Asset Allocation – Page 303
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Sweden polarises
Analysts throughout Europe are cautiously monitoring the effect of the euro on equity markets in those countries that are not part of emu, and Sweden is no exception. After only a few weeks trading, the long-term effects remain to be seen but there may be some tantalising hints. The Swedish ...
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Woodrow Milliman firms give their market views: BELGIUM
As the chart below indicates, there has not been any major shift in the asset allocation policy of Belgium’s larger segregated pension funds during the last 10 years. This has now started to change.Currently, such funds are invested about 50% in Belgian assets. A further 15% to 20% is invested ...
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A bitter pill for pensions
If the issue of wrestling with the implications of the euro seems to be preoccupying the Portuguese investment management community, it is mere posture in comparison to the political and economical knots being tied around the country’s social security retirement system.And when unravelled, this so-called ‘noose’ looks set to present ...
