All Features articles – Page 76
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CEE Pensions: Fight for survival
The policies of a number of Central and Eastern European governments towards funded first pillar pensions have left some funds wondering about their future
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Focus Group: Cooler on credit
Six in 10 respondents to this month’s Focus Group think that credit has become more important in their fund’s portfolio over the past five years
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Nordic countries: Pension risk takers
The Nordic countries are today home to some of the most innovative pension funds, which one observer believes is in part due to an “engineering mentality”
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Diary of an Investor: Technological hurdles
Geert, our head of investment research, comes in to the office one April morning with a new gadget. ‘This is the future,’ he announces, showing off a new smart watch
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ESG: ELTIF - Waiting in the wings
Will European Long-Term Investment Fund live up to the hopes of the socially responsible investment community?
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Private equity: Filling the gap
Substantial fees and the plethora of private equity funds available mean that all but the largest institutional investors need external advice and support
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European Loan Markets: Lending expertise
The European loan market is back in business. 2014 was the first year of net growth – about €30bn worth – since the financial crisis
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Hard to explain
The European Central Bank’s QE programme is taking its toll on pension funds as healthy returns are unable to keep pace with liabilities
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FeaturesFlying the long-term flag
Rather like attitudes to motherhood and apple pie, there is no serious or fundamental opposition from institutional investors to the principle of long-term strategies like infrastructure or real economy lending
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Pensions Tracking: On the right track
There are innovative plans to help pan-European workers make sense of their cross-border retirement savings
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2014 Returns: Tomorrow’s returns today
Pension investors generally saw strong returns over the course of 2014 but for many it will be a one-off boost at the expense of growth in 2015.
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Has active share already had its day?
Joseph Mezrich presents research suggesting the much-hyped ‘active share’ measure may have helped select good stock pickers only before 2004
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Active share is no panacea
Andrea Frazzini, Jacques Friedman and Lukasz Pomorski question whether there is any evidence to show that active share predicts active managers’ relative performance
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Asset Allocation: The big picture
As the US economy continues to recover, the hour when the Fed starts to tighten is approaching
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Germany & Austria: Is choice an option for scheme members?
The ongoing shift towards DC pensions and increased member options results in a culture of inertia
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FeaturesAuto-protection: More than one way to skin a cat
This month, the UK defined contribution sector opens its doors to new freedoms
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Dutch Regulation: Dutch central bank bares its teeth
It certainly set tongues wagging in the Dutch pensions industry – De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the financial regulator, declared Joanne de Graaff, a professional trustee, “unfit” for duty
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Corporate bonds for the long run
The post-crisis world of bond investing is favouring the ‘new’ old-fashioned approach known as buy-and-maintain credit
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Regulatory bottleneck
Perhaps the true long-lasting legacy of the 2008-09 financial crisis is a heightened focus on regulation. Although the crisis itself was not sparked by pension funds, they are all too affected by the new wave of rules generated by those events.
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Diary of an Investor: The conference calls
Unlike my friend Eddie, I am not a devotee of the conference scene but I do enjoy a good debate, writes Pieter Mullen
