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GESB hires Schroders for international equity mandate
Global Pensions | 08 Mar 2010
AUSTRALIA – Western Australia-based superannuation fund GESB has hired Schroders Investment Management to run a A$2.7bn (US$2.5bn) international equity brief.
Conservative investments, strong local markets help Brazilian funds boom
A conservative investment approach meant Brazilian pensions suffered only minor scrapes during the crisis, but too-strong funding levels bring problems of their own, as Dorothee Gnaedinger reports
Asia’s real estate markets – balancing risk and return
James Buckley and Mark Callender consider the Asian property investment market
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Pension funds demand more proactive advice
GLOBAL – The relationship between pension funds and their consultants is changing with scheme managers often asking their advisers to be more proactive with their investment advice, industry experts said.
Looking into the crystal ball
The relationship between pension funds and consultants is set to become more symbiotic. Raquel Pichardo-Allison asks if consultants are ready for the challenges ahead
No slowdown for commodities
Institutional investors flooded into commodities last year as prices soared. Industry experts say the asset class’ popularity isn’t likely to wane in 2010, as Lynn Strongin Dodds reports
Asset managers stick to DB comfort zone
UK - Asset managers are staying in the “comfort zone of defined benefit” and are failing to seek business opportunities in defined contribution schemes, consulting firm Spence Johnson said.
FRR gives a €1.5bn fixed income mandate
FRANCE – The Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites has hired five managers to run a total of around €1.5bn (US$2.1bn) in fixed income mandates.
Property: riding the rebound
Stephen Ryan of Mercer asked a panel of experts to share their thoughts on the real estate sector and how it has performed in light of the economic crisis
Investing in BRIC and beyond
Caroline Allen looks at how strong emerging markets are driving interest from institutional investors
Investors betting on emerging markets
EMERGING MARKETS – Institutional investors have been flooding into emerging markets this year, lured by the sector’s long-term prospects as leaders of global growth, Schroders said.
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
Merseyside retains fixed income managers
UK - The £4.1bn (US$6.5bn) Merseyside Pension Fund has retained fixed income managers Schroders and Legal & General following a formal review and tender process.
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