All articles by Carlo Svaluto Moreolo – Page 28
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Special Report
Italy: Lack of long-term vision threatens to stifle growth
In giving more freedom to employees to make pension choices, lawmakers are in danger of slowing down the growth of Italy’s second pillar
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Special Report
Spain: Low incentives to save threaten pensions sustainability
Spanish tax reforms lack measures to encourage pension savings by workers and contributions by employers, raising questions about the adequacy of future benefits
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Features
Smart questions
There are plenty of interesting questions surrounding smart beta investment in an institutional context. First, does it work? Apparently it does, as academics find more and more evidence that it pays to have passive exposure to factors such as value, low volatility and small-caps.
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News
IPE Views: Do we need to re-invent investment management?
Carlo Svaluto Moreolo explores a paper published by 300 Club founder Saker Nusseibeh arguing that investment managers need to re-assess the very foundations of their economic thinking
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News
Swiss pension fund liabilities increase by 4% over first quarter
Pensionskassen liabilities grow as long-term interest rates fall, while returns come under pressure
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News
Italian regulator questions merit of pension fund competition bill
One part of pensions market could ‘cannibalise’ rest, critics warn
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FeaturesHow we run our money: ABB
Elisabeth Bourqui, head of group pensions at ABB, explains the Swiss multinational’s innovative approach to managing its 100 defined benefit pension plans
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Interviews
On the Record: Are you restructuring your emerging market allocation?
Three pension funds - Amonis, BNL BNP Paribas, and UMR Corem - talk about their exposure to emerging markets
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Country Report
Italy's Second-Pillar: Pension fund competition
A close look at Italian second-pillar pension funds reveals structural imbalances and growing risks. For the many employees without a supplementary pension it is hard to decide what to do
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Features
The political dimension of Italy's pensions
Pensions and politics are seldom friends. Politicians, more often than not, seek short-term policy impact; pension systems take time and patience to develop. This tension is unravelling in Italy
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Country Report
Interview: Elsa Fornero - Easing Italy’s pain
Elsa Fornero explains how the pension reforms she introduced while in government brought Italy back from the brink of financial collapse
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Country Report
Regulation: Frustration paramount
Italy’s pension system is in the midst of a reform process that started 20 years ago
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News
Investment professionals must focus on clients over profits – CFA Institute
President likens industry to medical profession, arguing focus should always be on patient’s health
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News
APK calls for ‘scenario testing' over traditional valuation methods
Christian Böhm says QE making traditional valuation difficult, calls for assets to be evaluated for ‘sensitivity’ to scenarios
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Interviews
On the Record: Are you anticipating a European recovery?
Three pension funds - APK, Fondenergia and Pensioenfonds TNO - share their views about Europe’s recovery
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Country Report
Q&A with Karin Oertli, head of UBS Global Asset Management Switzerland
The Swiss financial industry is changing, with providers facing stricter regulation, increased international competition and a heightened cost awareness by clients
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Special ReportEuro-zone recovery: Catching a tailwind
Euro-zone assets have generally performed well in recent years, but there are some substantial hurdles if their growth is to be sustained
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Features
No smoke without fire
There is a strange rhetoric surrounding the recent sell-off in European bonds, which pushed yields up for the first time in many months
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InterviewsStrategically speaking: NN Investment Partners
The rebranding of ING Investment Management, a well-recognised name in European asset management, is the epilogue to an intricate story that began during the financial crisis of the late 2000s
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FeaturesHow we run our money: Alecta
Per Frennberg, chief investment officer at Alecta, describes his team’s emphasis on investment analysis to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
