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US equities look safer than European but inflation worries are rising
The US economy is on course to do better than Europe post-lockdown, thereby supporting US equities but raising inflation worries, according to economists.
PP Investment Awards 2020 - Shortlists published
Here they are… The shortlists for this year's Professional Pensions Investment Awards.
Interest rate and inflation hedging hits £83.1bn in Q2
Pension schemes significantly heightened their interest rate and inflation risk hedging in the second quarter of the year, according to BMO Global Asset Management.
BMO Fiduciary Management Project: Neil McPherson interview
Capital Cranfield’s Neil McPherson: How the CMA review will affect small schemes’ fiduciary management plans
PP Investment Conference - Last chance to register
There are only a few days left to register for this year’s PP Investment Conference, which will be held on Tuesday 5 November at London’s America Square Conference Centre.
The past, present and future of fiduciary management fees
As the CMA’s remedies for the fiduciary management market bed in, schemes should be thinking more about how fees are structured, says David Hickey
LGPS Central launches EM equity fund
LGPS Central has launched an active, multi-manager emerging markets equity fund.
Interest rate LDI increases 9% but inflation hedging drops
The amount of hedging against interest rate risk rose to £31.7bn in the fourth quarter of last year, according to BMO Global Asset Management.
PP Investment Awards 2018 - The winners
Here they are… The winners of the Professional Pensions Investment Awards 2018.
Why peak LDI could be further off than we think
Predictions that LDI flows could peak as soon as 2021 have led to hopes of higher gilt yields. However, Stephanie Baxter finds there are many variables at play.
LDI activity rebounds in Q2 after subdued Q1; LIBOR to SONIA switching driving activity
The level of interest rate hedging increased to £29.5bn of liabilities in the second quarter as pension funds continued to de-risk, according to BMO Global Asset Management's research.
BMO combines credit with LDI to simplify de-risking
Funds that match and link credit with liability-driven investing (LDI) have been launched by BMO Global Asset Management in a bid to simplify the process of de-risking defined benefit (DB) schemes.
BMO GAM makes key hire to expand UK institutional client base
James Edwards has been appointed as a director at BMO Global Asset Management for its UK institutional sales division.
PP Investment Awards 2017 - The winners
Here they are - the winners of the Professional Pensions Investment Awards (PPIA) 2017.
EXCLUSIVE: BMO to switch clients away from 'bucket-based' LDI strategies
BMO Global Asset Management is switching schemes invested in its historic range of passive liability-driven investment (LDI) funds to updated strategies.
General election result drives down absolute hedging in Q2
Hedging appetite fell during the second quarter of this year as a lack of index-linked gilt supply continued to bite, BMO Global Asset Management has said.
How the end of LIBOR will affect pension funds
LIBOR is set to be phased out by 2021. Jonathan Stapleton looks at how the withdrawal of this benchmark will affect schemes
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