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Hedge funds face dilemma of implementing socially responsible investing
Responsible investing challenge
Inflationary pressures spur pension funds to seek hedges
Inflated concerns
Further DC buy-outs predicted after £100m Emap deal
Deal with Standard Life points to new wave of demand for defined contribution scheme buy-outs
On the move
On the move
JP Morgan completes first longevity swap on non-retirees
JP Morgan completes first longevity swap on non-retirees
Can life settlements secure mainstream recognition?
Coming of age
Australian supers build up op risk reserves
Super plans
Life settlements – too good to be true?
Too good to be true?
Fixed income investors look to ethical funds – but do they pay?
Of all asset classes, fixed income has been one of the slowest to embrace ethical investment. Thanks in part to the growing influence of sovereign wealth funds, this may be set to change. But for many, lingering questions about whether constraining your…
Australian superannuation funds holding operational risk reserves
An Australian study by Mercer says 75% of super funds hold op risk reserves
Health kicks
The US pension sector is having to cope not just with the increased cost of retirement provision but also the attendant healthcare obligations many schemes are under – liabilities that must now be accounted for upfront. Andrew Sheen reports
Brindley leaves UBS for new pensions service at Mercer
Rupert Brindley has left UBS, where he was a managing director focussing on risk management and liability-driven investment strategies.