All Features articles – Page 72
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Smart Beta Investing: A wealth of ambiguities
Separation of smart beta strategy development from index implementation makes it unclear who is accountable from a fiduciary perspective, argues Jeremy Baskin
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Nordic investors change approach
Market volatility and the pursuit of yield have been a concern for pension funds since the 2008 market crash. But while the end of 2014 saw solid equity returns and fixed income holdings artificially inflated by lower yields, the first six months of 2015 saw markets hit by uncertainty
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Asset Management: Expectations coming down to earth
In this final article on a new study, Nicholas Lyster and Amin Rajan argue that the tail winds from quantitative easing (QE) will be easing noticeably
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From our perspective: Back to the future?
IPE’s 18-year history has been one of the expansion of funded pension systems. While countries like France have held out in favour of répartition, others have expanded the development of funded pension systems
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Interview: Rolling back the barriers
Liam Kennedy discusses the role of research in institutional investment with Noël Amenc, who stepped down as director of the EDHEC-Risk Institute earlier this year
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US Illiquid Credit: Bankers by default
Structural changes in banking, regulation and low interest rates are transforming the illiquid loans market
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Fighting a losing battle?
The Swedish government has been considering the future of its AP Fund system since 2011 but, until recently, with little discernible progress
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Millennials: Cafe culture comes to Wall Street
Millennials are already changing the face of business and lifestyle. Christopher O’Dea looks at how this new-technology era is affecting economies and investment
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This is not a debt crisis
The widely held claim that the world is in the latter stages of a prolonged debt crisis should be challenged on more than one count
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DC evolution, Netherlands style
A new pension law next year is expected to speed up the move from defined benefit to defined contribution pension schemes that has been taking place in the Netherlands in recent years
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Diary of an Investor: Ten years on
This month I celebrate 10 years as investment director of the Wasserdicht pension funds and it is heartening to receive warm congratulations from so many friends in the Netherlands and abroad.
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Pulled in two directions
It is understandable that politicians covet institutional capital to help finance future economic growth
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FeaturesESG: Real green opportunities
How sustainable are real assets? Can property, accounting for one-fifth of carbon emissions, be green? And how future-proof are infrastructure assets? Jonathan Williams seeks answers
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Focus Group: Fixed in the mind
Some 44% (16 respondents) of the investors polled this month say that fixed income has become more important in their portfolio over the past five years. Ten of these say it has become much more important.
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FeaturesHow we run our money: Geroa Pentsioak
Ramón Nieto, CIO of Geroa Pentsioak, explains his fund’s success in achieving high returns
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Long-term views required
For institutional investors with long-term time horizons, equities make a lot of sense, particularly when bond markets appear to be in a government induced bubble
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Accounting Standards: Prudence redux
The International Accounting Standards Board says it has listened to long-term investors and is considering the reintroduction of the concept of prudence into its conceptual framework
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Don’t miss out on class action payouts
Class action activity is on the rise in the US where some European institutions have received big payouts
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Ahead of the Curve: Japan’s best is yet to come
A genuine change in corporate governance culture at Japanese companies will underpin good economic fundamentals
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Asset Allocation: The big picture
The plunge in China’s stock market in July was dramatic. There is still debate about how worried global investors ought to be
