Asset Allocation – Page 137
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HGB gets a facelift
German accounting reform will make book reserve pensions less attractive and will give Pensionsfonds the advantage over CTAs
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Special ReportRoom at the halfway house
With pan-European pension vehicles a distant vision, simpler cross-border schemes may be the way ahead, finds Gail Moss
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FeaturesPressure to re-bundle
Liam Kennedy concludes that the German version of fiduciary management will look different from its Dutch counterpart
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More than a compound noun
Iain Morse assesses trends in Germany’s Depotbank and master KAG segments
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FeaturesThe Swiss see calm amid the storm
As the US-centric credit crunch places some of its leading financial institutions, like UBS, under real stress, Nina Röhrbein reports on the usually sedate world of Swiss asset management
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FeaturesNo alternative to alternatives
Despite market turbulence having a negative impact on returns, diversification is set to increase after a regulations are relaxed, says Emma Oakman
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Risk sharing and investment strategy
In this installment of our series of discussion papers, Jean Frijns concludes that a far-reaching reform of collective DC will lead to a more effective investment strategy by making it possible to harmonise risk frameworks and goals
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The packaged approach to diversification
Matthew Craig assesses diversified growth funds, absolute return funds that allocate to a range of asset classes alongside fixed income and equities
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Managing pension and benefit risk
Gabriele Buchs and Nigel Bateman outline Deutsche’s Bank journey towards a co-ordinated approach to pension risk
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Special ReportBuy or build?
Some European funds have traditionally managed assets in-house for cost-effective long-term performance. Gail Moss assesses the do-it-yourself approach
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Special ReportAllocation at a time of crisis
Iceland’s pension fund sector has undergone considerable consolidation over recent years. “The funds were formed at the insistence of the trade unions and initially there were nearly 100 of them as each union wanted to have its own fund,” says Hrafn Magnusson, (pictured right) managing director of National Association of ...
