All Editorial articles – Page 7
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Special Report
Technology: Late-Stage Fundraising
There has been a sudden jump in the number of technology-based companies that have raised equity privately at $1bn-plus valuations, often with no sign of an IPO to come
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Special Report
Technology: The Third Industrial Revolution
A number of fast-moving technological trends seem to be spreading the importance of ‘tech’ beyond IT and into every corner of our lives and our economy
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Special Report
The Internet of Things
The technology mega trends of ‘Big Data’, robots and drones, sensors, wireless communications and machine intelligence all come together in the industrial theme that is the ‘Internet of Things’
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Country Report
Sweden: Rolling with the punches
Earlier this year, the Swedish central bank decided to push repo rates into negative territory. We look at how the country’s pension funds have adapted their portfolios
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Country ReportDutch state secretary outlines plans for pensions communication Bill
Pensioners to get access to Pensions Register from 2017, Jetta Klijnsma says
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News
German government presents plan to implement Portability Directive
Pensions industry has until mid-May to comment
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News
Swiss funds troubled by impact of negative 10-year bond yields
Swiss 10-year government bond yield positive if inflation forecast remains true
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Features
Success (and failure) factors
Most of the success or failure of a pension system can be attributed to design and input factors
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Features
Asset allocation: Where next?
Against the current economic backdrop, trustees and investment committees are unsure which sources of return they should allocate capital to, Liam Kennedy writes
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News
Dutch roundup: Deloitte, Cappital, DNB, Dow Chemical
De Nederlandsche Bank said mortgage investments has almost doubled to €6.7bn in 2014
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NewsBoost in UK medical bulk annuities as Gilts provide discount pricing
Schemes trading medically underwritten contracts at 5-10% discount over traditional bulk annuities
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News
Asset management roundup: FCA, NAPF, Natixis, DNCA, Man Group, NewSmith
UK’s FCA launches investigation of investment banking sector, to consider further review of asset management
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News
UK must offer annuity 'auto-protection' to counter DC freedoms
Centre for Policy Studies suggests government intervention in annuity market could appease right and left political spectrums
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News
Third of institutions do not use proxy data in investment decisions
Research from Stanford Business School shows portfolio managers rarely involved in voting decisions
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News
Investors welcome ‘opportunities’ in CMU consultation as MEPs raise concerns
MEP warns of short-term focus within proposals, calls to move beyond ’tunnel vision’ on capital markets
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NewsValida names new CEO as Zakostelsky pursues politics
Andreas Zakostelsky to leave board of directors to focus on political career, stays head of pension association
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News
Swiss Pensionskassen increase equities to counteract SNB losses
Snapshots offered by Credit Suisse, UBS show how pension market fared in wake of decision to end currency peg
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News
Asset managers look to boost headcounts despite weighing competition
PwC suvery of asset management chief executives show 46% to cut cost base in 2015, 28% to outsource
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News
Strathclyde joined by UK green bank in community power investment
UK’s largest LGPS commits £10m to hydro-electric power plant with GIB adding £50m
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News
Consultancy warns on risk naïvety in smart beta allocations
Towers Watson clients add $8bn in 2014 to smart beta strategies, but warns against inherent risks
