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Why credit matters

The structural changes in the fixed income market mean corporate credit may be the single most important factor in generating risk-adjusted performance in fixed income, according to Janus.
STAFF WRITERSeptember 8, 2009
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Warren Buffet shapes AP4’s “contrarian” investment approach

Sweden’s SEK175.7 billion ($24.9 billion) AP4 is planning to introduce active management to its global equities portfolio and is investing in people with the hope of driving better investment performance. Kristen Paech talks to chief executive, Mats Andersson, about the merits of being contrarian and why AP4 is standing by active management despite historical poor […]
STAFF WRITERSeptember 7, 2009
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UK’s Lothian Pension Fund boosts alternatives

The £2.3 billion ($3.7 billion) Lothian Pension Fund, part of the Scottish Local Government Pension Scheme, has overhauled its investment strategy, increasing its alternatives weighting to more than one third of the total fund, after poor performance in financial year 2008-09 wiped 17 per cent off the fund’s value.
STAFF WRITERSeptember 2, 2009
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Giant Norwegian SWF sizes up active management

An external review is being carried out on behalf of one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds, the NOK2.47 trillion ($405 billion) Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global, to determine whether active management should continue, with opinions sought from international experts in the UK and US.
STAFF WRITERSeptember 2, 2009
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