All Real estate & property articles – Page 10
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News
Kent ups property to benefit from stronger yields
Kent Pension Fund has decided to increase its exposure to property by almost 20 per cent to take advantage of attractive yields.
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Features
GMPF to outsource property in investment reshuffle
Greater Manchester Pension Fund plans to outsource the management of its property portfolio in order to hit its 10 per cent asset allocation target, in a review of its external management arrangements.
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Opinion
Debating the pros and cons of illiquid assets in DC
F&C’s Julian Lyne warns that schemes should not ignore the very real liquidity risks in alternative assets, even as they hunger for diversification, in this edition of Informed Comment.
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NewsDiageo reduces equity hedge funds in strategy shift
Diageo Pension Scheme has reduced its exposure to equity-based hedge funds and increased allocation to other hedge fund strategies alongside its overall derisking framework.
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NewsInfrastructure spurs growth in real asset mandates
Data analysis: Real assets proved popular in the third quarter as European pension schemes looked for inflation protection and long-term stable returns, including a large shift towards infrastructure.
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News
Plumbing scheme ramps up property exposure
The Plumbing and Mechanical Services Industry Pension Scheme is to expand its property investment for the second year running, as investors return to traditional commercial property in their hunt for value.
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Opinion
Editorial: Can the UK learn from US pensions?
Talk of special relationships between the UK and US has again hit the headlines. Although there seems to be common ground when it comes to politics, it has not extended into the world of pensions.
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NewsStrathclyde keeps local focus for property investments
Strathclyde Pension Fund has established a property fund that will make investments of less than £10m in local commercial real estate.
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News
Alternatives overtake equities as schemes diversify
Data analysis: Alternative investments were a clear favourite in the second quarter among pension schemes looking to property and infrastructure to diversify portfolios, investment data have shown.
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Opinion
How to unlock inflation linkage from long-lease
The long-lease property market is starting to diversify beyond supermarkets, opening up further opportunities for schemes to access inflation linkage through domestic real assets
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Opinion
Circling vultures get mixed reception from consultants
Preying on weaker assets, vulture funds offer investors a different approach to property investment. This feature from our The Specialist series investigates whether the risks inherent in this strategy make it a sensible course for pension schemes to take.
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Opinion
CofE scheme ups overseas property to reduce UK bias
Property constitutes 7.5 per cent of the Church of England pension fund’s growth assets, but its faith in overseas markets in particular has led it to target a 10 per cent allocation.
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Opinion
How real assets fit into your inflation battle
With bond-like income and growth potential, how can real assets can help control inflation-linked benefits? The supplement’s big story looks at how schemes are managing this key risk.
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NewsDC daily pricing blocking illiquid investments
Liquidity requirements for defined contribution schemes are hampering their investment returns and ability to compete with defined benefit plans on the replacement income provided in retirement, an institutional investor group has warned.
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FeaturesIndex-linked assets valued in low gilt yield environment
In this edition of Investment Blueprint, Aviva Investors’ Chris Laxton looks at the various options for schemes seeking to hedge their inflation liability through index-linked assets such as housing and infrastructure.
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Features
Survey: Schemes concerned over PFI mixed messages
Owen Walker finds schemes are being put off investing in infrastructure due to the UK government’s unclear attitude to private finance initiatives (PFI).
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FeaturesBAE property portfolio suffers due to lack of London exposure
The £9.5bn BAE Systems Pension Scheme has seen its property portfolio lag its benchmark due to underexposure to certain assets.
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FeaturesBA opts for real assets to match liabilities
The airline’s £8bn New Airways Pension Scheme has launched an investment portfolio of property and infrastructure to manage long-term inflation risk