Allocation

The fallout in fixed income markets following the departure of Bill Gross from “mega manager” PIMCO has added a new dimension to the challenges facing fixed income investors. The bond market’s concerns of the last few weeks are noteworthy, and mostly justified, but should also be viewed as an opportunity to reflect on portfolio strategy, liquidity risk and firm risk.

Calpers will continue to monitor developments at Pimco, and will conduct a thorough analysis of his exposure managed by the firm. Calpers has no plans at this time to make changes with his Pimco mandate...

Normalisation of monetary policy in the West is the most significant challenge facing markets after an unprecedented period of low interest rates. Given the levels of debt, the process will necessarily take a long time and the repercussions on the rest of the global economy still remain unclear, according to Miles Geldard, manager of the Jupiter Strategic Total Return SICAV fund at Jupiter Asset Management.

An ageing global population, a thirst for credit in emerging markets and an ever more complex regulatory environment for Western banks are reshaping the opportunities open to investors in the financials sector, according to Robert Mumby, manager of the Jupiter International Financials Fund.

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced that it will eliminate its hedge fund program, known internally as the Absolute Return Strategies (ARS) program, as part of an ongoing effort to reduce complexity and costs in its investment program.