Risk Management
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February, 2016
Risk is not a number!
Toby Nangle, Global Co-Head of Multi Asset & Head of Asset Allocation, EMEA, Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Moira Gorman, Client Director, LGPS, Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Toby Nangle and Moira Gorman of Columbia Threadneedle Investments warn of the danger of over-reliance on statistical models when calculating risk “Risk” is a ...
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February, 2016
Fixed income fortunes favour the flexible
Karsten Bierre, Head of Fixed Income Asset Allocation, Nordea Investment Management. Karsten Bierre of Nordea Investment Management outlines the challenges facing fixed income investment today and highlights the importance of robust risk management in a period of volatility In today’s low yielding and fast changing macroeconomic environment, the ...
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February, 2016
Investing for real returns
Ian Mason, Portfolio Manager, AEW UK Real Return Fund. Ian Mason of AEW UK looks into the arguments surrounding local authorities’ investment in property and explains how stable, long-term returns may be achieved from this asset class Liability-driven investing (LDI) has become firmly entrenched in the pensions arena, as schemes become more ...
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February, 2016
Look before you leap
Matthew Craig, LAPF Investments. Matthew Craig emphasises the increasing importance of risk management for pension funds and summarises the main investment principles for minimising risk, including adoption of clear objectives and avoidance of investing in areas which are not fully understood Risk management is now rightly seen as one of the most ...
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