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Putting down roots in Milan
The impact the Deutsche GSS acquisition is having on State Street’s presence in Europe is no more clearly evidenced than in its new office in Milan. As bank chairman David Spina put it recently it is transforming the business on this side of the Atlantic. “The aim of the Deutchse ...
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Whole new world facing Dutch pension fund market
There’s a whole new world facing the Dutch pension fund market. New coverage ratio requirements, increasing life expectations and an aging workforce are causing pension funds to take a hard look at their pensions strategy. This includes considering ways to decrease future liabilities, by re-examining their investing styles, and considering ...
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Facing up to hedge funds
The Netherlands has always been fertile soil for the growth of alternative asset classes. Dutch pension funds have a long tradition of private equity investment and are now among the leaders in Continental Europe their use of hedge funds. Industry leaders, like ABP and PGGM, have led the way. These ...
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Operating on a number of fronts
Peter Borgdorff, director of the Vereniging van Bedrijfstakpensioenfondsen or VB, for short, the association for Dutch industry-wide pension funds in The Hague, says there is reason for his members to be pleased with the outcome of the recent government proposals on pension reform. Harking back to the infamous September 2002 ...
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Hedge funds indexation: does it really make sense?
Barely a day passes without the announcement of another significant mandate from a large institutional investor looking to diversify its portfolio of investments by making an allocation to hedge funds. For example, in April it was announced that Railpen in the UK had plans to invest £600m into hedge funds1, ...
