All Features articles – Page 156
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Private equity gets back to basics
While deal sizes may have shrunk because of the credit crisis, there is little evidence of a major downturn in buyout activity, writes David White
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Competition drives down Swedish ITP fees
The move of Sweden’s ITP scheme from DB to DC has had some unexpected consequences, finds George Coats
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Success beyond national boundaries
In the first in a series of four articles on a new research study, Amin Rajan and Jervis Smith highlight the lessons learnt so far by asset managers venturing abroad
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Tackling local government funds
IPE asked three pension services – in Finland, Germany and the UK – the same question: ‘Do we need several local government funds or is one enough?’ Here are their answers:
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Encouraging a sense of security
The danger of any form of insurance is that it may encourage people to take risks they would not otherwise take. This is known as ‘moral hazard’ and it is one of the risks of providing solvency insurance and pension fund protection. There is an argument that, to avoid this ...
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Reforming Norway's occupational pensions
George Coats assesses the impact of introducing a mandatory minimum pension in Norway
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Diversification, globalisation, specialisation
The strong performance of domestic equities means that funds in the Nordic region are likely to be able to weather the credit crunch, argues Nina Röhrbein
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EMD overcomes credit concerns
Investors are warming to emerging market debt. In fact it has proved something of a safe haven during the recent sub-prime debacle. Joseph Mariathasan assesses the asset class
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A fan of shareholder value
Timo Löyttyniemi, managing director of Valtion Eläkerahasto (VER), Finland’s state pension fund, talks to Brendan Maton about corporate finance, creating shareholder value and reforming the Helsinki School of Economics students’ endowment fund.
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The changing provider landscape in Finland
A low-yield investment climate and new local pension regulations are leading to a restructuring of the asset management industry in Finland, writes Reeta Cevik
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Shining a light on Danish real estate valuations
Denmark’s pension fund boards have the freedom to value their own domestic property portfolios, a situation that many find out of step with modern transparency requirements. Pirkko Juntunen reports
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No great rush to go pan-European
Cross-border pension funds are closer to becoming a workable option as jurisdictions create new vehicles and legislators lower tax and regulatory hurdles. But, as Maha Khan Phillips reports, it might take some time
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Equities still rule - home and abroad
Nordic pension funds are characterised by their high exposure to equities, in particular domestic equities, that over the past few years have helped to increase pension fund reserves through high returns. But the strong domestic returns also demonstrated the sharp volatility that comes with a large equity exposure. And so ...
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The answer lies in the soil
As the world wakes up to the scarcity of land and turns its attention to food production needs, perhaps agricultural land makes serious investment sense. David White reports
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Widening the net for asset pooling
Until now, asset pooling has been an option largely reserved for the bigger players in the Dutch pensions market. David White reports on an initiative to bring the benefits to smaller funds
