Government Bonds – Page 10
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What a new Italian government means for markets
As Giuseppe Conte is sworn in as prime minister at the end of a turbulent week in Italy, asset managers have their say
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Germans trash EU’s proposal for pooled euro-zone bonds
Structure and risk pooling of “sovereign bond backed securities” criticised by investor association
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NewsGerman investor seeks global fixed income manager via IPE Quest
Core sovereign and corporate mandate will start with €30m but could grow to as much as €1bn
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Dollar hedge boosts PFZW’s 2017 investment return
Healthcare scheme gains on equities and infrastructure but loses on fixed income, listed property
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Iberian roundup: Portuguese funds boosted by government bond gains
Plus: Grupo Catalana Occidente creates pension fund manager
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Emerging markets tipped to boost green bond issuance in 2018
Kenya, Ghana, Morocco and Indonesia are expected to launch sovereign green bonds this year, says IFC
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Fixed income, rates, currencies: Trump fails to rattle markets
Geopolitics is certainly adding to the mix for increasing volatilities across markets, with trade news being at the top of minds
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One year to go: Brexit’s impact in four charts
12 months away from Brexit, IPE looks at what the decision to leave the EU has – and hasn’t – done for the pensions and investment sectors
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NewsLiability-matching portfolios ‘should also generate returns’
Panellists at Pensioen Pro conference call for Dutch government to issue inflation-linked bonds
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NewsWhy quantitative tightening won’t happen
Asset owners and economists argue that the UK central bank will struggle to ‘normalise’ its balance sheet any time soon
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Joseph Mariathasan: Discount rates and error margins
If too much credence is given to measurements without understanding their limitations, it can create chaos
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Asset Allocation: What’s changed?
While there was general acknowledgement that this year would indeed bring more volatility to financial markets, the sharpness of February’s stock market moves was still surprising
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator: March 2018
What does one expect to happen when positive sentiment declines across the board? What we know is that near universal sentiment movements do not happen often
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Dutch naval scheme to invest in residential mortgages
Investment comes at the expense of non-euro-denominated government bonds
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NewsUK funding deficit halved in January despite equity downturn
PPF data shows combined DB deficit fell from £104bn to £51bn during January
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Fixed income: A different breed
Bond indices are different to their equity equivalents but no less important to passive investment models
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Asset allocation: A still unusual business cycle
There is consensus that last year’s global growth trade will continue into 2018. However, with today’s high valuations, risk assets might reward less than in 2017
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Ahead of the curve: Why bond covenants matter
For bond investors, who lack a shareholder vote, covenants are the G (or corporate governance) in ESG
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator: February 2018
Given the similarities between the February 2018 and February 2017 expectations surveys, it may be appropriate to wish everyone a ‘happy same year’
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NewsEmerging markets fuel 6.7% return at Switzerland's Publica
Plus: Corporate pension plans’ funding nearly at 10-year highs
