All articles by Gail Moss – Page 38
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Country Report
Central & Eastern Europe: Confusion reigns
Gail Moss reports on Lithuanian regulatory and legislative turmoil. Far-reaching reform is still needed to strenghten the pension system
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Features
Don’t be afraid to ask questions
Gail Moss finds out the kind of information pension fund trustees should seek from their asset managers since they cannot realistically be expected to understand the many complex products and strategies that are used to manage risk
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NewsEuropean Parliament to act on foundations by summer 2013
EUROPE – Sticking points include tax regimes, definition of 'public benefit'.
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NewsUK defined contribution pensions to grow by 11.6% per year – study
UK – DC asset pool to triple in value to £829bn by 2022, says Spence Johnson.
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NewsShrinking working-age populations to hit corporate schemes – Mercer
GLOBAL – Working-age populations set to shrink over next eight years, consultancy warns.
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NewsJPMAM wins Warwickshire Council active credit mandate
UK – Mandate to invest in JPMAM's Strategic Bond fund covering government, corporate debt.
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Features
In your own back yard
Gail Moss looks at how a number of regional pension funds are investing in their own localities
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NewsLithuanian parliament approves long-awaited pension reforms
LITHUANIA – Outgoing parliament OKs reforms in final days of term of office.
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NewsGerman foundations need more control mechanisms, warns survey
GERMANY – Majority of foundations lack board member with asset management experience.
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Features
Portfolio impact
Gail Moss outlines the concept of impact investing and how it relates to mission-based investing, which is often used in the foundation sector
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News300 Club: Asset managers must evolve beyond 'short-term salesmanship'
EUROPE – Kempen CIO says industry failing in expertise, discipline and reliability.
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News
Irish Life sells 17% stake in NAMAIL to UK-based Walbrook
IRELAND – Deal allows Irish government to remove risky-loan vehicle from books.
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News
Study reveals gulf between employers, employees' retirement expectations
GLOBAL – More than half of employees expect to work beyond retirement age, survey shows.
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Country Report
Spain: Crisis philosophy
Gail Moss finds that Spanish pension funds are confident about their ability to weather the storms of financial and economic turmoil
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Country Report
Portugal: Serious challenges
The 2011 nationalisation of pension assets reduced Portugal’s supplementary pension savings by a third, writes Gail Moss. Development of the second pillar remains a priority
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NewsEuropean Foundation Statute takes step closer to reality
EUROPE – European Parliament, Council should adopt proposal 'without delay', committee says.
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News
Natixis Asset Management launches volatility management subsidiary
EUROPE – New business merges existing structured product, volatility management divisions.
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NewsThink tank calls for end of tax breaks for rich pensioners
UK – CentreForum calls on UK coalition to build a more 'age-neutral' tax system.
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NewsUK roundup: ECJ, NAPF, Mercer, ONS, Barings
UK – European Court of Justice looks into possibility of exempting pension funds from VAT.
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Morgan Stanley survey reveals firms with largest pension liabilities
EUROPE – Alcatel Lucent has largest liability as percentage of market cap – 140%.
