In Depth – Page 21

  • Features

    Shock factor

    November 2012 (Magazine)

    Liam Kennedy spoke with Theo Kocken and Kerrin Rosenberg about pensions, behavioural finance and a new definition of fairness

  • Features

    From ugly duckling to swan

    November 2012 (Magazine)

    Michael Kjeller of KPA Pension tells Nina Röhrbein about his fund’s transformation

  • Interviews

    On the Record: Govvies in decline

    October 2012 (Magazine)

    What is your strategy in developed market sovereign bonds?

  • Features

    Squeezing out the last drops

    October 2012 (Magazine)

    Brendan Maton assesses the favourability of tax-transparent Dublin and Luxembourg pooled funds as a way to avoid being ensnared by US withholding tax

  • Features

    Investing in solar and student loans

    October 2012 (Magazine)

    Nina Röhrbein spoke with Hans Wilhelm Korfmacher, managing director at WPV about the pension fund’s highly diversified investment strategy.

  • Interviews

    On the Record: Cost concerns

    September 2012 (Magazine)

    What impact will the EMIR regulation have on your LDI strategy?

  • Features

    All change… again

    September 2012 (Magazine)

    Stephen Bouvier reviews changes to the IAS19 employee benefits standard

  • Crucial assumptions
    Features

    Crucial assumptions

    September 2012 (Magazine)

    Norman Dreger and Andrew Arbour outline why companies with pension obligations in multiple countries should consider carefully which mortality tables to use for accounting valuation

  • Features

    Steadying the ship

    September 2012 (Magazine)

    Andrew Waring of the UK Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund tells Nina Röhrbein how the 2008 financial crisis led to a fiduciary management structure

  • Avoiding energy plays
    Interviews

    On the Record: Avoiding energy plays

    July 2012 (Magazine)

    How do you get exposure to commodities?

  • Features

    Vision to reality

    July 2012 (Magazine)

    Who’s ahead in the race for cross-border pension assets? Gail Moss reports on factors behind the choice of domicile

  • Features

    Back to 4%?

    July 2012 (Magazine)

    Mariska van der Westen outlines the Netherlands’ proposed ‘ultimate forward rate’ within the new framework for pension funds, which aims to marry real and nominal objectives

  • Features

    Defined ambition and supervision

    July 2012 (Magazine)

    The Dutch pension sector is working on new pension contracts, with softer benefits as the expected outcome. Meanwhile, the European Commission has planned to revise the IORP Directive and European supervision of pension funds. Dick Boeijen, Niels Kortleve and Jan-Willem Wijckmans ask if these processes are compatible

  • Features

    Against the grain

    July 2012 (Magazine)

    Mike Weston of Daily Mail & General Trust Pension Scheme tells Nina Röhrbein about his fund’s forward-looking approach to investment decision making

  • Interviews

    On the Record: Using and abandoning benchmarks

    June 2012 (Magazine)

    What benchmarks do you use?

  • Features

    Bad news travels

    June 2012 (Magazine)

    Thanks to potential underfunding, most Dutch pension schemes have already announced they will cut pension payments.

  • Features

    A safe harbour

    June 2012 (Magazine)

    Nina Röhrbein spoke with Cees Blokzijl, director of pensions at Vopak Pension Fund, about the interaction between the fund and its fiduciary manager

  • Features

    Northern lights

    May 2012 (Magazine)

    Iceland’s Frjalsi is starting to feel the effects of economic recovery but capital controls weigh heavily over its investment policy. Nina Röhrbein spoke with Arnaldur Loftsson and Marinó Tryggvason

  • Interviews

    What is your private equity strategy?

    May 2012 (Magazine)

    The highs and lows of private equity

  • Features

    Keeping tabs on the costs

    May 2012 (Magazine)

    Pension funds and trustees need to know exactly what different DC pension providers are charging so they can compare them against each other. Gail Moss reports