All Real estate & property articles – Page 9
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Carbon-conscious schemes rally for strategic climate change response
Low-carbon pension funds have called on other asset owners to seek opportunities in real assets and emerging markets to mitigate the risks of climate change.
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Wandsworth eyes private rents as London CIV preps for launch
Wandsworth Borough Council is considering an allocation to the private rented sector to capitalise on a “unique opportunity”, but is wary that hidden costs or changes to regulation could render the investment unviable.
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NewsCentrica skirts pricey bonds with real assets, alts continue march
Centrica Pension Scheme is riding the wider trend towards real assets, in a bid to match liabilities, gain inflation linkage and reduce the need to buy overpriced bonds.
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Havering struggles to find local infra for growth
The £506m London Borough of Havering Pension Fund is looking to invest in local infrastructure projects, but the need to balance this with strong returns is hampering its search.
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Opinion
Trendwatch: How schemes are rebalancing towards alternatives
Blog: There are growing signs pension schemes are on the verge of a significant shift in their investment approaches, with ramifications beyond the current period.
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Schemes explore niche assets for uncorrelated income streams
Interest in shipping as an asset class is growing among UK pension schemes, say some investment experts, as schemes look to diversify into real assets and niche investments.
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European pension funds swarm into alts for yield
European pension funds moved deeper into alternative investments last year as they sought fresh avenues of returns and liability matching in tricky market conditions.
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Shipbuilding scheme sails towards 10% property allocation
The Shipbuilding Industries Pension Scheme plans to boost its property allocation to around a tenth of its overall portfolio in its hunt for diversification, capital preservation and income.
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Opinion
Nationwide, Strathclyde and British Coal among top five 2014 investment stories
Ditching hedge funds, the rise of responsible investment and the growing success of property mandates have all featured in a tricky year for UK pension fund investment.
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Features
CofE scheme mulls infrastructure diversification to drive returns
The Church of England Pensions Board is considering spreading its infrastructure portfolio outside Europe, following a similar decision to rebalance its property portfolio towards the US and Asia in a hunt for return.
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Features
RSPB scheme migrates to contingent assets to underpin 17-year recovery plan
The bird protection charity RSPB has set up a £56.4m contingent asset agreement with its pension scheme as part of a wider effort to reduce the funding deficit.
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Features
South Yorks ups property, EMD and high-yield in search for returns
South Yorkshire Pension Fund has increased its allocation to property and placed greater emphasis on emerging market and high-yield debt as it searches for greater balance between risk and returns.
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Kent banks £150m to take equity gains, predicting volatility
Kent Pension Fund has moved £150m of its equity holdings into cash and increased its allocation to property, as it seeks to capture gains ahead of anticipated volatility.
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Features
Westminster moves towards global equities to free up managers
The City of Westminster Superannuation Fund has decreased its UK equity holdings in favour of global stocks to give managers greater flexibility and boost performance.
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Schemes have scope to delve deeper into illiquids, but confidence lacking
Defined benefit schemes are showing increased interest in illiquid alternatives as they hunt greater yield and diversification, but many lack sufficient resources and the confidence needed to execute such investments.
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NewsKingfisher nears surplus following sponsor property deal
Kingfisher Pension Scheme has revealed that a funding deal with its sponsor, which sees it draw from income-generating properties, has pushed its funding level close to 100 per cent.
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Northern Powergrid scheme looks to reduce risk with new investment strategy
Northern Powergrid Group Pension Scheme is exploring alternative means of reducing risk as its investment strategy matures, and is reviewing its property investment after “stagnant” performance.
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FeaturesCaterpillar trims active equities to fill LDI buffer fund
Caterpillar Pension Plan has cut its active equity exposure and plans to sell out of property as part of a trigger-based derisking strategy to boost its liability-driven investment portfolio.
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Daily Mail grabs alternative inflation linkage in place of pricey gilts
The Daily Mail and General Trust pension fund has used alternative assets to provide inflation linkage, after demand and monetary policy drove up the cost of using gilts to mitigate inflation risk.
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Islington to build on residential property bet in alts push
Islington Council’s pension fund plans to reduce its allocation to equities and diversify further into alternatives, in a stated desire to gain greater and more stable returns.