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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.

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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

Global Pensions | 08 Mar 2010
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Asia’s real estate markets – balancing risk and return

James Buckley and Mark Callender consider the Asian property investment market

Global Pensions | 08 Mar 2010

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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.

Global Pensions | 08 Feb 2010
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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

Global Pensions | 05 Feb 2010
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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

Global Pensions | 05 Feb 2010
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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.

Global Pensions | 22 Jan 2010
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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.

Global Pensions | 18 Dec 2009
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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

Global Pensions | 07 Dec 2009
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Investing in BRIC and beyond

Caroline Allen looks at how strong emerging markets are driving interest from institutional investors

Global Pensions | 07 Dec 2009
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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.

Global Pensions | 06 Nov 2009
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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

Global Pensions | 30 Oct 2009
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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.

Global Pensions | 09 Oct 2009

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