Asset Allocation – Page 218
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Fund aims for 5% real estate share with overseas focus
To bring diversification into ATP’s overall investment portfolio, approximately 4.3% has been invested in property – equivalent to €1.4bn. The strategic goal is to reach a 5% allocation (+/– 3 percentage points) in property by the end of 2003. Until the beginning of 2002, ATP invested solely in Danish real ...
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Bringing consistency to schemes in 19 countries
As a growing multinational with a young workforce, Vodafone faces atypical challenges when compared to more traditional companies. The pension benefits provided to its employees must be relevant to their expectations and must fit within a total reward package, which also has an emphasis on Vodafone shares. The Vodafone group ...
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Starting on ten years of reform
In March 2002 the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia disappeared as its two remaining republics, Serbia and Montenegro, opted for a looser union with their own currencies, economic policies and customs procedures. While the union retains some federal structures such as foreign and defence ministries and a joint president, other institutions ...
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Low taxes pose pension dilemma
The Isle of Man, less than 100km from the UK coast, has always followed pension developments in the UK closely. This is in contrast to the other two British offshore centres, Jersey and Guernsey, which have taken a more independent approach. The island adopted most of the provisions of the ...
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Dancing to our own tune
Although still very much tied to the fortunes of the global economy, Asian markets are increasingly dancing to their own regional tune. The attractive valuations and higher dividend yields in Asia have brought domestic and foreign liquidity into the equity markets and have certainly been a major contributor to their ...
