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Falling markets lead to summer of discontent

Global Pensions | 02 Sep 2010 | 15:34

IRELAND - Falling French and German bond yields coupled with declining equity markets in August have left Irish pension funds with the renewed prospect of funding difficulties, Hewitt Associates says.

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Pennsylvania Public School fund gains 15% over year

US - Pennsylvania’s Public School Employees’ Retirement System posted a 14.59% investment return in the year ended June 30, adding $6bn in value to the value of the fund.

Global Pensions | 31 Aug 2010

GPIF sheds $42bn in quarterly market loss

JAPAN – Japan’s $1.4trn Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) returned -2.94% in the quarter ended June 30, equating to a loss of $42bn in assets.

Global Pensions | 31 Aug 2010

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The shift to fixed income

Fixed income covers an umbrella of investments and funds have been increasing their weighting towards it, as Sebastian Cheek reports

Risk tops the agenda for UK funds

With the effects of 2007's credit crunch making themselves felt in the equity markets, the UK's pension funds are looking at ways to reduce risk and volatility. Heather Dale reports from London

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Video: PIMCO’s Andrew Balls talks about the European sovereign debt crisis

Global Pensions | 24 May 2010 | secure | screening image

GLOBAL - The European rescue package has provided an out for long-term investors that had underestimated credit risk in their European sovereign holdings, PIMCO managing director and head of European portfolio management Andrew Balls said.

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