All Features articles – Page 197
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Is there scope for active management
Whatever your views about the valuation of the US large-cap market, because of its predominance – amounts to 35% of world cap – you cannot ignore it, writes Joseph Mariathasan
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Italians AIM for successful float
Pirelli & C. Real Estate’s SpA’s Spazio Industriale Investments I BV is to list on London’s Alternative Investment Market in a move aimed solely at institutional investors. “The Italian industrial real estate market is currently the second-largest in Europe in terms of physical space, second only to Germany,” Spazio says. ...
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Best small European investor - Corem
As a relatively small entity, French pension fund Corem has nevertheless managed to replace its original narrow portfolio of residential properties with a highly diversified spread of commercial real estate. Furthermore, it has done so by investing alongside other institutions in a number of custom-made financial vehicles which have given ...
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Best French fund - Corem
Corem’s award as the best French pension fund is a tribute to its success in transforming a narrow assortment of residential properties into a highly diversified portfolio. This award is sponsored by Schroder Property Investment Management. In early 2003, as part of a shake-up of a previous scheme, Corem was ...
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Market knowledge breeds success
Henderson Global Investors’ success in being voted the Best Real Estate Investment Manager, sponsored by Propex, can be attributed to a wealth of experience and resources, culminating in performances that have been second to none.Crucially, its results over the past two years have met the expectations of investors. For the ...
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Be bullish or be late
The formerly labelled ‘sick man of Europe’ is on the mend. The last four years have seen the Turkish economy reverse its fortunes. Since a meltdown of the financial sector in 2001, the country has undergone a complete overhaul and has rewarded investors with an attractive location for capital gains.
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S&P casts doubt over rule changes
Proposed changes to the rules governing Belgian SICAFIs - a local version of REITs - will increase risk and damage corporate ratings, according to Standard & Poor’s. “Loosening restrictions on gearing will increase financial risk,” said Andreas Kindahl, a credit analyst with S&P. The new rules would increase the maximum ...
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Private pensions in the making
While western Europe suffers from demographic imbalances, Turkey finds itself in a favourable position. If Turkey does not want to fall into the same trap as the EU, however, it may be well advised to further social security reform, both in the state-run pillar and the private pension scheme. After ...
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A step towards a more secure retirement
Deborah Cooper puts the Government's National Savings Pensions Scheme proposals to the test and finds a lot of detail still needs to be decided
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PPF targets low risk options
Unlike its US counterpart, the PPF is not backed by the government and is funded by levies on ongoing DB schemes, writes Lynda Whitney
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Shopping for shorts
Has the time come to let managers go long and short? Alastair Sayer looks at the pros and cons
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Contributors' welfare is paramount
The Kosovo Pension Savings Trust is at pains to ensure its mandatory scheme is transparently one that members can trust, writes David White
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Full head of steam for asset managers
With pension funds willing to consider new approaches, the asset managers are experiencing heady times. George Coats assesses the fast moving scene
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Hedge funds - over the top?
In this month’s Off The Record, we look at the whether now or anytime is the right time for pension funds to be investing in hedge funds
