All Features articles – Page 180
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Custody merger is ‘different this time’
The merger between Bank of New York (BNY) and Mellon Financial in December last year is unique, says Tim Keaney, senior executive vice-president and head of the asset servicing business at BNY. “In the past in the custody industry, consolidation happened when either a big player bought a smaller player ...
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East-West divide still exists
When playing the global opportunity set within fixed income, Europe still has some catching up to do with the US. Joseph Mariathasan reports
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Siemens - the never ending story
In the first issue of IPE we interviewed Herbert Lohneiss of Siemens who ran the group’s pension investment operations. He brings Fennell Betson up to date about the development over the past 10 years
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Good fishing in property pools
Property investment managers must be inventive finding properties suited to pension funds’ strategies. Pensions provider and asset manager Cordares has responded by setting up international pools for unlisted property, as Leen Preesman discovers
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Head for homes
It is boomtown – and not just in Berlin – but caveat investor: European residential has little to bind it as an asset sub-class, Shayla Walmsley finds
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It's hot in Helsinki
Continued investor exuberance over Finnish real estate will depend on bigger, better portfolios and further expansion outside the capital, as Shayla Walmsley explains
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Making liabilities the measure
The switch in mindset needed to adopt liability-led approaches in Irish portfolios is happening, writes Joe O’Dea, who examines the impact this will have
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In the pipeline?
While developers flock to seize the opportunity of Moscow real estate, institutional investor interest remains cautious – for now at least. Christine Senior reports
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Slovakia consolidates its pensions offering
Since introducing a mandatory pillar system two years ago Slovakia has seen some local players fall by the wayside, writes George Coats
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Elections may delay reform in Romania
While on the verge of introducing second and third pillar pension funds, the political will behind the reforms could be on the wane writes George Coats
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Hungary tilts balance towards equities
Radical pension reform in Hungary continues apace despite a recent government admission about the state of the economy, writes Krystyna Krzyzak
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Poland leads part of the way
Although it is the biggest and most developed CEE market, Poland has to catch up with practices elsewhere, writes Krystyna Krzyzak
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Custodians warm to what CEE has to offer
While varying from market to market, the trend is towards business growth and more open-ness, writes Heather McKenzie
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Baltic States now making rapid strides
As the local economies take off, the knock on effect for pensions is highly positive, writes Krystyna Krzyzak
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Ten or 12 funds set to dominate
Joseph Mariathasan looks at where the private equity market is heading and asks whether now is the time to subject them to regulatory scrutiny
