Bonds
Morgan Stanley IM expands fixed income range with sustainable double launch
Corporate and Strategic fund
FTSE 100 DB deficit improves by £36bn; Bond allocations rise
A number of pension schemes have been prompted to lock in gains with a move into bonds after the estimated deficit across FTSE 100 DB pension schemes improved by £36bn, over the 12 months ending 30 June last year, JLT Employment Benefits found.
GAM suspends dealing on Haywood's absolute return bond funds after 'high level' of redemptions
GAM has suspended trading in its unconstrained and absolute return bond funds as a result of the high level of redemption requests following the suspension of manager Tim Haywood earlier this week.
FTSE 100 schemes increase bond allocation to de-risk
Two-thirds of FTSE 100 DB schemes invest more than 50% of assets in bonds to tackle investment mismatching, according to JLT research. Victoria Ticha takes a closer look
UK inflation 'peaks' as sterling hits post-Brexit high
CPI drops to 3%
PIC invests £61m in student accommodation debt
Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has invested £60.6m into a student accommodation project at the University of Essex.
Too much diversification breeds diworsification
Nikesh Patel discusses the perils of over diversification in scheme portfolios
Ideas to fine-tune your growth portfolio
Altaf Kassam looks at how schemes can make their growth portfolio work harder
The role of real assets in DC plans
Vince Childers thinks DC schemes should take a look at real assets.
How fixed income can benefit investors through an uncertain 2017
Ludovic Colin says that 2017 will call for a flexible approach to bond investing
Investment outlook: What schemes should expect in 2017
This year is set to be a bumpy ride with yet more geopolitical events and tensions between central bank policies. Stephanie Baxter takes a look at investment predictions for 2017.
Investors should focus on risk assets in current environment
Improved prospects for growth and inflation mean investors should look to invest more in risk assets according to Schroders.
PPF Purple Book shows marked asset allocation shifts
UK pension schemes' average allocation to bonds has risen to over 50% for the first time according to The Pension Protection Fund's (PPF's) Purple Book.
Is the pensions world completely mad - or is it just me?
Kevin Wesbroom looks at the issues the industry faces around liabilities
Higher DB costs could wipe £2bn off FTSE 350 profits
The 350 largest UK listed companies could see their 2017 profits fall by £2bn as the cost of new defined benefit (DB) scheme benefits rises.
Are deficits starting to spook investors?
The cost and size of pension deficits are increasing which has consequences for trustees, company directors and shareholders. Michael Klimes asks if investors are starting to worry.
Private debt and liquid alternatives most likely to win post-Brexit
Liquid alternatives and private debt have the most potential to benefit from Britain's vote to leave the European Union (EU) according to research.
A brave new world post-Brexit?
Andrew Milligan looks at what we can expect over the coming months as the industry comes to terms with the UK's decision to leave the EU.
FTSE 100 schemes raise bond allocation by £20bn
Defined benefit schemes in the FTSE 100 increased their total bond allocation to a record £330bn by the end of 2015.
Gilt yields hit record low
The yield on the benchmark 10 year gilt fell to a record low yesterday, dropping below 1.25% for the first time and bottoming at 1.22%.
Euroclear launches tool to assess bond liquidity
A data tool to help investors assess the liquidity of fixed income assets has been launched by Euroclear in collaboration with Lyxor Asset Management.
How schemes' bond holdings reached a record high
Since de-risking took off at the turn of the millennium, FTSE 100 pension fund bond holdings have increased to a peak of 59% of total assets, writes Stephanie Baxter.
FTSE 100 schemes' bond holdings reach record £315bn
Bond allocations for defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in the FTSE 100 have soared from 49% to 59% of total assets in just six years.
Bond investors lose £105.1bn in oil price fall
The fall in commodities has meant the value of oil and gas company bonds has fallen by more than $150bn (£105.1bn) since June 2014.
