interest rate hedge of asset-backed securities makes it worth forgetting their sub-prime history, in this week’s Investment Blueprint

  • Features

    Volatility requires caution from corporate bond investors

    2012-12-22T00:00:00Z

    In this week’s Investment Blueprint, M&G’s director of fixed income Bernard Abrahamsen says schemes should be looking for safety in their corporate bond allocation.