All Features articles – Page 186
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Flying through turbulence
Germany’s largest investment consultant Feri reckons it is on track again after a takeover and adopting a new strategy. Jan Wagner reports
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Politics holds up full implementation
Susan Thomas explains how India is tackling the largely structural issues of pensions development, given its demographic advantage compared to other countries
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To fund or not to fund?
From 2009 a new statute will bring with it a joint pension scheme for all members of the European parliament. Against the wishes of the members it will be non-contributory and maybe unfunded, Barbara Ottawa reports
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Indian investment gathers momentum
Positive tidings about the Indian economy combined with a fast-growing market have given India an edge, making it a favoured destination for foreign institutional investors. Uday Pai provides the background to India’s success in attracting foreign capital
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Goldilocks or stagnation?
With beta back in vogue, the time could be ripe for some thinking outside the box, says Georg Inderst
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A sure hand on the tiller
It says much about a person when a pensions regulator heads the poll for this Award. This is what Anne Maher, chief executive at the Pensions Board in Ireland, has done. In fact, the end of her stint at the board coincides exactly with the IPE Awards, making the presentation ...
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Innovation is watchword for scheme that makes most of new legislation
Robert Bosch, a leading German industrial company with 250,000 employees worldwide, of whom 110,000 are in Germany, established its pension scheme, Bosch Pensionsfonds (BPF), in 2002, making full use of legislation in Germany encouraging the creation of funded pension schemes to replace the traditional but somewhat creaking pay-as-you-go and Pensionskassen ...
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Learning from your mistakes
Five years on one of the biggest stock market bubbles ever, investors such as fund manager Cliff Asness still bear the scars from being a tech-bubble naysayer. Richard Newell reports
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Traffic light system sends out the right signals
In an increasingly complex and evolving German pension fund market, sustained yields and preservation of capital are essential. Given falling interest rates in the last few years, this is becoming an ever growing challenge. Germany’s Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK), the pensions management company that runs 12 independent public sector and doctors ...
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Who manages the managers?
Penny Green suggests that some companies are risking overall pension costs by not paying enough attention to the less glamorous operational tasks at hand
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The Spanish road towards multi-management
Over the past few years Spanish pensions have begun to focus more on equities and started to embrace multimanager strategies. Xavi Bellavista and Ignasi Puigdollers report
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One share, one vote
US research suggests that the one share, one vote principle could benefit corporate efficiency. Brussels is looking at the issue but will it take heed, asks Jeremy Woolf
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Wealth from the woodlands
Timberland investments can offer high longer-term returns to institutional investors, mainly through specialised vehicles, says Stephanie Schwartz-Driver
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Three steps to heaven
An increasingly broad fund offering has produced a potential nightmare for investors faced with comparing and assessing the tax, legal and regulatory frameworks. John Forbes advocates a structured approach
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A listless market?
Institutional investors are flocking to the non-listed, offshore real estate fund market, attracted by flexibility and tax advantages. For many though, there are not enough opportunities. Maha Khan Phillips reports
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Offshore funds – a REIT-off?
Freedom to manoeuvre must be balanced with the need for good governance. This is just one factor the offshore industry must address to maintain a competitive advantage, as Christopher Bennett explains
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Towards a common standard?
European prime real estate data is muddied by multiple approaches. A possible solution lies in collective action, as Paul Kennedy explains
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Too much control?
A heavy bias towards investing locally – and directly – is a hallmark of Swedish institutional investment in real estate. Martin Hurst examines why
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Stir crazy
Those seeking to diversify their portfolios properly are eagerly awaiting the new investment regulations, as Lynn Strongin Dodds explains
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Dipping a toe in the water
Iceland’s pension funds have a long history of real estate investing but are only now adopting more dynamic strategies. Gail Moss reports
