Asset Allocation – Page 133
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FeaturesMixed messages at a time of crisis
While the asset management industry is opening to foreign investors and independence is increasingly valued, the general outlook is still conservative, finds Nina Röhrbein
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Tackling the technicalities
After years of neglect Poland’s new government now needs to push on with the reforms to its pension system which it began in 1999
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FeaturesReviewing the Rendezvous
France’s review of its 2003 pension reform is underway. George Coats looks at the story so far
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Special ReportWorking in an unwelcoming environment
Although the pension consulting market is still very small, competition is fierce, Charles Neilan finds
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Assessing the key factors
Michael Atzwanger explains the current issues affecting the Italian pension fund industry
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End of the line for quants?
After facing pressure during the 2007 sub-prime crisis, David White reports on the future for the quantative approach to investing
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Special ReportThe inexorable shift to DC
The move away from DB is a trend throughout Europe but the speed at which it occurs and the models adopted differ from country to country, Rachel Fixsen finds
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FeaturesSlow progress expected
A long-time insider outlines the options available to the new pensions minister to Maria Teresa Cometto
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FeaturesGrowing in importance
Previously epitomising debt, default and hyperinflation, emerging markets now contribute more than the US to world growth. Joseph Mariathasan investigates if they are suitably decoupled from the credit crunch to be a safe haven or is it just a commodity-led boom?
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Stagflation dampens markets
Yield curve/duration Inflation data across the world edged higher over the month. For the EU countries, energy prices were the main culprits pushing inflation higher. And as oil and other energy commodities continue to rise, consumer confidence figures sink lower. Indeed the latest University of Michigan consumer sentiment index for ...
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Avoiding teenage growing pains
With their first flush of youth now over, many of the Danish pension funds created in the 1990s should be thinking about broadening their investment horizons beyond the home market. PensionDanmark is taking a lead in looking global. Brendan Maton spoke to Torben Möger Pedersen, the fund’s CEO
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Special ReportThe inexorable rise of India
This report was researched and compiled by Christopher Hindle and Marie Verpilleux of Global Business Reports
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FeaturesPension benefit indexation rules
Rachel Fixsen provides an overview of defined benefit pension indexing rules in three European countries
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FeaturesTake your pick for exposure
Maha Khan Phillips assesses the various routes that pension funds can choose to access currency alpha
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FeaturesSetting the parameters
Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at currency as an asset class and discusses the factors investors should consider
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FeaturesLongevity index spreads its wings
Faced with ageing members and increasing liabilities, pension funds and other institutional investors are paying greater attention to the risk presented by longevity. And in this environment, JPMorgan’s LifeMetrics index - which claims to be the first international longevity index - is spreading into several countries. As one of three ...
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An imbalanced market
The UK has the most stringent pension indexation requirements of all the OECD countries. Joseph Mariathasan here points out the pressures that are pushing pension funds towards low-yielding assets such as inflation linkers
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FeaturesDiminishing the mismatch
Fundamental indices could help mend the mismatch between assets and liabilities. David White reports
