All Features articles – Page 50
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China’s MSCI inclusion widens the assets horizon
The addition of China A-shares to the MSCI Emerging Market index is symbolically important for China and could lead to improvements in regulation and corporate governance
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Asset Allocation: Economic growth holds steady
After a quieter summer for capital markets than in previous years, relieved risk assets remain popular. Economic growth has maintained a healthy pace with inflation yet to seriously surprise to the upside
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Ahead of the Curve: The rise of the cloud corporates
Digitalisation has profound implications for how corporates do business. It affects the way goods or services are invented, produced, marketed and consumed
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator October 2017
Despite rising geopolitical tensions, there was no corresponding rise in negative sentiment in the most recent survey period. That does not mean there were no changes in sentiment trends; only that shifts were mostly slight
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Macro Matters: The revenge of geography
The internet is fuelling rising global populism and digital protectionism
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Industry Views: FCA review
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released the final report of its 18-month Asset Management Market Study in the summer. The study offered evidence that the UK market for institutional investment advice and fiduciary management is not working efficiently.
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FeaturesESG: Sustainable finance to the rescue?
An advisory body to the European Commission has set out a vision for sustainable finance
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Diary of an Investor: The price of everything
We Dutch are well known for keeping an eye on the price of things and for our frugal approach to life. Increasingly, this applies to pension funds
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FeaturesEBIT: an interesting development
A look at the IASB’s latest attempts to devise a consistent way to measure and compare companies’ performance
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Debt warning signs are hard to read
A World Bank study highlights increasing levels of debt in emerging markets
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Oil: Changing oil price drivers
New technologies are among factors transforming global energy markets
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Setting Sweden’s buffer funds loose
Sweden’s four largest AP funds appeared to have had their greatest wish granted this summer
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FeaturesInterview: Christian Hyldahl, ATP
Less than a year into the job, ATP’s new chief executive is already stamping his own set of priorities on the giant Danish pension fund
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Asset Allocation: A Goldilocks period for risk
With such a notable lack of inflation throughout developed markets, the world’s seemingly synchronised economic growth spurt is not really reflationary in the classic sense
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Ahead of the Curve: Oil as an economic barometer
As Donald Trump’s presidency faces its sternest political tests so far, markets have begun to temper some of their frothiness
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Towards a higher retirement age
Europe needs to continue pushing through tough measures such as the recent increases in retirement ages seen in several countries
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Trade dispute: Germany against the rest
Foreign criticism of Germany’s strong trade performance is escalating
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Investment advisers need more scrutiny
The quality of investment advice to pension funds needs to improve
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Syntrus Achmea saga concludes
Wonen, the €3.2bn pension fund for the Dutch furnishing sector, confirmed plans to transfer its pensions administration from Syntrus Achmea Pensioenbeheer to TKP Pensioen
