All articles by David White – Page 3
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Features
Getting the research right
David White asks how fundamental houses are adapting their research processes to cater for the short selling element within 130/30 funds
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Features
Taking the downs with the ups
As the waves of the US sub-prime lending crisis lap on Europe’s shores, how worried should Europe’s pension funds be? The credit crunch has affected banks and institutions that borrow on the capital markets, as liquidity has dried up. But how has this affected Europe’s pension schemes and their investments? The evidence is that pension funds are prepared to ride out market volatility without any significant change of course.
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Features
The case for buyouts
The underlying conditions for corporate buyouts have never been better, but as David White argues, take-up still remains relatively modest
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Special Report
How to clean up with clean technology
Current concerns about global warming have raised investor interest in clean technology businesses and the private equity funds that invest in them. David White reports
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Features
Diversification through partnership
French banking group BNP Paribas has built a distinctive business model for its asset management business. Through a system of partnerships with specialist investment firms it has created a diversified portfolio of skills which it offers to clients through a single platform. Among the key ‘signings’ have been ...
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Features
How best to deal with a surplus?
Following the recoveries in both the equity and bond markets, corporate pension funds in Europe and the US are reporting surpluses for the first time for five years. In the UK, according to Aon Consulting, the largest pension funds have wiped out their deficits, and FTSE 100 companies have a total of about €1bn in pensions surpluses
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Special Report
Environmental evangelists
The EAPF is a forward thinker when it comes to integrating concerns for environmental issues with asset management. David White spoke to Howard Pearce
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Special Report
How to avoid future minefields
The row over pension funds investing in companies that manufacture cluster bombs and landmines could perhaps have been avoided if the funds had used a new portfolio screening service. David White reports
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Special Report
Seeing through pension fund investment
Few issues cause as much controversy as pension funds coming clean about the companies they invest in. Pension fund members may find themselves unwittingly supporting companies that manufacture controversial weapons, so it is argued that they should therefore be given information about how the assets on which their pension funds ...
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Special Report
French civil servants lead the way on SRI
The ERAFP civil servants’ scheme is an innovative and unique scheme in the French second pillar. David White spoke to its director, Philippe Caïla
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News
Asset shift hits Dutch corporate fund data
NETHERLANDS – Changes to Dutch corporate pension funds' investment strategies has meant that key performance data may not be published in full by their umbrella association, IPE understands.
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Features
Europe shows on Robeco radar
Robeco, a Netherlands-based asset manager with global ambitions, has set itself three broad objectives for 2007 and beyond - to invest in Europe, to grow in the US and to seed in the emerging markets. George Möller, who moved from Euronext to become Robeco’s chief executive in 2004, says investment ...
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Features
Turning private equity into a public enemy
As private equity deals get bigger, opposition to activities of buy-out firms has grown. Pension funds’ duty is to achieve the best returns through a diversified investment strategy, which may include private equity. But the jobs of pension members can be harmed by the activities of private equity firms
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Features
Quaker values keep DB flag flying
In retaining its defined benefit scheme, the family-owned Musgrave Group is reflecting the ethical values that are the bedrock of its attitude towards its employees. David White spoke with Noel Keeley
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Features
Convergence still a mirage
The search for a consistent approach to solvency looks a long way off – leaving regulatory arbitrage as a distinct possibility. David White reports
