Investment Bulletins
Monthly update on economic indicators and other trends in finance from the Government Actuary's Department.
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- Government Actuary's Department
- Published:
- 4 November 2013
- Last updated:
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31 March 2020
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Latest Investment Bulletin for March 2020.
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Latest Investment Bulletin for February 2020.
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Latest Investment Bulletin for January 2020.
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December 2019 bulletin published - Efficient Markets Hypothesis
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Latest Investment Bulletin for November 2019.
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Latest Investment Bulletin for October 2019.
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September 2019 Investment Bulletin published.
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Latest Investment Bulletin for August 2019.
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Latest Investment Bulletin for July 2019.
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Latest Investment Bulletin for June 2019.
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April 2019 update added.: The low interest rate trap
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Latest Investment & Risk Update for March 2019.
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Latest Investment & Risk Update for February 2019.
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Latest Investment and Risk Update for January 2019.
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Latest Investment & Risk Update for December 2018.
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Latest Investment & Risk Update for November 2018.
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Latest Investment & Risk Update for September 2018.
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Investment & Risk Update for August added - Cashflow driven investments (CDI)
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Latest Investment & Risk Update for July 2018.
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Latest Investment & Risk Update for June 2018.
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Latest Investment and Risk Update for May 2018.
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Latest Investment & Risk Update for March 2018.
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Latest Investment & Risk Update for February 2018.
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Latest Investment & Risk Update for January 2018.
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Latest Investment & Risk Update for December 2017.
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Latest Investment & Risk Update for November 2017.
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Latest Investment & Risk update for December 2016.
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Latest Investment & Risk Update for November 2016.
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Investment & Risk Update - August 2016
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Latest Investment and Risk Update for July 2016.
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Latest Investment & Risk Update for December 2015.
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Latest Investment and Risk Update for November 2015.
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New Investment & Risk update for April.
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New Investment & Risk update for April.
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March update published: Negative Yields
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New Investment and Risk update for February 2015.
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Latest Investment & Risk Update for January 2015.
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Latest Investment & Risk Update
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Latest Investment & Risk update for November.
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Latest Investment & Risk Update for October
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September Investment & Risk Update added. Diverging Monetary Policies and the Impact on Markets
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Latest Investment & Risk update for August 2014 is available.
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New Investment and Risk update for July 2014.
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New Investment and Risk update now available.
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New Investment and Risk update for May 2014.
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Latest Investment & Risk update for April 2014 is available.
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New Investment & Risk monthly update for March 2014
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New Investment & Risk Update for February 2014.
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New Investment and Risk update for January 2014
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December 2013 update - year end review
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November 2013 update published: contingent convertible bonds: a new type of asset
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Documents
Blockchains: March 2020
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Neobanks: February 2020
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A look back on 2019: January 2020
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Efficient Markets Hypothesis: December 2019
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Personal Injury Discount Rate (PIDR) and the Ogden tables: November 2019
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Approaches to integrated risk management (IRM) and environmental, social and governance (ESG) for smaller schemes: October 2019
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What are environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria? September 2019
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What is the integrated risk management framework (IRM)? August 2019
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The story so far - debt and the base rate: July 2019
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What is quantitative easing? June 2019
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The low interest rate trap: April 2019
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The rise of green buildings: March 2019
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The decline of physical retail and the impact for pension schemes: February 2019
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GDP and investment decisions: January 2019
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A look back on 2018: December 2018
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Factor investing: November 2018
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Pensions freedoms 3 years on: September 2018
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Cashflow driven investments (CDI): August 2018
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Sustainable investing and green bonds: July 2018
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Insurance Linked Securities (ILS): June 2018
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Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs): May 2018
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Initial Public Offerings (IPOs): April 2018
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Trade wars: March 2018
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Volatility: February 2018
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Barings Bank collapse: January 2018
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A look back on 2017: December 2017
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Illiquidity premium: November 2017
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History of Equity Indices: October 2017
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Commodities: An Introduction: September 2017
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The end of the LIBOR: August 2017
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Task Force on climate-related financial disclosure: July 2017
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Euro clearing: June 2017
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Cyber security and insurance: May 2017
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Mergers and acquisitions: April 2017
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Robotic revolution: March 2017
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An update on European sovereign debt: February 2017
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Asset management fees: January 2017
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A look back on 2016: December 2016
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Investing in illiquid assets: November 2016
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Master Trusts: October 2016
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Blockchain - what it is and why it matters: September 2016
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Emerging market debt : August 2016
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Long term index-linked gilts: July 2016
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The European Union referendum: the financial and economic effects: June 2016
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Dark pools: May 2016
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Pension schemes and shareholder activism: April 2016
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Managing equity risk using derivatives: March 2016
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Contingent convertible bonds and the banking sector: February 2016
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Stock market control mechanisms: January 2016
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A Look Back on 2015: December 2015
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Climate change and long-term investing: November 2015
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Pension funds: does size matter? October 2015
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Active or Passive Investment Management? September 2015
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Chinese yuan (renminbi) devaluation: August 2015
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Islamic Finance: July 2015
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Office for Budget Responsibility’s Fiscal Sustainability Report: June 2015
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Emotion-free Trading? May 2015
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Defined Contribution Freedom & Choice: April 2015
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Negative Yields: March 2015
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Behavioural Finance: February 2015
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European Central Bank (ECB), QE and Deflation: January 2015
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A Look Back on 2014: December 2014
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Falling oil prices and the impact on the economy: November 2014
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Value at Risk – what is it and is it useful? October 2014
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Diverging monetary policies and the impact on markets: September 2014
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Introduction to forward rates: August 2014
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Defined contribution pension strategies: July 2014
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The productivity puzzle: June 2014
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Does the World Cup affect financial markets? May 2014
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Institutional investments in infrastructure: April 2014
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Tracking alternative indices: March 2014
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Catastrophe bonds and insurance linked securities: February 2014
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Is deflation a threat? January 2014
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Year end review: December 2013
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Contingent convertible bonds: a new type of asset: November 2013
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US debt ceiling: October 2013
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RPI formula remains unchanged: January 2013
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What is securitisation? September 2013
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What is forward guidance? August 2013
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Pension scheme and investment governance: July 2013
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Demography and investment markets: June 2013
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The impact of quantitative easing: May 2013
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Non-bank lending revisited: April 2013
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Introduction to hedge funds: March 2013
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Long run expectations: February 2013
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A round-up of forecasts and data with a special focus feature in each issue.
Previous issues of the GAD investment bulletin can be found on the archived GAD website