Asset Allocation – Page 141
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Winners and losers
The prospects for investments in the Balkans are improving but political stability remains a concern, as does the lack of liquidity in the region, writes Branko Železnik
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The targets of Japan Post
Oscar Volder reports on how the privatisation and break-up of the Japanese post office is creating a major new player in the investment funds market
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A proud man at the helm
Roderick Munsters is the head of investments at Europe’s largest second pillar pension fund, the Dutch civil servants’ scheme ABP. He talks to Brendan Maton about Warren Buffet, Jean Frijns and the opportunities to be found during market crises
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Germany fund overview
n general there is an increase in the investment of institutional assets using mutual funds. The arguments in favour of this trend are the adoption of IFRS accounting standards by corporates, mutual funds’ higher liquidity and fungibility, and the corresponding supply of share classes orientated towards the pricing requirements of ...
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A matter of experience
When it comes to picking a 130/30 manager, the track record counts, writes Pirkko Juntunen
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The dollar is our currency, but it’s your problem
The words of Nixon-era US treasury secretary John Connally are developing new resonance for Asian central bankers
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Enhanced cash and the naming problem
The choice of cash funds is growing rapidly, but assessing them is not always easy because the categorisation has not been standardised, says Jonathan Curry
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Fed’s rate cut buoys markets and steepens curve
Yield curve/duration lthough neither the ECB nor the Bank of England (BoE) raised rates at the start of September, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) did step in to cut rates. While the US forward markets had over the summer already moved to discount an early autumn rate cut, the size ...
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The prime broker view
Current market volatility may delay the arrival of some, but 130/30 funds are definitely on their way. Prime brokers and fund administrators are readying themselves for when the time comes, writes Lynn Strongin Dodds
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Trying to stay ahead of the pack
Switzerland’s fiercely competitive asset management landscape has nevertheless provided opportunities for foreign asset managers, particularly in niche areas. Nina Röhrbein finds Swiss investment players optimistic about their prospects as pension funds continue to diversify
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Beta: genuinely active management
Getting your beta right is one of the main challenges for an institutional investor, and alpha and beta management strategies provide a new emerging framework for institutional asset management. Bob Rädecker and Alfred Slager explain PGGM’s philosophy and innovations behind beta management
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Cracks appear under a calm surface
The hitherto stable world of asset management in the Netherlands has been shaken by a series of tremors in the past year. Highest on the Richter scale is the concept of fiduciary management raising questions of loss of control and conflicts of interest. Gail Moss reports
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AVH switch to passive strategy bears fruit
AVH, a medium-sized industrywide pension scheme for agricultural wholesalers, has ploughed a lone furrow, managing its administration in-house and following a cautious investment strategy. Brendan Maton reports
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The 2.0 multi-asset comeback
Diversified growth funds give smaller and mid sized pension funds access to a greater range of asset classes than they might otherwise be able to handle, including alternatives. Liam Kennedy reports
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The case for buyouts
The underlying conditions for corporate buyouts have never been better, but as David White argues, take-up still remains relatively modest
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Pragmatist of the pensions industry
Patrick Groenendijk, chief investment officer at Pensioenfonds Vervoer, the Dutch private transport industry pension fund, talks to Brendan Maton about acting swiftly in investments, retaining quality staff and the importance of good fatherhood
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Bulgaria’s new pensions landscape: looking over the horizon
Although now freer to invest, Bulgaria’s pension system struggles against frequent legislative changes, a black economy and corruption, writes George Coats
