All Briefing articles – Page 13
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A key element for M&A success
Wolfgang Fickus says mergers and acquisitions can be a riskier strategy than organic growth but buying at the right time increases the potential for value generation
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LGPS: UK pools seek thumbs-up
After months of hard work, the English and Welsh local government pension scheme pools have received feedback on their plans
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India: All to play for
The signs suggest India is poised for dramatic improvements in its economy. But there are challenges around job-creation, education and manufacturing
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Global Debt: Caution in a world awash in debt
John Bilton, Michael Feser and Stephanie Flanders look at the effect that excessive leverage within the global capital markets can have on long-term economic growth
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Disruptive Technologies: Rising to the blockchain challenge
Jeff Conway says financial instutitions that ignore the potential benefits of blockchain and other disruptive technologies will be left behind
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FeaturesNeuromarketing: Cerebral pension matters
What happens when you put members in an MRI scanner? The Dutch pension provider APG has done just that. Gail Moss outlines how understanding the subconscious and intuitive neural processes that affect decision-making can benefit pension providers and members
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Discount Rates: Discounting dilemmas
As risk-free rates edge towards zero or below in many regions, questions must be asked about discounting methods, according to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
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Accounting: Just ignore the FRC
The UK government’s release of documents under the Freedom of Information Act has brought into question the Financial Reporting Council’s pronouncements on distributable profits. Stephen Bouvier explores the issue
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Commodity prices on the rebound
After hitting a low earlier this year, are commodity prices on the brink of a sustained rise? Daniel Ben-Ami investigates
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Securities Lending: More work to be done
Brian Bollen examines the resilience of securities lending as it evolves to meet new challenges and demands in the financial industry
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FeaturesESG: Green bonds get G20 boost
The green bond market has had a strong run in the wake of the December 2015 Paris climate-change agreement
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Risk: Plane disaster lesson for investors
Stephan Lods says analysing decisions that led to a 1977 airline disaster could help investors better understand risk
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US Pension Governance: Upgrading for the 21st century
US public pension scheme trustees are having to develop the expertise and structures to deal with increasingly complex operations and demands of the sector. Christopher O’Dea reports
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Strategic Investment Funds: Different animals to deal with
Strategic investment funds offer interesting co-investment opportunities but have their own rules and incentives, according to Georg Inderst
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Asian Pension Funds: Strength in numbers
Partnerships, co-investments and asset pooling are on the rise as Asian institutions take a more collaborative approach towards investment
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Italian Banks: Little cause for panic at this stage
While Italy’s banks are languishing because of a legacy of poorly performing loans, there is a belief that the EU will not let the sector fail
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SWFs confound the sceptics
Despite reports that sovereign wealth funds are cashing in their assets to cope with falling oil prices, the sector is still growing
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Macro Matters: Globalisation is dead
Bob Swarup traces cycles of globalisation and deglobalisation in recent centuries and concludes that the world is now turning towards Deglobalisation 2.0
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Pensions Accounting: Appeal of a lesser evil
The International Accounting Standards Board has agreed to investigate a last-ditch attempt to address the challenge of hybrid-risk plans. Stephen Bouvier explores the issues
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Political Risk: Anxiety to the fore
Investors are facing not just challenging markets but also increased political risk. Daniel Ben-Ami asks how they can tackle such uncertainty
