Asset Allocation – Page 304
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EXPECTATIONS COMMENTARY
The euro has landed as far as investment managers’ expectations are concerned and euro-zone equity looks like being the brightest spot on the investment map (see pages 16/17). Though we have not given any comparisons to show the change from our December expectations, since this was on the ‘Europe’ basis ...
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Slow death of DB
Only a fifth of occupational pension schemes will be on a defined benefit basis by the year 2018, according to a recent survey by Bacon & Woodrow. And employee-sponsored health and welfare insurance contracts will be the norm for over half of UK employees in the first quarter of the ...
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Woodrow Milliman firms give their market views: DENMARK
Denmark, as a result of public referendum, is not entering the euro. However, the national banks involved have agreed to maintain exchange rates Danish Krone (DKK) vs euro in a narrow band. Additionally, for Danish pension institutions, the rules of congruency are changed from this month. Sixty per cent of ...
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Major pension funds see future in Europe<BR><BR>KPA
Looking at the US, the recent interest rate cuts obviously has been one of the main factors easing the global financial crisis, but it has also sent back the equity prices to what they are now being fairly high levels compared to those of interest rates. It will be interesting ...
