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Industry Voice: Five reasons why investors should now consider small-caps
Industry Voice: Five reasons why investors should now consider small-caps

Attractive valuations and prospects for economic recovery support small-caps

  • Investment
  • 25 November 2020
ESG ETFs receives record inflows while equities continue to lag fixed income
ESG ETFs receives record inflows while equities continue to lag fixed income

Equities flows YTD remain negative

  • ETFs
  • 21 July 2020
Juno Capital declares reports of Woodford employment 'untrue'
Juno Capital declares reports of Woodford employment 'untrue'

Juno Capital has distanced itself from former fund manager Neil Woodford, following reports he had taken an advisory role with the firm last week.

  • Investment
  • 20 July 2020
Why coronavirus could cause a 1990s-style bubble in risk assets
Why coronavirus could cause a 1990s-style bubble in risk assets

The coronavirus outbreak will significantly impact risk assets over the coming "years, rather than months", according to economist and author Anatole Kaletsky, who warned that central bank reactions to the illness could artificially inflate asset prices...

  • Investment
  • 13 March 2020
China, US trade tensions will reverberate across emerging markets
China, US trade tensions will reverberate across emerging markets

Daniel J. Graña of Putnam investigates how US's trade war with China will affect emerging market equities

  • Emerging Markets
  • 11 December 2018
DB funding level drops on back of US-China trade war fears
DB funding level drops on back of US-China trade war fears

The aggregate defined benefit (DB) funding level worsened in March, hitting its worst level since last August, the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has said.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 10 April 2018
How China's bond market is opening up to foreign investors
How China's bond market is opening up to foreign investors

China is gradually opening up its bond market to foreign investors. Robin Creswell looks at how the market is evolving

  • Investment
  • 18 July 2017
Industry should accept reality and engage with LISA
Industry should accept reality and engage with LISA

Most respondents in this week's Pensions Buzz say it's time to get on board with the lifetime ISA to get the best outcomes for members.

  • Industry
  • 06 April 2017
Understanding market turmoil
Understanding market turmoil

Saker Nusseibeh looks at why we have seen so much market volatility this year.

  • Investment
  • 03 March 2016
Blackrock warns Brexit offers plenty of risk for little reward
Blackrock warns Brexit offers plenty of risk for little reward

There would be little to gain from Britain leaving the EU, according to a paper from BlackRock Investment Institute (BII).

  • Risk Management
  • 03 March 2016
Interest rate hedging activity swells by 13% in Q4
Interest rate hedging activity swells by 13% in Q4

Interest rate and inflation hedging levels rose during the last quarter of 2015 according to BMO Global Asset Management's Liability Driven Investment (LDI) survey.

  • Risk Management
  • 01 March 2016
Stephanie Flanders: We're not jumping off the ship yet but expect lower returns
Stephanie Flanders: We're not jumping off the ship yet but expect lower returns

Investors need to focus on the big picture despite a very bumpy start to the year for markets, according to JPMorgan Asset Management's Stephanie Flanders.

  • Investment
  • 14 January 2016
Is January's market turmoil a sign of worse to come in 2016?
Is January's market turmoil a sign of worse to come in 2016?

PP asks if schemes should be worried about big surges in volatility

  • Investment
  • 11 January 2016
Markets overvalued says industry
Markets overvalued says industry

The majority of respondents to Professional Pensions research are worried stock or share bubble may be about to burst.

  • Investment
  • 08 January 2016
FTSE 100 drops 3% to below 6,000 after China suspends trading for second time
FTSE 100 drops 3% to below 6,000 after China suspends trading for second time

The FTSE 100 was down 3% this morning to 5,913, after turmoil in China overnight saw trading suspended after just 30 minutes.

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  • 07 January 2016
FTSE 100 tumbles 2.2% in New Year session as China suspends trading
FTSE 100 tumbles 2.2% in New Year session as China suspends trading

Shanghai Composite index plummets 7%

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  • 04 January 2016
NAPF 2015: Stephanie Flanders warns of higher volatility and lower returns

Pension schemes should brace themselves for lower returns and continuing volatility, according to JPMorgan Asset Management chief market strategist for UK and Europe Stephanie Flanders.

  • Investment
  • 15 October 2015
IMF global downgrade shows surge in investor pessimism

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised down its forecast for global growth to 3.1% as economies feel the effect of low commodity prices and China's economic slowdown.

  • Investment
  • 13 October 2015
Market volatility pushes pension deficits up £40bn

Deficits in defined benefit (DB) schemes have deteriorated over the last 12 months due to low gilt yields and market volatility over the summer, according to JLT Employee Benefits.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 01 October 2015
Long-term investors need answers to short-term questions

Stephanie Flanders looks at how issues with China are affecting the global economy.

  • Investment
  • 25 September 2015
BoE keeps rates at rock bottom due to global uncertainty

The monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Bank of England (BoE) has voted eight to one to keep rates at 0.5%.

  • Industry
  • 10 September 2015
HSBC says charge cap no bar to active management

The 0.75% charge cap on auto-enrolment default funds does not prevent investors from using active management in volatile sectors where it can add value, says HSBC Global Asset Management.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 02 September 2015
Can we hold our nerve during stock market turmoil?

Helen Morrissey reflects on a turbulent week on the stock market

  • Investment
  • 28 August 2015
Emerging market crisis will be 'double edged sword' for developed world

The emerging market (EM) crisis sparked by China's economic slowdown will be much more damaging for developed markets than the 1997 Asian financial crisis, warn investors.

  • Investment
  • 25 August 2015
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