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FeaturesJaguar scheme opts for forestry and farmland
The Jaguar Pension Plan has invested in agriculture and timber funds in a bid to diversify its portfolio and develop its exposure to opportunistic private markets.
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OpinionUnwinding of QE still threatens Eurozone markets
From the blog: The shifting landscape of Italian politics over the past few weeks is just the latest chapter in a longstanding narrative of political risk and uncertainty that appears to threaten both the eurozone’s economic recovery and the European Central Bank’s monetary policy framework perpetually.
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OpinionReasons to be cheerful: What to expect from markets in 2018
There were two big positive surprises in 2017.
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OpinionOpportunities, risks and manager selection in fixed income
Fixed Income Live: Five industry experts discuss fixed income investment – the direction of interest rates, where the opportunities lie and how schemes can make sure they get the right manager to profit from them.
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Opinion
Are there still areas of fixed income that provide value?
Are there still areas of fixed income that provide value? In the second part of our Fixed Income Live series, Dalriada’s Simon Cohen, Hymans Robertson’s John Walbaum, Mercer’s Joe Abrams, PGIM’s Edward Farley and Willis Towers Watson’s Chris Redmond reveal where they see the best investment opportunities.
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OpinionSkip the all-you-can-eat buffet in 2016
New year, same old question: how to make money in financial markets? What's changed beyond the obvious combination of a holiday-depleted bank balance, horrendous weight gains and a new calendar?
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News
Net bond sales to institutions remain in the red
Data Analysis: Net retail sales of bonds have come back into the black, according to latest data from the Investment Association, but the asset class is still facing resistance from institutional investors such as pension funds.
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Opinion
Draghi has unleashed the force: what will it mean for schemes?
The unleashing of €60bn (£45bn) a month of quantitative easing by the European Central Bank last week could mark trouble ahead for UK pension schemes, as greater demand for gilts pushes yields ever lower and liabilities higher.