Asset Allocation – Page 269
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Stakeholder on menu
The introduction of stakeholder pension schemes in the UK form the basis of a major overhaul of the UK’s pension fund industry, Dick Stratton of William Mercer told the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) annual conference in Birmingham. “Stakeholder pensions signal a major change to the pensions landscape,” he ...
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PPM sets a model
PPM sets a model Both the Nordic region and the rest of Europe are looking at Sweden. The new Swedish Premium Pension System (PPM) is attracting the interest of fund managers and pension professionals across the continent. It’s still early days, but some believe, that this system will be the ...
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Opening up trading accounts
To help professional investors, such as pension funds, hedge funds and insurers,who want to trade in options and futures, the former Amsterdam Exchanges (now Euronext Amsterdam) introduced professional clearing accounts (PCAs) a few years ago . This is an exclusive clearing facility for professional investors. These accounts allow professional investors ...
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Merger the best way
Attempts to create a pan-European stock exchage stole the limelight last year and overshadowed the equally important consolidation of clearing and settlement in Europe. With Clearstream, Euroclear and Crest expressing interest in a cross-border system and the LSE, London Clearing House and Crest forming a central counterparty, it appears the ...
