Asset Allocation – Page 192
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The changing EMD story
Part of the process of investing in emerging markets (EM) used to be that your double digit returns were gained alongside the very strong possibility that at some point, your portfolio would be engulfed in a wave of selling because of an individual country’s crisis. Things are changing: individual countries ...
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E.ON to set up external CTA
German energy giant E.ON is to remove up to €5.4bn in pension liabilities from its balance sheet and finance them via an external fund. The construction of the fund, known as a contractural trust arrangement (CTA), is to be completed in 2006. E.ON announced the move with its recent first-half ...
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A far from easy decision
Undertaking due diligence in the Asia-Pacific region can have the attraction of combining business with great beaches, the lure of the orient and the opportunity to experience the Australian lifestyle. While some investment professionals are honest enough to admit this has influenced their choice of specialism, does it make sense ...
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Going with the flow
When we think of Switzerland it is easy to become carried away with one central theme: liquid. Glaciers giving way to babbling alpine streams and pristine lakes; sturdy mountain cattle providing the abundant milk that flows into some of the world’s best chocolate and cheeses; the cheeses make us think ...
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Vital match point in France
The French have got used to relying on a relatively generous pay-as-you-go system of retirement provision but, as in other countries, this has become increasingly pressured by demographic trends and the limitations of the public purse so new solutions had to be found. Saving for retirement is a new concept ...
