All Equities articles – Page 65
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News
Joseph Mariathasan: The implications of DB transfers
Some UK funds are quoting generous transfer values. But is leaving a DB scheme the best option?
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NewsMetallRente rewards new clients with 3.35% interest rate
Collective pension fund for metal industry gains record number of new entries in 2016
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator February 2017
With two full months of post-US election information to sift though, shifts in manager expectations have been as extreme as some reactions to, and rhetoric from, our newest world leader. Even more so than the prior month, the conviction that there will be movements in certain asset classes is surprisingly high.
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Asset Class Reports
Adapting to a new landscape
Successful investing in the UK’s smaller businesses requires adopting attitudes and techniques similar to those in private equity investing, according to Tony Dalwood
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Asset Class Reports
US: Policy unleashes animal spirits
The performance of US small and medium-sized companies has been boosted by an expectation of lower taxes and lighter regulation under President Trump
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Asset Class Reports
Small & Mid-Cap Equities: Smaller companies in a changing world
Daniel Ben-Ami looks at how smaller companies are adapting to the economic and political landscape
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Asset Class Reports
Smaller companies: The lifeblood of Europe
Smaller companies are crucial to the success of the European economy. However, the way they are nurtured by investors and governments varies dramatically
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Asset Class Reports
PureGroup: Sensitivity of selected funds to macro factors
Data shows the sensitivity of the five largest US small and mid-cap equity funds and the five largest European small and mid-cap equity funds to changes in macroeconomic factors
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Asset Class Reports
UK firms vulnerable to slowdown
Joseph Mariathasan finds that the UK economy has fared quite well since the Brexit vote, but smaller companies are vulnerable to any potential domestic slowdown
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News
Ethos launches corporate governance index on Swiss exchange
Index underweights or excludes companies not applying governance best practice and reduces exposure to high carbon emitters
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Latvian second-pillar funds boost 2016 returns
Equity-weighted funds outperformed other classes
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Norway’s oil fund lifts exclusion as Raytheon exits cluster bombs
Sovereign wealth fund revokes ethical exclusion of US firm after 12 years
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Belgian pension funds generate 5.7% in 2016
Lobbying organisation calls on government to reject the financial transaction tax for pension funds
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Mandate roundup: FRR, ERAFP, Nutreco, SPT
French reserve fund appoints new ESG managers while civil service fund adds climate change researchers
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NewsGlobal asset owners bracing for Brexit impact
State Street study reveals institutional investors preparing for investment, operational changes
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European, Asian companies lower outlook post-Brexit – Fidelity
Fidelity analysts say companies becoming less willing to invest in UK, but outlook for US improving
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PLSA toughens executive pay stance in new voting guidelines
Updated corporate governance policy follows BlackRock’s call for pay package reform
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Irish sovereign fund invests in online sales platform
Firm pledges to establish new office as part of investment by sovereign development fund
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Pension fund for Berlin doctors turns back on coal
Divestment from companies with 25% turnover from coal applies to 1% of equities
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NewsUK ‘could ignore’ European share-ownership rules
Timing of Shareholder Rights Directive clashes with Brexit timetable
