All corporate bonds articles – Page 4
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FeaturesStrathclyde rebalances bond portfolio in drive for greater returns
Strathclyde Pension Fund has decreased its allocation to corporate bonds in favour of a wider absolute return bond strategy, to rebalance its portfolio as spreads tighten.
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News
Tricky pickings for funds seeking bond returns
Data analysis: UK pension funds drove more cash into domestic and overseas corporate bonds last year in order to benefit from repairing economies and to diversify sources of yield.
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News
BT ups inflation-linked assets in continuing shift
BT Pension Scheme has again boosted its inflation-linked assets, moving towards a targeted allocation of almost a third of its portfolio, while investment experts have cautioned schemes may be paying a premium for protection.
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News
How schemes got value from fixed income in 2013
This year saw many schemes rethinking fixed income portfolios to gain much needed return in a low-yielding environment.
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Features
Pearl ups corporate bonds to manage rate risks
Pearl Group Staff Pension Scheme has increased its allocation to corporate bonds and reduced investment in growth assets to lower its exposure to fluctuations in the market.
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Opinion
EMD report: how to take advantage of the market dip
While emerging market assets have been battered in recent weeks, the debt sell-off could in fact provide added opportunity for pension schemes.
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FeaturesVolatility requires caution from corporate bond investors
In this week's Investment Blueprint, M&G's director of fixed income Bernard Abrahamsen says schemes should be looking for safety in their corporate bond allocation.
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Features
Survey: Schemes favour active management for fixed income
A surprising number of schemes are fans of an active management approach to fixed income. David Rowley quizzed schemes and trustees on why this is so.
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Features
Survey: Schemes get more sophisticated on fixed income
Forty-four leading schemes and trustees were asked to what extent their attitudes to fixed income have changed since 2008. Here are their responses.
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Features
Survey: Schemes shun traditional fixed income assets
In our second feature revealing the survey insights of 44 leading schemes and trustees, Owen Walker hears their two-year plan for fixed income investing.
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FeaturesSchemes warned to keep an eye on illiquid assets
Schemes such as British Coal are closely managing their liquidity risk to ensure they are not locking away too much cash in hard-to-sell investments such as private equity and infrastructure.
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Features
FTSE 100 schemes reassess actuarial assumptions
A report by LCP into the accounting disclosures of FTSE 100 pension schemes has revealed a wide range of assumptions used when assessing liabilities.
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Features
How to squeeze value out of your passive mandates
Schemes are being encouraged to seek alternatives to cap-weighted indices in their passive investment mandates in order to achieve higher returns.
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Features
Consultant survey: Fixed income reappraised post-2008
In the first of four special reports, we look at how the UK’s leading investment consultants have changed their views of fixed income since the financial crisis.
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