Asset Allocation – Page 220
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Special Report
From periphery to mainstream
Dutch superfund ABP has been actively involved in both socially responsible investment (SRI) and corporate governance since the mid-1990s. Since then, ABP has undertaken a whole array of national and international activities to include SRI and corporate governance in its mainstream investment processes. ABP is one of the leaders in ...
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Making the most of risk
Strategic asset allocation is the key decision for pension funds. How much to allocate to equities and to bonds is and always has been the most important driver of returns for funds. The long term nature of pension investing has dictated that funds typically review their strategic allocation every three ...
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Keeping abreast of events
Few pension schemes can have their location in as historic a setting as An Post in Dublin. It is based at the General Post Office building in O’Connell St, where the 1916 Rising started with the reading of the proclamation founding a separate Irish Republic. The building is still the ...
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Norway's small adjustments mean big changes
On December 8, 2000 the Kvidal task force was appointed by royal decree. The mandate was to report on gender neutrality in retirement schemes for the private sector. The task force was also asked to give an opinion on denying the insurance companies and pension funds the ability to use ...
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Turning the tanker around
For the first time it has opened a storefront office encouraging walk-in traffic. It is offering more comprehensive and personalised financial advice. It is dramatically cutting expenses, laying off 8% or 500 of its 6,500 employees. In other words, the 85-year old Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association College Retirement Equities ...
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The viruous circle of transition management
The tricky proposition of simultaneously restructuring portfolios while changing investment managers can be daunting for even the most sophisticated pension fund sponsor. If badly handled, a transition can severely impact the health of a pension fund. Transition managers allow pension funds to allocate assets efficiently – both with reference to ...
