Industry Voice
Leverage in private markets
Investors, driven by depressed interest rates, slower global economic growth and rich equity market valuations are examining non-traditional investment opportunities.
Argentina is keeping reform promise (for a change)
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Build your own annuity book with cashflow matching solutions
Industry Voice: A deeper look at how M&G Investments has managed its own annuity book for its insurer parent reveals the lessons learned when matching cashflow liabilities over time, an ever-increasing challenge facing pension funds.
Unlisted infrastructure: on track for a record year
Good quality infrastructure is needed for any society to function effectively. Energy supply, water, roads, railways and airports are all essential services used by the public every day.
Changing a nation's savings habits
Tim Phillips of Smart Pension describes the challenges facing the industry to get people engaged with their pensions and make the most of their savings at retirement.
Late Cycle Asset Allocation Views
Here are key takeaways from our 2019 Asset Allocation Outlook on how we are positioning asset allocation portfolios in light of our outlook for the global economy and markets.
Fiduciary Management Trends in 2019 - Q&A with Ben Gunnee
Ben Gunnee reflects on 2018 and talks about the Fiduciary Management trends to keep an eye on in 2019
Emerging market debt: A new hope
On balance the asset class is well-positioned for 2019, according to Eaton Vance
Eaton Vance 2019 Income Outlook
Cash was king in 2018, but likely won't be in 2019
Conscious decoupling: GDP and environmental sustainability
Aviva Investors' Abigail Herron says GDP fails to measure the impact of economic growth on the planet's finite environmental resources
How NEST is engaging its members
PP editor Jonathan Stapleton speaks to NEST director of customer engagement Mark Rowlands about how his scheme is engaging members.
PIMCO's Economic Outlook - Five Key Takeaways
PIMCO global economic adviser Joachim Fels looks at the key economic trends for investors to keep an eye on over 2019.
Securitised debt: Building blocks of a diversified portfolio
Brett S. Kozlowski, CFA, fixed income portfolio manager at Putnam Investments, explains how securitised debt can be an important foundation for any asset allocation framework
Pension consolidator vehicles: an insurer's perspective
In the first of a two-part series, Russell Lee (left) and Tom MacAulay (right) from Legal & General's Pension Risk Transfer business look at pension consolidation vehicles from different angles and provide an insurer's perspective
LGIM's Reeves on the benefits of allocating to alternative credit
Partner Insight: Diversification, a stable source of cash flow and expected returns in excess of expected defaults are among the benefits, says Martin Reeves, Head of Global High Yield at LGIM
Why alternative credit has become increasingly popular - LGIM's Joiner
Partner Insight: The search for yield and the need for greater governance are driving this trend, writes Jonathan Joiner, Senior Solutions Strategy Manager at LGIM
Expertise combined, opportunity multiplied: why I created a real assets business
"The future is already here - it's just not evenly distributed" - William Gibson
The digital revolution is coming to fixed income
Fixed-income investing hasn't kept up with the rapid pace of technological innovation in the rest of the financial industry. Alliance Bernstein says that's about to change
Preparing Portfolios for Resilience Against Inflation Surprises
Many investment portfolios that rely heavily on stock-bond diversification to manage risks may not be protected against inflation surprises. Real assets offer a solution.
New Year's resolution: A diversified growth fund?
In the last of Newton Investment Management's DC columns for the year, Catherine Doyle casts an eye over the past few months and looks to 2019.
Design for life
The choices and spending patterns of the millennial generation will have a profound future impact on investing and the real estate sector, says Chris Kelly, head of commercial real estate lending at Amherst Capital Management
DC target date funds - addressing the big issues
AB answers some of the big questions in DC and looks at how TDFs can help improve outcomes for members.
Nine ESG Questions You Should Be Asking Your Manager
Industry Voice: Figuring out whether your money is funding issuers that are effective stewards of their corporations, society and the environment starts with asking your asset managers pointed questions about how they incorporate environmental, social...
Bulk annuity administration - considerations for trustees
Yawar Choudhry of Legal & General looks at factors trustees should take into account when embarking on a buy-in or buyout
