Asset Allocation – Page 197
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Too close for comfort?
On the face of it Finland’s tightly regulated pensions market, constrained by funding issues, might seem to offer rather infertile terrain for dynamic asset management. But while Finnish asset managers find their hands tied in certain respects, they and their clients are forging closer relationships. Too close for comfort, some ...
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Pick your stocks carefully
After many years at rock bottom, there finally seems to be some definite upward momentum in US interest rates. Tom Elliott is strategist at JP Morgan Fleming: “The fact that the Fed is continuing with its policy of raising rates has reassured the market that the economic recovery is on ...
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Coordinated campaign rolls out redesigned and strengthened
ABP needs no introduction and it is no surprise that it has won yet another IPE Award, the Silver Award for Best Public Pension Fund 2004, thanks to its quick thinking and innovative pensions repackaging to ensure the survival of its defined benefit plan alongside the introduction of new products. ...
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EIB to issue 'longevity bond' to match UK liabilities
The European Investment Bank is to issue a 25-year £540m (E775m) bond as part of a product designed by BNP Paribas aimed at protecting UK pension schemes against longevity risk. “We welcome this opportunity to further enhance EIB’s appeal among pension funds, through a con-tribution that can add a new ...
