All multi-asset credit articles
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NewsThe buyout backlog may leave many pension schemes needing a plan B
Trustees of fully-funded pension schemes may find themselves at the back of a queue they did not know existed – and which is only getting longer, Axa Investment Managers has warned.
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NewsCushon opts for Ninety One's Global Total Return Credit strategy
Master trust Cushon has chosen the Ninety One Global Total Return Credit (GTRC) strategy as its default fund option.
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NewsLDI: Pension funds appeal for more BoE support
Market moves: Some pension funds think the Bank of England’s gilt market intervention should go further, while schemes pull capital out of multi-asset credit funds.
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PIPAs seeking the best and brightest of the pensions industry
The Pension and Investment Provider Awards for 2022 have now opened for submissions.
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NewsBorder to Coast launches £3.7bn Multi-Asset Credit Fund
On the go: The Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has increased its aggregate investments to £34.6bn by announcing the launch of a £3.7bn Multi-Asset Credit Fund.
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NewsBrunel Pension Partnership launches multi-asset credit fund
On the go: The £30bn Brunel Pension Partnership has launched a multi-asset credit fund, split across three separate mandates.
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NewsLGPS Central launches £680m Multi-asset Credit Fund
On the go: LGPS Central, which manages around £23bn of assets for eight Local Government Pension Scheme funds worth a collective £45bn, has launched a £680m Multi-Asset Credit Fund.
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Lambeth scheme appoints multi-asset credit manager
On the go: The £1.7bn London Borough of Lambeth Superannuation Fund has appointed a new multi-asset credit manager. The scheme also intends to move some of its alternative mandates to the London Collective Investment Vehicle.
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LGPS Central hires managers for £660m multi-asset credit fund
On the go: LGPS Central has selected BMO Global Asset Management and Western Asset Management to manage its £660m Multi-Asset Credit Fund.
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Border to Coast appoints multi-asset credit managers
On the go: Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has appointed four specialist managers for its multi-asset credit fund, which will have assets worth £2.7bn.
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Brunel pool issues tenders across credit spectrum
On the go: The Brunel Pension Partnership has called for pitches from managers of both multi-asset credit and sterling corporate bonds, seeking to deploy some £2.7bn of local authority pension capital.
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OpinionThree key considerations for trustees on coronavirus
Now declared a pandemic, growing concerns and uncertainty around the coronavirus outbreak continue to dictate global markets. Eoin Murray of Federated Hermes assesses whether pension funds be ‘buying the dip’ or remaining steadfast in their long-term strategy.
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Border to Coast set to focus on fixed income in 2020
The Border to Coast investment pool is looking to widen the range of fixed income products it offers to local authority pension scheme clients in 2020, according to its chief executive.
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Border to Coast hires Pimco for multi-asset credit fund
On the go: Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has appointed Pimco as the core manager for its multi-asset credit fund, which is expected to launch in early 2021.
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OpinionHave DGFs had their day?
Data crunch: Diversified growth funds continue to face several challenges, from performance problems to competition from new product types. But despite these obstacles, this is not the end of the road for DGFs, argues Broadridge’s Jonathan Libre.
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OpinionFixed income’s new world: Flexible, absolute return and the rest
Data crunch: Broadridge Financial Solutions’ Jonathan Libre takes a look at the increasingly complex range of fixed income products on the market, warning schemes to disregard marketing and look under the hood at funds.
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OpinionHow to beat volatility in 2019
With an eye purely on the numbers, it might be tough to pinpoint exactly what has led to the worst year for stock markets since the end of the global financial crisis.
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Features
Lambeth invests in multi-asset credit
The London Borough of Lambeth Pension Fund has invested around £75m into multi-asset credit from its corporate bonds allocation. It is also weighing up investment in private debt alongside other Local Government Pension Schemes.
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FeaturesEnfield cuts equities for MAC following review
The Enfield Pension Fund’s policy and investment committee has agreed to move £50m into multi-asset credit from equities, following a comprehensive review of its fixed income portfolio with its investment adviser.
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FeaturesHaringey to swap passive equities for multi-factor strategy
The London Borough of Haringey Pension Fund has agreed to convert nearly half of its equity allocation from a passive fund into a multi-factor global strategy. It has also recently trimmed an overweight position in equities into its multi-asset absolute return and credit strategies.