All Features articles – Page 171
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Only the strong survive
Richard Johnson reviews the performance of Asian hedge funds and discovers that a manager for all seasons can be hard to find
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Roll with the punches
Asia may have led the markets down in recent weeks but, Kevin Hebner argues, the case for the region’s equities remains undiminished
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Take the 'A' train
While foreign investors seek out new ways to capture their share of China’s growth phenomenon, the A shares market still offers one of the key entry points to mainland exposure
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France's elephant in the larder
Beneath the political rhetoric for May’s presidential election lies a ballooning public debt problem and an unsustainable pension system, says Hugh Wheelan
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PERE and PERCO funds on growth path
There are reasons to be optimistic about the French DC market. Jean Kimmel looks at developments since the Loi Fillon pensions reform three years ago
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Trends fuel growth of professionalism
The investments of caisses de retraites are evolving to cope with a changing landscape, as Jean-Claude Angoulvant and Frédéric Petiniot explain
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Solvency II causing consternation
Imposition of the proposed Solvency II rules would force pension funds to shun riskier assets. Rachel Fixsen polls three schemes
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Next steps for IAS19
The IFRIC is charged with interpreting accounting standards such as IAS19. Stephen Bouvier examines its current project on the interplay between the asset ceiling and minimum funding requirements
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CEEC forum aims to promote dialogue
The European Federation for Retirement Provision (EFRP) launched a Central & Eastern European Forum (CEEC Forum) at a meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia, on 7 March. The forum is designed to bring together representatives from existing EFRP members from the pre-eastward enlargement EU and from private pension institutions operating the mandatory ...
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Attracting talented managers is not just a money game
Most pension funds cannot match the salaries big asset management companies offer for top class asset managers. But they have other perks, writes Rachel Fixsen
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Beyond nationhood
The Oxford Handbook of Pensions and Retirement Income Edited by Gordon Clark, Alicia Munnell and Michael Orszag, with the assistance of Kate Williams. ISBN-10: 0-19-927246-8 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-927246-4 936 pages hardback Price: £85 (€124) Oxford University Press This is a welcome new handbook and it is easy to predict that it ...
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Reflections on reaching half a century
Roland van den Brink, managing director of investment at the Dutch PME pension fund, talks to Brendan Maton about family heroes and industry influences
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Counting the cost
The government may have saddled itself with greater pensions liabilities than it thinks, writes Nick Silver
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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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IORP opens door but demand is key
France’s implementation of the IORP directive last year has not spurred new schemes or trends so far. Denis Campana looks at the many issues that need resolving
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Margins holding up despite high-yield dip
Yield curve/duration Government bonds and other top quality credit have benefited from sharp rise in volatility and subsequent ‘flight-to-quality’ moves. Short-dated bond yields have fallen to such an extent in Europe that the market is not pricing in more European Central Bank (ECB) rate hikes this year. Although most investors ...
