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The CI Pension Fund Forum


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In general, are you utilising passive hedging strategies with infrequent rolling of the hedge ratio or do you adopt a more dynamically and actively managed approach to the hedging process?


“We are currently in the process to see whether more FX-exposure through different kinds of currency strategies can enhance the


risk/return of our portfolio.”


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