All Features articles – Page 141
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FeaturesAsset managers rather than asset gatherers
Carnegie Asset Management (CAM), a Swedish-owned asset management firm that operates mainly from Denmark, has staked its reputation on the performance of a single product - its global equities fund. CAM currently has €13.2bn of assets under management which includes local equity assets in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark, ...
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Stagflation dampens markets
Yield curve/duration Inflation data across the world edged higher over the month. For the EU countries, energy prices were the main culprits pushing inflation higher. And as oil and other energy commodities continue to rise, consumer confidence figures sink lower. Indeed the latest University of Michigan consumer sentiment index for ...
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INVESTMENT MANAGERS’ EXPECTATIONS INDICATOR
Summary of managers’ expectations Equities Investors’ enthusiasm for equities is declining across all geographies. This is in contrast to the last survey where the US and euro-zone were relatively unchanged and investors were more enthusiastic on Japan. This time the biggest decline comes in the US where the number ...
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FeaturesGrowing in importance
Previously epitomising debt, default and hyperinflation, emerging markets now contribute more than the US to world growth. Joseph Mariathasan investigates if they are suitably decoupled from the credit crunch to be a safe haven or is it just a commodity-led boom?
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FeaturesSecond pillar on the agenda
Malta’s new social policy minister has put pension reform firmly on the agenda, reports Stephanie Testaferrata
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FeaturesBanking: looking to consolidation
This report was researched and compiled by Christopher Hindle and Marie Verpilleux of Global Business Reports
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FeaturesDeveloping India's capital markets
This report was researched and compiled by Christopher Hindle and Marie Verpilleux of Global Business Reports
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FeaturesPension benefit indexation rules
Rachel Fixsen provides an overview of defined benefit pension indexing rules in three European countries
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FeaturesThe step-by-step route towards efficiency
Liam Kennedy speaks to Bernhard Wiesner, head of corporate pensions at German multinational Bosch, about the challenges faced by creating a single Europe-wide pension scheme
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FeaturesInfrastructure: a quick road to reward?
This report was researched and compiled by Christopher Hindle and Marie Verpilleux of Global Business Reports
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The disappearing carry trade
A difficult investment climate has caused a flight to safety from currency carry. Iain Morse assesses what other types of style approach are available for investors
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FeaturesTake your pick for exposure
Maha Khan Phillips assesses the various routes that pension funds can choose to access currency alpha
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FeaturesSetting the parameters
Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at currency as an asset class and discusses the factors investors should consider





