All Features articles – Page 46
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Derivatives: Pros and cons of central clearing
While there is uncertainty over exemptions for pension funds, compliance with EMIR could bring benefits
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Iceland: Pension fund ownership comes under the microscope
Like any major earthquake, Iceland’s financial collapse in 2008 has had its aftershocks.
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FeaturesConsolidation’s cornerstone
We journalists are naturally drawn to stories involving big sums of money, controversies, disagreements, and ambitious innovations. Pension fund consolidation in its various forms has all these elements
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FeaturesCryptocurrencies and the state
Digital currencies dominate the media and water cooler conversations these days
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FeaturesDiary of an Investor: Imperfect foresight
‘Administration!’ declares Geert, our head of investment research one morning. ‘Not a sexy subject.’
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Mortgages: Safe as Dutch houses?
The Dutch residential market offers good opportunities in fixed income, but foreign investors should do their research
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Identifying the real risk
Risk, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. The first half of February surprised markets with a sudden collapse in the value of risky assets followed by a rebound
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FeaturesInterview: Matti Leppälä, PensionsEurope
PensionsEurope’s CEO discusses the challenges faced by the sector under the changing regulatory environment
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator: February 2018
Given the similarities between the February 2018 and February 2017 expectations surveys, it may be appropriate to wish everyone a ‘happy same year’
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Ahead of the curve: Why bond covenants matter
For bond investors, who lack a shareholder vote, covenants are the G (or corporate governance) in ESG
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Asset allocation: A still unusual business cycle
There is consensus that last year’s global growth trade will continue into 2018. However, with today’s high valuations, risk assets might reward less than in 2017
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Indices and benchmarks: Let a million more flowers bloom
Index providers will continue to innovate but their business models look ripe for disruption
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Reporting metrics: Management knows best
The question that accounting standard setters around the world have resoundingly failed to answer is this: what is the magic number that captures a business’s performance?
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Governance: Big friendly giants
Index providers are eager to show their governance processes are robust and transparent
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Two sides of the bitcoin
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have attracted as many fans as critics
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Fixed income: A different breed
Bond indices are different to their equity equivalents but no less important to passive investment models
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FeaturesTake care with precious metals
Gold has been a byword for trust and value for millennia. For many investors today this still holds true
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Case study: Publica's index wisdom
Frederik von Ameln, portfolio strategist at Publica, explains how the Swiss pension fund uses custom benchmarks
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FeaturesESG: China unveils emissions trading plan
In December, Chinese senior officials announced the imminent ‘launch’ of a national emissions trading scheme. It will be the world’s largest carbon trading system
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Long-Term Investing: Regaining the virtues of common sense
This concluding article on a new survey argues that pragmatism dominates asset allocation
