All Equities articles – Page 18
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News
European investors hunt alternatives to diversify growth assets
Data analysis: Fixed income attracted the most money from European investors last year, but alternatives won on future allocations as schemes look to derisk and diversify portfolios.
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Features
Schemes weigh up long-term value in Japanese equities
News analysis: Despite recent turbulence, Japanese economic prospects opened the window for pension schemes to invest in the country's equities market, consultants have said – provided investors approach it with caution.
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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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One in three schemes to up smart beta in low-vol drive
Data analysis: More than a third of schemes are considering increasing allocations to smart beta strategies over the coming year, a survey has found, as investors rethink their portfolios.
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OpinionEditorial: Time to cash out?
The strengthening equity market, mixed with higher gilt yields, is giving pension scheme investors a tough decision on whether and when to derisk.
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Opinion
How to set your active/passive split for fixed income
With yields at near to record lows, there has never been a more challenging environment for pension schemes to invest in fixed income.
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News
Where scheme investors went for growth in 2013
Year in review: Schemes took a number of different steps to work their growth assets harder during the past 12 months, with property being a particular area of interest for investors.
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News
Investors on the hunt for asset performance
2014 preview: Next year will provide defined benefit schemes more derisking opportunities, while defined contribution schemes may need to diversify further during their growth phase, investment experts have predicted.
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Features
Encouraging trustees to embrace sustainability
News analysis: Industry experts are coming up with inventive ways to help schemes allocate more of their assets towards sustainable and responsible investments, but pension funds are lagging behind.
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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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Opinion
Volatility sends investors on global hunt for returns
Volatile capital markets have led to a dichotomy in defined benefit pension scheme asset allocation.
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News
Teesside ups cash awaiting more profitable equity market
Teesside Pension Fund has increased its cash holdings by nearly a quarter after deciding to wait for more favourable conditions before investing further in equity markets.
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Opinion
Editorial: Nothing new under the sun
Does an investment strategy need to be new to be newsworthy? Is an old investment strategy applied to a new asset class worth reporting?
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News
How to tackle index cloning in your active equities
News analysis: Schemes have been urged to closely monitor the investment strategies and risks taken by their active managers as new research shows nearly half of such UK managers are closet indexers.
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Features
Rexam funding peak triggers risk reduction
Rexam Pension Plan took advantage of a brief funding peak earlier this year to increase its inflation hedging and insure against equity losses, as more schemes implement trigger-based derisking strategies.
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NewsShropshire boosts passive equities to reduce costs
Shropshire County Pension Fund will become the latest local authority scheme to increase its passively managed equity allocation in order to reduce its investment management fees.
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NewsHow BBC scheme cut £750m off its funding deficit
The BBC Pension Scheme has chipped an estimated £750m off its funding shortfall by reducing its allocation to equities over the past 10 years and increasing employer contributions.
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Opinion
Steps to dynamically reduce your equity risk
The concept of managing volatility is not new, but it has gained a significant profile as a result of the major global financial crisis and ensuing market volatility.
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News
How schemes can manage cash flows
Schemes are being advised to reconsider investments as almost a third of defined benefit pension schemes expect to be cash flow negative this year, a survey has found.
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News
Isle of Wight disinvests equities to pursue DGF approach
Isle of Wight Pension Fund is removing 15 per cent of its allocation to UK equities and redirecting it into a diversified growth fund in an effort to maintain performance and lower volatility.