Asset Allocation – Page 147
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Diversification through partnership
French banking group BNP Paribas has built a distinctive business model for its asset management business. Through a system of partnerships with specialist investment firms it has created a diversified portfolio of skills which it offers to clients through a single platform. Among the key ‘signings’ have been ...
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Survival of the fittest
Maria Teresa Cometto looks at how Cometa, Italy’s largest and second oldest closed penion fund, is staving off competition from banks and insurance companies
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A foundation of strength
Italy’s banking foundations are among the countries more sophisticated institutional investors, finds Rachel Fixsen
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Open funds open wider
Reform of open pension funds is liberalising the domestic market. Maria Teresa Cometto spoke with Intesa Previdenza, the largest such fund in Italy
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Keeping to his horizon
Jean-Louis Nakamura, chief investment officer at France’s Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites, talks to Brendan Maton about the future of investment management, appreciating collective risk and retaining bright staff in a public-sector organisation
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No longer the soft option
Interest in soft commodities is growing strongly on the back of environmental concerns, finds Lynn Strongin Dodds
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The rise of alternative alternatives
As investors discover all that glisters is not gold, long-only asset classes are becoming the new alternatives, Amin Rajan discovers
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'New' Europe under the spotlight
CEE domestic economic markets have experienced substantial growth in recent years. But Krystyna Krzyzak finds that major regulatory changes are going to be needed for the region to compete on the EU stage
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Should I start an Asian hedge fund?
Paul Smith has some sound advice for anyone thinking that idea sounds like fun
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Malaysia expects Islamic finance sector to grow
Richard Newell reports on the success of a range of products that respect the beliefs of Muslim investors and have made the country a centre of innovation in Islamic finance
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130/30 - how it works
Michael Kilgallen of Citigroup Prime Finance describes how the short extension strategy can be used
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The 'abundance of money' phenomenon
Surging foreign exchange reserves present a problem for Asian central bankers – and for those charged with investing this surplus liquidity
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Showing its potential
A youthful population and a financial system full of potential growth are two reasons to be optimistic about the future of Turkey’s second pillar, says Reeta Cevik
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Levelling the playing field
George Coats looks at how the Northern Cypriot government is seeking to unify its pensions regime, which currently favours civil servants at the expense of other employees
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Breaking the shackles of long only
Whether you call them 130/30, 1X0/SX0, short-extension or short-enabled strategies, they are a hot topic for managers and investors, and have attracted estimated $50bn in invested assets. Hitherto largely the province of quant managers, fundamental managers are now looking to join the party. But although in theory the strategy offers ...
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Three perspectives on FX strategies
Rachel Fixsen spoke to three pension funds about their approach to currency hedging and the main benefits and drawbacks of such a strategy
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The selection process
Iain Morse looks at the factors that differentiate the various managers providing active currency strategies
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Taking the risk out of trading
Foreign exchange settlement risk is a matter of concern for currency and other investment managers, according to Matthew Craig
