Asset Allocation – Page 154
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Special Report
Money with a conscience
Robert Rubenstein finds bodies with a social mission reluctant to commit their endowments to social investments
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India: a commitment, not just an asset allocation
Ian McEvatt of Iceman Capital Advisors believes investors should be exposed to India because it has characteristics which distinguish it among developing markets
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Where is India heading?
Indian Fund expert Jacqueline Aldhous, manager of the Forsyth India Fund of Funds, assesses the current market conditions and highlights some of her top fund picks
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Keeping a lid on volatility
While it has a high exposure to equities, the Singapore Management University Endowment fund, safeguards against risk by investing in a wide range of asset classes, writes Richard Newell
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When tradition meets modernity
The University of Melbourne fund is run along US lines with an ever increasing attention to private equity but it is careful to retain a strong sense of the past, writes Richard Newell
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The dynamics of Asia currency
Kevin Hebner argues that the key to investing in Asia, including the currency markets, is a grasp of the underlying market drivers
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Why asset allocation looks more attractive
The changing approach to asset allocation in Spain is assessed by Jose-Luis Masferrer who sees investors becoming more venturesome
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Why Portugal favours the domestic touch
While mergers have raised the bar in Portugal in terms of services provided by asset managers, it is still a market dominated by local players, as George Coats discovers
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Portugal: crisis or challenge?
Bernie Thomas argues that the lifting of investment restrictions on pension plans in Portugal should help to lift the economy out of the doldrums
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Incentives needed to boost second pillar
Portugal has to find better ways of channelling money into complementary schemes, writes Manuel de Vasconcelos Guimarães
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Barclays steps up 'return-seeking'
Since 2002 Mark Hyde-Harrison has reduced his fund’s exposure to equities and heavily increased the share of alternatives. David White reports
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Winds of change drive innovation
The last bear market, new accounting rules and demographics are causing major shifts in client behaviours, argues Amin Rajan in the first of three articles on a new study
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‘Smart’ diversification aids quest for stable high returns
Danish pension fund ATP has carried off the award for best liability-driven investment because of the innovative way it has transformed its business, creating a consistent framework not only for LDI, but also for investment-driven liabilities.The cornerstone of this approach is ATP’s belief that excellence in pension fund management requires ...
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Tough time for alternatives
The opportunities in Spain have become more restrictive for hedge funds, Gail Moss finds
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The FII approval process
Vikrant Gugnani, CEO of Reliance Mutual Fund in Mumbai explains the background to the foreign investment rules: “FIIs were first allowed to invest in India in 1992. Initially the FII holdings in any company were subject to various investment limits. Also funds invested by FIIs had to have at least ...
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Fine art of asset management
In the iconography of European asset management, Dexia Asset Management could be cast as the hero from zero. In the 1990s it was merely a gleam in the eye of the Franco-Belgian Dexia banking group. Today it is one of Europe’s leading asset managers, with over €100bn assets under management. ...
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Back to basics
Pension funds are recognising that getting asset allocation right is an essential first principle. Rachel Fixsen reports
