Asset Allocation – Page 266
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Furse’s first 100 days may be the hardest
Presidents and primer ministers are often judged on the impact they make in the first 100 days of their administrations, so why not chief executives? Clara Furse, who fulfils that role at the London Stock Exchange passed the milestone on May 16, so how has she fared? Just as it ...
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Dutch pensions legislation - changes ahead
Dutch civil law states that, in case of a merger or takeover, rights and liabilities coming from a current employment contract have to be transferred to the new company. The company’s assets and liabilities are also transferred. Pension rights, though, are an exception. It has to be put in writing ...
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Smaller cap fund's style
Every month in IPE we analyse the portfolio style of a fund using the return-based Portfolio Analyser developed by London-based firm Style Research. For this issue we have chosen the CCF/Fram Euro Smaller Companies fund, managed by Paris-based managers Framlington Unit Management. The fund invests in smaller companies in continental ...
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Determined to win place in pan-Europe pension race
For Gibraltar 2001 read the UK circa 1984. This may seem an unkind statement in the light of the reputation of the dependent territory for new financial products, but the pension industry in currently working with government to bring things up-to-date. First pillar provision is represented by a flat state ...
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New focus on emerging markets
The emerging markets arena has been been performing well in the past few months and the interest on investment products covering these region is increasing among institutional investors. When it comes to emerging market funds, investors are spoiled for choice, with more fund management houses launching new products focusing on ...
