In Depth – Page 13
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Interviews
On the Record: Are you rebuilding your emerging market portfolio?
Three pension funds - Ericsson pensionsstiftelse, Linde and Previp - discuss their emerging market exposure
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Features
Accounting: Just ignore the FRC
The UK government’s release of documents under the Freedom of Information Act has brought into question the Financial Reporting Council’s pronouncements on distributable profits. Stephen Bouvier explores the issue
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FeaturesHow we run our money: Unilever Dutch pension funds
Rob Kragten, CEO, and Michael Kaal, director of finance and risk at the Unilever Dutch pension funds, tell Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about risk management and collective defined contribution
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On the Record: What is the role of equities in your portfolio?
Three pension funds - Inarcassa, Publica and Santander UK Group Pension Scheme Common Fund - discuss the equities balance
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FeaturesHow we run our money: HeidelbergCement
Marc Boone of HeidelbergCement explains why the group’s approach to running its many pensions schemes is like sailing a fleet of ships
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On the Record: Does Brexit change your investment strategy?
Three pension funds - APK Pensionskasse, ÄVWL and PFA pension - discuss Brexit’s impact
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Features
US Pension Governance: Upgrading for the 21st century
US public pension scheme trustees are having to develop the expertise and structures to deal with increasingly complex operations and demands of the sector. Christopher O’Dea reports
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Asian Pension Funds: Strength in numbers
Partnerships, co-investments and asset pooling are on the rise as Asian institutions take a more collaborative approach towards investment
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FeaturesHow we run our money: Nationwide Pension Fund
Mark Hedges, CIO of the UK’s Nationwide Pension Fund, tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the fund’s alternative assets portfolio
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Interviews
On the Record: What is your approach to governance?
Three investors - Railways Pension Scheme, Sparinstitutens Pensionskassa and Pensioenfonds TNO - talk about their views on governance
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Features
Resaver: Researchers in cross-border test
A pension plan for European academics could become a model for cross-border pensions, writes Barbara Ottawa
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Pensions Accounting: Appeal of a lesser evil
The International Accounting Standards Board has agreed to investigate a last-ditch attempt to address the challenge of hybrid-risk plans. Stephen Bouvier explores the issues
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FeaturesHow we run our money: AP2
Tomas Franzén, chief investment strategist of AP2, the second Swedish buffer fund, explains the fund’s approach to long-term investment
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Interviews
On the Record: What is your liability-driven investment strategy?
Three pension funds - Blue Sky Group, HSBC Bank (UK) Pension Scheme and Pension Protection Fund - talk about their approach to LDI
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FeaturesCommunication: Lessons from Scandinavia
The UK can learn from Scandinavia as it seeks to implement a pensions dashboard by 2019
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FeaturesHow we run our money: Stapi
Arne Vagn Olsen, CIO of Stapi, tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the pension fund’s asset allocation strategy as the capital controls on Icelandic pension funds are gradually lifted
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Interviews
On the Record: How have you broadened your bond exposure?
Three investors - Ilmarinen, MN and SEB Pension - share details about their fixed income allocations
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Features
Accounting: Lease liabilities are real liabilities
Stephen Bouvier explores the implications for pension liabilities of the IASB’s new leasing standard
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Features
Canada’s model evolves
Pension funds have tripled in size since 2003, largely thanks to investment returns. Joel Kranc examines the Canadian model
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FeaturesHow we run our money: Solidarietà Veneto
Paolo Stefan, director of Solidarietà Veneto, tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the Italian fund’s regionally-focused investment strategy
