Fixed Income
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April, 2015
The de-risking challenge for local authority pension schemes
Neil Falconer, Head of LDI, Aberdeen Asset Management. A fall in bond yields has led to a rise in value of future pension fund liabilities. Neil Falconer of Aberdeen Asset Management outlines a strategy for pension funds wishing to switch focus to their liabilities Local authority pension funds have tended to shy away from liability-driven investment ...
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June, 2014
Advocating stewardship in fixed income portfolios
Martin Price, Fund Manager, Sarasin. Natasha Landell-Mills, Head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Research, Sarasin. Martin Price and Natasha Landell-Mills outline why ESG factors can be key when making investment decisions Many institutional investors are looking to their asset managers to take greater account of environmental, social ...
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June, 2014
Social bonds
Simon Bond, Fund Manager, Threadneedle. We have recently seen growing interest in social investment, which Big Society Capital, an independent financial body established by the UK government to develop social investment in the UK, defines as “the provision and use of capital to generate social as well as financial returns”. Traditionally, it was ...
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June, 2014
Multi-Asset Credit – the future of credit investing
Ross Pamphilon, Co-Chief Investment Officer & Portfolio Manager, ECM. As investors continue to find it difficult to generate sufficient returns from the traditional approach to asset allocation, Ross Pamphilon of ECM outlines the advantages of a Multi-Asset Credit portfolio There have been numerous innovations under the moniker of “The Mac”. The ...
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June, 2014
Evolution of an asset class: secured credit
Mark Fulwood, Director of Institutional Business, Henderson Global Investors. A reduction in bank lending has contributed to new opportunities in credit. Mark Fulwood of Henderson tells us more The challenges faced by the banking sector, particularly in Europe, and the opportunities being created for investors to broaden their fixed income portfolios ...
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June, 2014
Striking the right balance
Andrew Swan, Director of Fixed Income, M&G Investments. Richard Ryan, Senior Fund Manager, M&G Investments. Low yields have been providing challenges for fixed income investors. Richard Ryan explains how M&G Investments tackles the risk/reward conundrum Over the past few years, institutional investors have had to contend with stiflingly low yields ...
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June, 2014
The case for multi-sector credit
Michael Temple, Head of Credit Research, Pioneer Investments. Jonathan May, Head of UK Institutional Business, Pioneer Investments. Michael Temple and Jonathan May of Pioneer Investments make the case for a strategy that provides a comprehensive approach to risk management Over the past decade, local government pension schemes (LGPS) have looked to ...
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June, 2014
Easing the constraints
John Dewey, Client Solutions Team, BlackRock. Stuart Jarvis, Client Solutions Team, BlackRock. John Dewey and Stuart Jarvis of BlackRock discuss flexible fixed income investing in a portfolio context Turbulent conditions continue to make for a highly challenging environment for fixed income investors. As the end of ultra-loose monetary policy ...
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June, 2014
Where now for fixed income at local authorities
Matthew Craig, LAPF Investments. Fixed income is a highly important and challenging asset class for pension funds. It is the ballast for many funds, as they mature and need to ensure their assets move in sync with their liabilities. But from being a rock-solid asset, fixed income is now arguably more unstable than ever, given the huge liquidity pumped ...
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