PIMCO
Which asset classes are likely to outperform in 2018? PIMCO asset allocation views
Mihir Worah and Geraldine Sandstrom of PIMCO share their asset class views for the year ahead.
Applying ESG Analysis to Sovereign Bonds
Integrating ESG into sovereign risk analysis adds a holistic and long-term perspective, which can lead to better portfolio construction, says PIMCO's Lupic Rahman
Bonds are different: The active advantage
Think active bond funds tend to come off second best to passive funds? Think again, says Jamil Baz, global head of client analytics, PIMCO
PP Investment Awards 2017 - The winners
Here they are - the winners of the Professional Pensions Investment Awards (PPIA) 2017.
CLOs: An acronym for contrarian long-term opportunity
For long-term investors, CLO equity can offer attractive return potential, even late in the credit cycle, says PIMCO
Man Group chief Manny Roman to join PIMCO as CEO
Steps down at end of August
Is it time to reassess your portfolio?
Investment shifts by larger schemes are leading others to question their portfolios
Pulling the plug on managers
How do schemes know when to replace an underperforming fund manager?
Emerging markets: entering a new era
Natasha Browne explores how emerging markets’ rapid growth is tapering off
PPF overhauls fixed income strategy
The Pension Protection Fund has added 10 firms to its panel of active bond managers in a bid to broaden its fixed income portfolio.
Leicestershire County Council appoints new global credit manager
Leicestershire County Council pension fund has appointed JP Morgan Asset Management to run an unconstrained bond mandate investing in credit from around the world.
Unforeseen de-levering or inflationary expansion?
Bill Gross says there is too much paper, and too little trust
PIMCO bond fund reports outflows
Bill Gross' flagship bond fund has been hit with a wave of redemptions which has left it recording annual outflows for the first time in its history.
A sting in the tail: Finding ways to insure against tail risk
Andrew Short takes a look at tactics for dealing with tail risk and considers the emergence of dedicated tail risk products
Week on the web
GLOBAL - Have you missed the biggest stories in pensions this week? Find out below, as we list the top 10 most popular stories on www.globalpensions.com over the past seven days.
Monday Movers
Baring Asset Management appoints COO, Oregon State Treasury, ING Investment Management, State Street, Wurts & Associates, Alaska Permanent Fund Corp., Pramerica, PIMCO, Pioneer Investments, Aegon
Week on the web
GLOBAL - Have you missed the biggest stories in pensions this week? Find out below, as we list the top 10 most popular stories on www.globalpensions.com over the past seven days.
Gilt complex
This month the panellists discuss reasons to invest in gilts, alternatives to gilts, the outlook for interest rate movements, and the risk of a downgrading of the UK's debt rating.
PIMCO bulks up emerging markets equity team
GLOBAL - PIMCO has hired five new investment staffers in London, New York and Singapore to round out its emerging markets equities team, with two joining from Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM).
The perils of launching QE2 - UPDATED
Andrew Short explores the effects for schemes
Demand for inflation-linked gilts outstrips supply
UK pension schemes should look outside the domestic inflation-linked gilt markets to the global bond markets to hedge risks and obtain higher yields, according to PIMCO.
Week on the web
GLOBAL - Have you missed the biggest stories in pensions this week? Find out below, as we list the top 10 most popular stories on www.globalpensions.com over the past seven days.
Allianz restructure broadens PIMCO's reach
GERMANY/US - German insurer Allianz has announced a restructure of its asset management business that gives subsidiary PIMCO, the world's largest bond manager, more freedom around distribution of its products.
Gross: I wish I had more US treasuries
US - Pimco bond fund manager Bill Gross has acknowledged he made a mistake in betting so heavily against US government bonds earlier this year.