All articles by Carlo Svaluto Moreolo – Page 25
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Features
Europe is already one economy
In the midst of the 2012 euro-zone crisis, American economist Fred Bergsten called the euro-zone a “half-built house”. In an outspoken article in the September/October 2012 issue of Foreign Affairs magazine he argued that, to solve the crisis, the flawed institutional design of the euro-zone had to be improved.
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Features
Pensions should have a wider purpose
Pension funds like to emphasise that their key goal is to provide sustainable retirement income to their members.Yet many pension funds spend significant resources on addressing issues that go beyond providing pensions
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FeaturesHow we run our money: Solidarietà Veneto
Paolo Stefan, director of Solidarietà Veneto, tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the Italian fund’s regionally-focused investment strategy
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Special Report
Global Energy: Something new under the sun
An overview of the global energy sector shows the world’s relationship with energy is being transformed, writes Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
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Iran: Tomorrow’s energy superpower
Relief from UN sanctions unlocks few energy-related investment opportunities in Iran, but the long-term potential is significant
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Special Report: A new energy economy
While it is reasonable to predict that the oil price will rebound in the second half of 2016, the collapse of the commodity that began in 2014 leaves a mark in investors’ consciousness
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Interviews
On the Record: How have you broadened your bond exposure?
Three investors - Ilmarinen, MN and SEB Pension - share details about their fixed income allocations
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FeaturesHow we run our money: Industriens Pension
Laila Mortensen, CEO of Denmark’s Industriens Pension, tells IPE about her efforts to improve the fund’s main pension product
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Investment: Convex protection
With record-low corporate spreads and volatile equity markets, is it time to take a closer look at convertible bonds?
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Special Report
Special Report: Consultants under scrutiny
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is carrying out a comprehensive review of the asset management industry, which reaches to the heart of investment consultants’ business models
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Special Report
Portfolio Construction: Calculated risks
Factor investing promises to outperform both passive and active management. Carlo Svaluto Moreolo discusses the issue of implementation
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Features
Appeasing the gatekeeper
Last year I attended a drinks reception organised by a UK consultancy. The event was arranged specifically to allow the firm’s staff to meet with the asset management community. The theme running through the opening remarks was simple: “We have no current or future plans to offer fiduciary management, therefore we will never compete with you.”
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Interviews
On the Record: Are you restructuring your asset allocation?
KBC Pensionfonds, National Employment Savings Trust and PME discuss restructuring asset allocations
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Special ReportInsurance-Linked Securities: Taking the market by storm
Insurance-linked securities are gaining popularity as a diversifying asset class, but what are the available strategies, underlying risks and costs?
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Features
Opportunities in Solvency II
What kind of opportunities and challenges does Solvency II, the new regulatory regime for insurance companies, create for pension schemes?
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FeaturesHow we run our money: Pensioenfonds Metaal OFP
Belgium’s Pensioenfonds Metaal OF has recently turned 15 but already behaves like a seasoned investor. Greet Grauls, finance manager, and Jan Frederickx, operations manager, talk about the fund’s strategy
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Interviews
On the Record: How do you optimise asset management costs?
Three pension funds - FONSEA, Pensions Caixa 30 and Sampension - discuss asset management costs
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Special Report
Who’s afraid of life risk?
Investors in insurance-linked securities (ILS) generally underwrite non-life risk, but sometimes insurers are willing to offload life risk as well, finds Carlo Svaluto Moreolo. What can investors expect from entering the life-risk market?
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News
Law firm Jones Day prepares for emerging market debt defaults
Firm to analyse legal issues arising from upcoming defaults
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Features
Strategically speaking: Loomis Sayles
This year, Loomis Sayles will be celebrating the fifth anniversary of its European headquarters in London. The Boston-based active manager has plenty to cheer about its presence this side of the Atlantic
