All Fixed income articles – Page 11
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Opinion
How is the role of fixed income changing?
Fixed income is no longer simply a matching or diversifying asset for pension schemes. Pan Trustees' Andrew Cheeseman, Towers Watson's Ed Britton, M&G's Richard Ryan, Aviva Investors' Dan James, GSAM's Jeremy Cave and PiRho's Nicola Ralston look at how its role has changed.
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News
Synthetic equities see interest as schemes look for creative ways to derisk
Defined benefit schemes are showing interest in synthetic equity strategies in order to move cash from growth portfolios to liability-matching strategies in an effort to shore up funding levels.
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News
Pension funds drive property surge as index linkage takes off
Schemes are looking towards property for further diversification, having expanded alternative property investments fivefold last year, as experts predict improved economic sentiment and a lack of development sites could stimulate rental growth.
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Features
LPFA boosts in-house investment team as it focuses on illiquids
The London Pensions Fund Authority is strengthening its in-house investment capabilities in order to reduce investment costs and diversify further into illiquid assets.
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Opinion
What drives performance in fixed income, and how are assets faring?
Pan Trustees' Andrew Cheeseman, Towers Watson's Ed Britton, M&G's Richard Ryan, Aviva Investors' Dan James, GSAM's Jeremy Cave and PiRho's Nicola Ralston discuss where there is value in fixed income markets.
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Opinion
Are schemes' liquidity requirements changing in fixed income?
Pan Trustees' Andrew Cheeseman, Towers Watson's Ed Britton, M&G's Richard Ryan, Aviva Investors' Dan James, GSAM's Jeremy Cave and PiRho's Nicola Ralston discuss how important liquidity is to pension schemes' fixed income portfolios.
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News
Experts call for smart beta credit to meet diversification demand
Alternative fixed income indices could be the next frontier in smart beta investing for pension schemes, industry experts have said, calling for a shift in focus away from equity strategies.
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Opinion
Which schemes are suited to a multi-asset credit approach?
Pan Trustees' Andrew Cheeseman, Towers Watson's Ed Britton, M&G's Richard Ryan, Aviva Investors' Dan James, GSAM's Jeremy Cave and PiRho's Nicola Ralston discuss how larger and smaller schemes could construct a multi-asset credit portfolio.
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News
Scheme derisking surge pushes gilt investment to further heights
Data analysis: Schemes ploughed £7.9bn into fixed income assets in the last quarter of 2013, data from the Office for National Statistics showed, as they accelerated derisking plans and diversified fixed income assets.
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Features
Solvency reform could boost cat bond value for schemes
Demand for insurance-linked securities such as catastrophe bonds has been rising even as yields have been decreasing, as consultants expect Solvency II to increase supply.
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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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News
PPF to coinvest in private debt to diversify credit portfolio
The Pension Protection Fund is looking for two investment managers to coinvest in a direct lending strategy in a bid to diversify its credit portfolio and maintain more control over investments.
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NewsSchemes urged to lock in gains as market improves
Special report: Pension schemes could see a further 40 basis point jump in gilt yields by the end of 2014, improving their funding levels and derisking value.
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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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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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NewsCadbury shuffles fixed income to improve efficiency
Cadbury Pension Fund has increased its allocation to alternative credit in a restructure of its fixed income portfolio.
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Features
Cambridgeshire diversifies fixed income to up yield
Cambridgeshire Pension Fund outperformed in 2012/2013 after a restructure of its fixed income investments saw it buy European loans to increase yield and protect itself against rising interest rates.
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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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NewsAlternative assets hit plateau due to 'idea fatigue'
European schemes' interest in alternative assets has ceased its upward climb, with no improvement in uptake from last year, according to survey data.