All articles by Pensions Expert – Page 27
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Opinion
Are schemes set up to make direct investments in ETFs?
Jonathan Reynolds from Capital Cranfield, ETFGI's Deborah Fuhr, iShares' Mark Johnson, JLT's Peter Martin and Simon Riviere of PTL discuss whether trustees are set up to make direct investments in exchange traded funds, in the final part of this three-part debate.
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Are ETFs a cost-effective investment for UK pension funds?
Jonathan Reynolds from Capital Cranfield, ETFGI's Deborah Fuhr, iShares' Mark Johnson, JLT's Peter Martin and Simon Riviere of PTL discuss the costs of exchange traded funds in the second part of this three-part debate.
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OpinionETFs: suitability, cost and strategies
A panel of industry experts debate whether exchange traded funds are an appropriate investment in a pension fund portfolio, in this three-part discussion.
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Opinion
Risk Transfer Index: July 2014
Data analysis: The market's shape is changing, as insurers seek new investment opportunities and risk strategies evolve.
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OpinionSmart beta: Latest strategies, cost and market performance
This four-part roundtable discussion, featuring experts from across the industry, looks at the emergence of smart beta strategies and the role they are playing in pension scheme portfolios.
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Opinion
Where are the latest smart beta innovations coming from?
In the second of a four-part discussion, Aon Hewitt's Tim Giles, Axa IM's Madeline Forrester, Nick Motson from Cass Business School, LGIM's Simon Midgen, the PPF's John St. Hill and Russell Indexes' Jamie Forbes discuss the latest smart beta strategies.
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Opinion
What costs should schemes expect to incur from smart beta strategies?
In the third part of a four-part discussion, Aon Hewitt's Tim Giles, Axa IM's Madeline Forrester, Nick Motson from Cass Business School, LGIM's Simon Midgen, the PPF's John St. Hill and Russell Indexes' Jamie Forbes discuss smart beta fees.
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Opinion
How can schemes usefully combine different smart beta strategies?
Aon Hewitt's Tim Giles, Axa IM's Madeline Forrester, Nick Motson from Cass Business School, LGIM's Simon Midgen, the PPF's John St. Hill and Russell Indexes' Jamie Forbes discuss how to use smart beta strategies together, in the final part of a four-part discussion.
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Opinion
Should schemes adopt smart beta in periods of market growth?
In the first of a four-part debate, Aon Hewitt's Tim Giles, Axa IM's Madeline Forrester, Nick Motson from Cass Business School, LGIM's Simon Midgen, the PPF's John St. Hill and Russell Indexes' Jamie Forbes discuss whether positive markets signal a good time to buy smart beta.
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Opinion
Risk Transfer Index: June 2014
Data analysis: With gilt yields falling it has been a confusing period for investors – but what does it mean for derisking?
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Opinion
Guess who? The best shots from #PIPA2014
We've cherry-picked a few of the shots from last week's 15th annual Pension and Investment Provider Awards at the Sheraton Park Lane.
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OpinionThe DC Debate – judging the impact of the saver's Budget
This quarter's debate of the crucial issues facing defined contribution scheme managers and trustees evaluates the fallout of the 2014 Budget, as well as the pensions minister's latest comment on tax relief.
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Features
The Specialist: Schemes move down the property ladder
Pensions Expert presents case studies, data and analysis on how schemes are investing in property and real assets, such as infrastructure, farmland and timber, in the latest edition of The Specialist.
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Opinion
Where can schemes find value in today’s equity market?
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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OpinionEquities: evolving role, finding value and technological impact
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.
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Opinion
Has the role of equities changed in scheme portfolios?
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
How can you value equities in the digital age?
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
Industry reaction to £85bn active-passive LGPS shake-up
The Department for Communities and Local Government has proposed that £85bn held by the 89 local authority pension funds should be moved into a single passive investment vehicle, triggering immediate reaction from consultants and schemes.
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OpinionFixed income: liquidity, multi-credit and performance
A panel of experts debate the potential and limitations of multi-asset credit, and how fixed income assets are performing, as well as their risks for pension schemes, in this four-part roundtable.
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Opinion
How is the role of fixed income changing?
Fixed income is no longer simply a matching or diversifying asset for pension schemes. Pan Trustees' Andrew Cheeseman, Towers Watson's Ed Britton, M&G's Richard Ryan, Aviva Investors' Dan James, GSAM's Jeremy Cave and PiRho's Nicola Ralston look at how its role has changed.