Asset Allocation – Page 144
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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
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Climbing the economic league table
The decision to award Poland and Ukraine the European football championship in 2012 is likely to provide a further fillip to their already rapidly developing economies, write Audrey Villanger and Marco Parigi
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Bringing skill to the fore
Fixed income managers in Europe are increasingly targeting areas such as derivatives, currency and emerging markets but, as Joseph Mariathasan discovers, not everyone excels at shouldering this extra responsibility
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Special Report
How to clean up with clean technology
Current concerns about global warming have raised investor interest in clean technology businesses and the private equity funds that invest in them. David White reports
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Japanese outlook questionable
The Japanese economy continues to cause some concerns for institutional investors, despite signs of recovery. The recent market volatility, largely a result of the US sub-prime lending crisis, has further put pressure on a market which has failed to see a recovery of domestic spending, although there have been plenty ...
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Making the index choice
Iain Morse examines the properties of the leading commodities indices available to investors
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A walk on the macro side
Supply and demand issues are hitting commodities, but China could well prop up the market. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports
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Commodities in practice
As pension funds continue to embrace alternatives as an asset class, investing in commodities is a young but significant trend, writes Nina Röhrbein
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Europe's pensions patchwork
After 10 years of upheaval, Paul Kelly examines whether Europe’s pension funds can be optimistic about the future
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Assessing the strategic case
John Bonaccolta asks whether the asset class provides appropriate performance and diversification characteristics for institutions
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Asset managers look beyond TFR
If TFR is unattractive for most asset managers, where are they looking for opportunities? Liam Kennedy investigates
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New compartments as TFR begins
We asked three Italian pension funds to explain some of the important issues and challenges currently facing their investment strategies following reforms to the TFR
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Boom or bust?
Joseph Mariathasan asks whether the growth experienced in emerging market equites in recent years is sustainable and considers whether now is the right time to be increasing exposure to the sector
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King coal bows out of the industry
David Morgan is retiring as CEO of Coal Pension Trustees – the executive arm of the trustees of the £26bn (€38bn) pension schemes of the former British Coal – at the end of July after nine years. George Coats asked him about his career
