Asset Allocation – Page 249
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Dutch stick by their guns
Pension funds in the Netherlands are reviewing their position. Both the investment and liabilities sides of this very developed market are under scrutiny after a prolonged period of disappointing investment returns and diminishing pension reserves. A model to follow for other European countries when it comes to pension provision, the ...
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A life more rewarding
As defined contribution (DC) schemes become more popular with companies, it is increasingly important that they provide satisfactory investment and education programmes for their members to enable them to make suitable decisions about their long-term pension savings. An appropriate long-term strategy for a DC plan differs in many ways from ...
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Merrill Lynch's shifting styles
Each month in IPE we analyse the portfolio style of a fund using the return-based portfolio analyser developed by London-based firm Style Research. This month we have chosen Merrill Lynch European Value A Fund, managed by Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. The graph shows the changes in style the fund experienced ...
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Playing tag with US
Deep-seated domestic economic problems still dog the Japanese market, and strategists says these factors are not going to evaporate just yet. But corporate earnings are improving. In the absence of major developments on the home front, equity strategists say they expect to see Japanese share prices playing tag to the ...
