Investment in absolute return bond funds is expected to increase as plan sponsors continue to change their outlook on bonds to a growth asset class, rather than a liability-matching asset.
The NOK1.3 billion (GBP146 million) treasury fund of Asker Kommune is sticking to an overweight equity allocation in the belief that stocks will outperform bonds this year, Consultant Jens Erik told IINews.
Multi boutique asset manager Hermes is preparing to launch a global government and inflation bonds strategy in the next few months.
A coalition of institutional and individual investors has filed a resolution to BP questioning the environmental impacts of its Canadian oil sands developments.
Skandia Investment Group has changed its weighting position on Japan to positive from underweight.
Société Générale Securities Services is expected to score several mandates in the coming weeks to provide valuation and collateral management services to Nordic pension funds.
Energy-saving real estate investments can create value in property allocations, a global survey commissioned by the All Pensions Group, the Universities Superannuation Scheme and PGGM Investments has concluded.
Some institutional investors are embracing alternatives once again in a bid to boost returns as the global recession is believed to be reaching a turning point.
Standard Life Investments’ Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund has more than doubled its assets under management over the last 12 months.
Walkers, an international law firm, is predicting great activity in Asia for alternatives investments and firm start-ups.
Pension funds are taking advantage of the rally in U.S. equities and low volatility to increase their downside hedges and hunt for yield, using strategies such as put spread collars and call overwriting.
An investment management duo—Anders Jacobsen and Paul Thompson—have started a new fund management firm, Galileo Capital Management, in London and Hong Kong.
Glendevon King Asset Management, a London-based bonds specialist, has launched a global bond fund—the MFM Glendevon King Global Bond Fund.
Danish fund manager Sparinvest has signed up for the United Nations’ principles for responsible investment (UN PRI).
Global investors have rediscovered their risk appetite and are putting cash to work across equity markets, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Baring Asset Management’s multi-asset Baring Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund brought in 26 new mandates worth more than GBP536 million during 2009, raising its funds under management to more than GBP1.7 billion.
A coalition of institutional and individual investors has filed a shareholder resolution calling on Royal Dutch Shell to prove that its controversial Canadian oil sands projects are sustainable.
RBC Global Asset Management is forming an emerging markets team in its London office.
Fortis Investments is set to introduce the Fixed Income Advanced Emerging Markets Fund by the end of this quarter.
Two senior asset management executives, David Norman and Gary Mairs, have launched TCF Fund Managers.
VT Group, a British defence company, is seeking to hire an internal pensions consultant in the next few months for its GBP1.4 billion scheme.
The University of Warwick is looking to close its GBP60 million pension scheme to new members.
The Personal Accounts Delivery Authority (PADA) has completed the setup of a new brand for the government’s national workplace Personal Accounts Scheme.
Asia is likely to lead the commercial property market into recovery, according to global real estate investment manager Prudential Property Investment Managers.
Last year was the worst calendar year for U.K. corporate pension funds in terms of deficit and performance since records began, according to Pension Capital Strategies.
Those funds of funds that refuse to evolve their business models are unlikely to gather assets in line with their peers, according to hedge fund managers.
Standard Life Investments has made its Global Absolute Returns Strategies (GARS) available to Australian institutional investors.
Pioneer Investments is prepping the Pioneer Funds-Inflation Plus in a move to cover growing investor concerns over the potential return of inflation client demand for protection against this threat.