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  • The role of absolute return bonds in LGPS investment strategies
    Paul Myles of BMO Global Asset Management looks at the different roles which absolute return bonds can play in the...
    Paul Myles
    Director, Institutional Business
    BMO Global Asset Management
    June 1, 2017
    Focus
  • Addressing the cashflow negative challenge
    In a low yield world, appropriate use of assets to combat negative cashflows within defined benefit pension schemes becomes increasingly...
    Colin Fleury
    Head of Secured Credit
    Janus Henderson Investors
    Stephen Thariyan
    Head of Global Credit
    Janus Henderson Investors
    June 1, 2017
    Focus
  • Using secured finance as a cornerstone in cashflow-driven strategies
    Sherilee Mace of Insight Investment looks at some of the benefits of secured finance assets, which possess many qualities that...
    Sherilee Mace
    Institutional Business Development Director
    Insight Investment
    June 1, 2017
    Focus
  • High fibre fixed income
    Matthew Craig examines how attitudes towards fixed income seem to be changing and looks at why the LGPS seems likely...
    Matthew Craig
    LAPF Investments
    June 1, 2017
    Focus
  • Fixed income and impact investing – fashion or fundamental change?
    Alexandra Noble of Noble & Associates looks at how the investment landscape is changing for ethical investors Impact Investing, despite being...
    Alexandra Noble
    Director
    Noble & Associates
    June 1, 2017
    Focus
  • Building flexible credit portfolios for better risk-adjusted returns
    Andrew Swan of M&G Investments looks at the advantages of private credit assets, which can perform a variety of different...
    Andrew Swan
    Director, Fixed Income
    M&G Investments
    June 1, 2017
    Focus
  • May we live in interesting times
    Matthew Craig looks at how an uncertain market is affecting decision-making at local authorities Fixed income used to be a reliable,...
    Matthew Craig
    LAPF Investments
    April 1, 2015
    Focus
  • Opportunities in commercial real estate debt
    Paul House of Venn Partners examines the opportunities in real estate debt that have emerged following a more cautious approach...
    Paul House
    Managing Partner, Real Estate
    Venn Partners
    April 1, 2015
    Focus
  • Investing in credit to meet short- and long-term cash flows
    Forced to consider the possibility of future negative cash flows, pension funds may find what they are looking for in...
    Paul Richmond
    Senior Solutions Specialist
    Insight Investment
    April 1, 2015
    Focus
  • The big impact of small print in credit
    Annabel Gillard of M&G Investments looks at how an in-depth knowledge of structured credit can open up opportunities in the...
    Annabel Gillard
    Director of Fixed Income
    M&G Investments
    April 1, 2015
    Focus
  • The de-risking challenge for local authority pension schemes
    A fall in bond yields has led to a rise in value of future pension fund liabilities. Neil Falconer of...
    Neil Falconer
    Head of LDI
    Aberdeen Asset Management
    April 1, 2015
    Focus
  • Advocating stewardship in fixed income portfolios
    Martin Price and Natasha Landell-Mills outline why ESG factors can be key when making investment decisions Many institutional investors are looking...
    Martin Price
    Fund Manager
    Sarasin
    Natasha Landell-Mills
    Head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Research
    Sarasin
    June 1, 2014
    Focus
  • Social bonds
    We have recently seen growing interest in social investment, which Big Society Capital, an independent financial body established by the...
    Simon Bond
    Fund Manager
    Threadneedle
    June 1, 2014
    Focus
  • Multi-Asset Credit – the future of credit investing
    As investors continue to find it difficult to generate sufficient returns from the traditional approach to asset allocation, Ross Pamphilon...
    Ross Pamphilon
    Co-Chief Investment Officer & Portfolio Manager
    ECM
    June 1, 2014
    Focus
  • Evolution of an asset class: secured credit
    A reduction in bank lending has contributed to new opportunities in credit. Mark Fulwood of Henderson tells us more The challenges...
    Mark Fulwood
    Director of Institutional Business
    Henderson Global Investors
    June 1, 2014
    Focus
  • Striking the right balance
    Low yields have been providing challenges for fixed income investors. Richard Ryan explains how M&G Investments tackles the risk/reward conundrum Over...
    Andrew Swan
    Director of Fixed Income
    M&G Investments
    Richard Ryan
    Senior Fund Manager
    M&G Investments
    June 1, 2014
    Focus
  • The case for multi-sector credit
    Michael Temple and Jonathan May of Pioneer Investments make the case for a strategy that provides a comprehensive approach to...
    Michael Temple
    Head of Credit Research
    Pioneer Investments
    Jonathan May
    Head of UK Institutional Business
    Pioneer Investments
    June 1, 2014
    Focus
  • Easing the constraints
    John Dewey and Stuart Jarvis of BlackRock discuss flexible fixed income investing in a portfolio context Turbulent conditions continue to make...
    John Dewey
    Client Solutions Team
    BlackRock
    Stuart Jarvis
    Client Solutions Team
    BlackRock
    June 1, 2014
    Focus
  • Where now for fixed income at local authorities
    Fixed income is a highly important and challenging asset class for pension funds. It is the ballast for many funds,...
    Matthew Craig
    LAPF Investments
    June 1, 2014
    Focus
  • The road less travelled: looking beyond the mainstream to enhance portfolios
    Since 2009, financial headlines have been anything but uplifting. despite this, Bernard Abrahamsen M&G feels that exciting opportunities exist for...
    Bernard Abrahamsen
    Head of Sales and Distribution
    M&G Fixed Income
    July 17, 2013
    Focus

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