LDI, inflation hedges and counterparty engagement

A woman is speaking at a meeting in front of a group of coworkers

Nina Roth and Kazmen Lian discuss counterparty engagement and inflation hedging.

Solutions Enhanced: Capital Market Assumptions 2022 Making a transition

A stack of coins against a background of charts and figures

The end of 2021 saw a continuing reminder of the impact of coronavirus, inflation occurring in major economies, and the world waking up to the stark choices presented by the climate emergency. We set out the expectations for what all this could mean for investors over the next five years and in the longer run. These capital market assumptions form the base case we use when constructing strategic asset allocations for clients.

Is fiduciary management aligned with the end goals of pension schemes?

A path among the grasses on the hills

Research into fiduciary management and UK pension schemes’ end game planning

Quarterly UK Inflation Update

Woman sitting at the desk at work and checking something on the phone

This paper provides an update on the UK inflation market over the last three months.

Pensions Watch – Issue 17: What’s been happening and what’s on the horizon in the world of pensions

Global

In this edition of Pensions Watch we look at the central role played by Liability Driven Investment in the risk management of defined benefit pension schemes and consider whether a new economic environment of punchy inflation numbers and rising bond yields changes anything for this crucial aspect of risk management.

Columbia Threadneedle Trustee Training Programme 2022: Session 1

Older woman watching online training

Investing in Credit

Q4 2021 LDI Survey

Man reading the newspaper and drinking coffee

This month we feature our quarterly LDI Survey.

Solutions in 2022: a defining time for inflation and ESG

Six circles with icons on a green background

As inflation runs hot and interest in ESG impacts rises, there is a fundamental shift in our institutional and sub-advisory clients’ needs. We expect allocations to alternative risk assets, and to assets with positive environmental impacts, to increase.

Q4 2021 repo update

The woman analyzes the charts on several devices

This month we feature our quarterly repo update.

Pensions Watch – Issue 15: What’s been happening and what’s on the horizon in the world of pensions

Global

In this edition of Pensions Watch, we consider the proposed reforms to one of the world’s leading pension systems – that of the Netherlands. Crucially, we assess whether, post-reforms, the Netherlands can continue to set the bar for the three broad factors that determine pre-eminence in pension system design and if the reforms set a blueprint for other systems, facing the same challenges, to follow.