All Features articles – Page 424
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Year of misery rolls on
The first half of the year certainly has certainly been a miserable one for government bond markets. As central banks across the developed world eased – some more aggressively than others – so yield curves began to steepen markedly. For most bond markets this also meant rising yields at the ...
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Multi-manager momentum
The multi-manager or manager of manager concept is beginning to gather momentum in the UK market as institutional investors tentatively hand over their assets. Leading the field are Frank Russell and Northern Trust Global Investors but SEI, the US-based manager of managers, is making inroads into the market, having set ...
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Furse’s first 100 days may be the hardest
Presidents and primer ministers are often judged on the impact they make in the first 100 days of their administrations, so why not chief executives? Clara Furse, who fulfils that role at the London Stock Exchange passed the milestone on May 16, so how has she fared? Just as it ...
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Dutch pensions legislation - changes ahead
Dutch civil law states that, in case of a merger or takeover, rights and liabilities coming from a current employment contract have to be transferred to the new company. The company’s assets and liabilities are also transferred. Pension rights, though, are an exception. It has to be put in writing ...
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Insurers angle for pensions share
The domination of French life assurance by bancassurance seems unstoppable. In a market worth FF450bn (€72bn), bancassurers have a massive 67% share. Sara Fenelon, of reassurer SCOR Vie, attributes this to strong customer relationships. “The banks are very close to their customers, especially in towns and villages in rural France. ...
