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Kames Capital

How will deflation hit DB schemes?

The latest inflation figures could cut deficits by £10bn

  • Defined Benefit
  • 16 October 2015
Why absolute return bond funds are growing in popularity

Peter Ball looks at how schemes are using absolute return bond funds.

  • Investment
  • 25 August 2015
Don't be frozen out by less liquid bond markets

Adrian Hull explains why an environment of lower liquidity in bond markets brings risks for pension schemes.

  • Investment
  • 02 July 2015
Kames Capital appoints head of equities

Stephen Adams has been appointed head of equities at Kames Capital.

  • Appointments
  • 09 January 2015
PP Investment Awards 2014 - The Winners

Here they are - the winners of the inaugural Professional Pensions Investment Awards (PPIA).

  • Industry
  • 28 November 2014
How will retirement income options develop?

PP looks at how asset managers and insurers are changing their offerings ahead of April

  • Defined Contribution
  • 06 November 2014
Has the outflow from high yield been overplayed?

Natasha Browne asks whether negative reaction to the outflow from US high yield was exaggerated

  • Defined Benefit
  • 21 August 2014
Bank of England holds interest rates at 0.5%

The Bank of England (BoE) has kept interest rates at a record low of 0.5% for the 65th consecutive month.

  • Investment
  • 10 July 2014
Ex-JLT investment consulting head joins Kames

Former JLT Employee Benefits (JLT EB) head of investment consulting Peter Ball has joined Kames Capital to lead its institutional business on an interim basis.

  • Appointments
  • 12 June 2014
Kames Capital appoints Chatters to fixed income team

Kames Capital has appointed former Citibank complex pricing group assistant vice president Nick Chatters to its fixed income team headed by David Roberts.

  • Appointments
  • 09 December 2013
PP Investment Conference: Talk of gilt yield normalisation premature says Kames

The process of gilt-yield reversion will be long and drawn out despite signs this year could be the most challenging year for bond investors since 1994, says Kames Capital.

  • Investment
  • 24 September 2013
Video: The gilt market - a long road back to normality

John McNeill questions whether gilt yields really are beginning to normalise.

  • Investment
  • 23 September 2013
UK Pensions Awards 2013 - The Winners

Here they are - the winners of the UK Pensions Awards 2013.

  • Industry
  • 03 May 2013
Kelda moves £85m into indirect property mandate

The Kelda Group Pension Plan has appointed Kames Capital for an £85m indirect property mandate.

  • Investment
  • 25 April 2013
A good day at the office

Hannah Brenton looks at whether pension funds could benefit from government plans to ease the rules on office-to-residential conversions

  • Investment
  • 25 February 2013
The future of gilts

Taha Lokhandwala considers the gilts outlook.

  • Industry
  • 21 February 2013
Kames Capital's Dinning quits for Coal trustee

Kames Capital head of investment strategy Bill Dinning has quit his role to become an investment strategist for Coal Pension Trustee Services.

  • Appointments
  • 03 January 2013
Berkshire appoints Kames for £70m global equity mandate

The £1.45bn Berkshire Pension Fund has appointed Kames Capital to manage a £70m global equity mandate.

  • Investment
  • 12 December 2012
Would a UK downgrade mean Armageddon for bonds?

Charlotte Richards asks bond managers about the possible impact of the UK losing its prized AAA rating.

  • Industry
  • 08 November 2012
The hunt for yield - fixed income panel

The panellists discuss if pension schemes should be upping their allocation to fixed income, the ramifications of the budget and the 100-year bond

  • Fixed Income
  • 30 March 2012
£50bn QE3 to prolong scheme funding torture for further 12 months

The Bank of England's move to increase quantitative easing by £50bn will prolong low gilt yields for a further 12 months, adding further strains on pension funding positions, experts say.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 09 February 2012
Pensions Conjecture: Inflation

Listen to our latest Pensions Conjecture debate on Inflation.

  • Industry
  • 30 November 2011
Pensions Conjecture: Property Investment

Listen to our latest Pensions Conjecture debate on Property Investment.

  • Property
  • 09 November 2011
Kames Capital strengthens institutional team with Tokio Marine hire

Kames Capital has appointed Jonathan Taylor to its institutional sales team in the new role of business development and consultant relations manager.

  • Appointments
  • 06 October 2011
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