Jeroen van Bezooyen
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Corporate pension risk in Europe
As we all know, pensions are receiving substantial attention in the wider press, both in financial and non-financial publications. This has been triggered by a combination of factors: equity underperformance has eroded asset values, falling bond yields have driven up liability values and increased accounting transparency has made the resulting ...
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No need to shy away
European pension funds are not the most prolific users of derivatives. However, for some, options, futures and swaps form an integral part of the asset management process. This article provides a broad overview of the use of derivative instruments in several European markets and, more importantly, how these instruments can ...