All Features articles – Page 72
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Asset Allocation: The big picture
Another summer passes with huge market moves and chaotic trading days. China’s stock markets ‘wobbles’ are still ongoing, and while emerging markets – especially in Asia – are still being sorely buffeted, more developed markets have attained some degree of calm.
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Demographics: Global Growth - Doldrums ahead
Niels Jensen argues that an ageing population and lower productivity are the biggest threats to global economic growth
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Ahead of the Curve: Brands and the city
Doreen Wang says financial analysts should give a company’s brand a bigger line item in investment valuations
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Pensions Accounting: A five-year plan
It’s that time again. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has just launched a public consultation on its work plan for the next three years
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Smart questions
There are plenty of interesting questions surrounding smart beta investment in an institutional context. First, does it work? Apparently it does, as academics find more and more evidence that it pays to have passive exposure to factors such as value, low volatility and small-caps.
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Prudence penalty
As we mark seven years since the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers this month, the blunt instrument of regulation still hangs over pension funds with respect to European derivatives trading
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From Our Perspective: Who’s watching the watchers?
In some countries they are accused of heavy-handedness; in others they seem content to play a light-touch role. Either way, European pension regulation remains as diverse as the continent’s pension systems. The IORP II Directive, like its 2004 counterpart will be interpreted and implemented differently across the EU member states; harmonisation of regulation has not led to a harmonisation of regulators.
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FeaturesHow we run our money: PPF
Barry Kenneth, chief investment officer at the Pension Protection Fund, tells Taha Lokhandwala about the UK’s lifeboat fund’s innovative strategies
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What can Europe do?
This year Italy will spend almost 15% of GDP on public pensions, higher than any other EU country, according to Eurostat
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Diary of an Investor: Patience is a virtue
Once our half-yearly reports are out of the way, the summer months are usually a good opportunity to look through our portfolio holdings and to read up on the trends and forecasts that some of the industry’s foremost commentators are making
