All Multi-asset articles – Page 3
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Opinion
How to tackle risk in a diversified default strategy
Some defined contribution default investment strategies are stuck in the dark ages, says JPMorgan’s Simon Chinnery. It’s time for more dynamism.
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FeaturesGreenwich charts course to diversified alternatives
A radical change in investment strategy is underway at the Royal Borough of Greenwich Pension Fund, as it introduces new asset buckets for diversified alternatives and multi-asset strategies.
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News
Consultants call for more flexible DC retirement products
Industry figures have called for flexibility to be built in to defined contribution solutions, as the first post-Budget products aimed at members looking to draw down income at retirement reach the market.
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Opinion
Emerging markets were overplayed, but not any more
Investec’s Atul Shinh gives three reasons why pension fund investors should get back on the emerging markets bandwagon, in the latest edition of Informed Comment.
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Opinion
Building a multi-asset credit portfolio that delivers alpha
Threadneedle Investments’ Jim Cielinski takes pension fund investors through the building blocks of a strong multi-asset or multi-sector credit strategy, in this week’s Technical Comment.
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NewsReturning volatility could threaten illiquid fixed income holdings, experts say
Pension scheme investors holding illiquid fixed income assets should beware the effects should increased volatility in global financial markets return, bond experts have urged.
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Opinion
How to predict member outcomes in the new normal
Myriad products could help grow pension savers’ assets following the Budget changes, but caution is recommended.
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Opinion
Why bullish equity markets won’t dent DGF appetite
Insight’s Steve Waddington argues pension schemes will not be lured away from multi-asset funds back to greater equity allocations by stronger market performance, in the latest edition of Informed Comment.
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News
Schemes up proxy matching assets to avoid low-yield bonds
Schemes are seeking proxies for traditional matching assets, investment data have shown, as low yields in fixed income make some investors reticent about implementing liability-driven investment strategies.
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Opinion
Fund of funds is ‘riddled with flaws’
Russell’s Christophe Caspar argues that while fund-of-fund investment is not dead yet, it is beset by problems – in the latest edition of Informed Comment.
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News
Multi-asset exposure surges as schemes focus on volatility
The proportion of pension schemes with multi-asset fund exposure has risen to 83 per cent, up from 70 per cent just six months ago, as schemes look to control volatility and mitigate macroeconomic risk.
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News
Equity market growth sees schemes rerisking
Data analysis: Schemes were rerisking in the last quarter of 2013 as they sought to benefit from rising equity markets to improve their funding levels.
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FeaturesHalf of DC schemes opt for multi-asset defaults
Data analysis: Almost half (49 per cent) of defined contribution schemes now employ a multi-asset or diversified growth fund in the default phase, reflecting a desire to manage investment volatility for scheme members.
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Opinion
Do multi-asset strategies provide value for money?
JLT’s Allan Lindsay, Buck Consultants’ Ciarán Mulligan, Capital Cranfield’s Jonathan Reynolds and Invesco’s Georgina Taylor discuss how investors interpret multi-asset strategies, in part three of PW’s multi-asset investment roundtable.
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Opinion
Is now the right or wrong time to invest in multi-asset funds?
JLT’s Allan Lindsay, Buck Consultants’ Ciarán Mulligan, Capital Cranfield’s Jonathan Reynolds and Invesco’s Georgina Taylor discuss how investors interpret multi-asset strategies, in part two of PW’s multi-asset investment roundtable.
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OpinionMulti-asset strategies: risk, cost, performance
Industry experts debate the performance, value-for-money, and governance requirements of multi-asset investment strategies, in this four-part discussion.
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Opinion
Pension schemes take advantage of broader credit opportunities
Market volatility and unreliability have forced schemes to consider employing a multi-asset credit manager to ensure decent diversification.
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Opinion
Managing in a recovery
Georgina Taylor from Invesco Perpetual looks at how a multi-asset investment strategy might handle a developed market recovery.
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FeaturesThe DC Debate – is fee push harming innovation?
This edition of our quarterly feature asks DC experts what is stifling investment innovation, and whether scheme, employer or provider is responsible for achieving good governance.
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NewsLocal authority schemes choose multi-asset to limit volatility
Local authority funds have ramped up their interest in multi-asset strategies as they try to manage the impact of volatility on their investments, according to new investment data.
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