All Features articles – Page 341
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War against deflation
Although it may not currently be fashionable to admit it: we are fundamentalists. This relates to our investment and research, not ideological, approach. The first step in every investment decision is the analysis of the key long-term drivers of an investment. We then confront our findings with the consensus view. ...
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And the 'Blue Ribbon' answer...
We propose a more pragmatic direction that leverages the best practices adopted by corporate pension funds. If anything, the mistake made by many reformers was to confuse ‘corporatisation’ with sprivatisations. In our forthcoming book ‘Rethinking Pension Reform’ (Cambridge University Press), we propose a ‘permanent’ solution to the problem of maintaining ...
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Avoiding the 'DB killer'
Agreement on the translation of IAS 19 accounting standards for Dutch pension funds looks set to allay fears about how the standards might affect the Netherlands’ predominantly defined benefit (DB) pension plans. According to Jeroen Steenvoorden, director of the OPF, interested parties, including the OPF, have been talking to and ...
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One of Europe's best kept secrets
Gilles du Fretay has been offering hedge funds of funds in Paris since 1986, which makes him Europe’s longest established player, he says. What’s more, he’s been providing them mainly through onshore French funds, which is one reason perhaps why he may be one of the continent’s best kept secrets. ...
