All Briefing articles – Page 9
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Turkey: Rethinking auto-enrolment
Despite generous state incentives in the Turkish auto-enrolment system, opt-out rates are high
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Liquid Alternatives: The long and the short of it
The long/short liquid alternatives universe is more hetreogenous than some realise
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UK: Shifts in longevity
Whether or not to insure liabilities via a buyout or buy-in has long been a decision which most defined-benefit pension funds need to consider. Buyout deals have become integral to the pension fund landscape.
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Macro Matters: Emerging tensions
Amid all the talk of deglobalisation, certain tenets of the world remain fixed in our minds. Key among these assumptions is the status of the dollar as the global reserve currency.
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Briefing: How to model a trade war
So how does one model the effect of further tariffs on a portfolio? This article shows how to construct a potential trade-war scenario and analyse the impact on a euro-denominated global multi-asset class portfolio
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Non-performing Loans: A market in full swing in Europe
A stockpile of nearly €780bn worth of non-performing loans weighs on the European economy
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Selection is key in EMD
Anxiety is growing about emerging market debt. US rate rises and the potential for a stronger dollar mean that EMD may be heading for turbulent times
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Shades of grey on Dutch CDC
Dutch collective defined contribution is mostly a uniform concept, but with important distinctions
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FeaturesBrexit is no simple break
The implications of the UK’s EU departure will be complex and wide ranging for asset managers
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Macro Matters: Populism is far from dead
Few words are as visceral, and yet as ill-defined, as populism. It has become a catch-all phrase for the sense of malaise sweeping the world
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Pension Income: As simple as possible but as complex as necessary
The UK government has deregulated to make room for a radical reshaping of the private pensions industry, through the so-called ‘freedom and choice’ policy
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UK Equities: The pariah asset
No one wants UK equities. The influential global fund manager survey published by Bank of America Merrill Lynch reported that they were the most unpopular asset in April
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Asset Allocation: Mirages and safe havens
Creeping tensions have appeared in the interbank market that, in the past, sowed the seeds of economic downturns and financial crises
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Briefing: Commodity super cycle
The internet can in some ways be said to define globalisation.
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Financial Crises: Awaiting the Minsky moment
The bout of marked market volatility in February prompted a heated debate: were financial markets close to a Minsky moment?
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Briefing: Avoiding nasty tax surprises
Taking a consolidated view of taxation not only removes compliance headaches for asset managers but can also give them an edge over other industry players
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Emerging market debt: A universe in constant flux
Emerging markets have changed enormously since their advent as distinct category in the 1980s
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Convertible bonds: Welcome back, volatility
Investing in convertible bonds is a long-only strategy requiring investors to monitor a raft of factors
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Mortgages: Safe as Dutch houses?
The Dutch residential market offers good opportunities in fixed income, but foreign investors should do their research
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FeaturesCryptocurrencies and the state
Digital currencies dominate the media and water cooler conversations these days
