All articles by James Mawson – Page 5

  • News

    Schootse turns its back on new external business

    2004-06-14T04:17:00Z

    NETHERLANDS – Schootse Poort, the manager of Koninklijke Philips Electronics’ 12.5 billion euros in pension assets, has said it will not acquire more third-party clients following a strategic review.

  • Features

    Hard going for smaller funds

    June 2004 (Magazine)

  • Features

    Jump in - the water's lovely

    May 2004 (Magazine)

    European institutional investors are catching up their US counterparts in using hedge funds as a risk diversifier. Although some pension funds, such as the ATP or Tapiola schemes in Denmark and Finland, respectively, are not investing in hedge funds, others are waiting for board approval, such as the Netherland’s Blue ...

  • Features

    Wrap to tackle DC markets

    April 2004 (Magazine)

  • Features

    Toes in the water

    March 2004 (Magazine)

  • Features

    Warming up the punters

    March 2004 (Magazine)

    People climb mountains because they are there, but will German retirement savings funds use hedge funds just because a law makes it easier? For most institutional investors the idea of hedge funds is more interesting than actually using them at the moment. This is partly because the ability to invest ...

  • Features

    Still getting over the surprise

    March 2004 (Magazine)

    “Everyone was taken by surprise,” is the view from the German asset management association on the decision to reduce restrictions on hedge fund investment that came into force in January. This surprise was because on 6 February, 2002, Hans Eichel, German finance minister, had written in the Financial Times that ...

  • Features

    Value for money?

    February 2004 (Magazine)

    The cost of something depends on people’s willingness to pay the price. In pension consulting it requires them to place a value on advice where local knowledge is vital and limits cross-border competition and so the UK leads the way in charging clients the most. In part this is because ...

  • Features

    Torn by conflicts of interest

    February 2004 (Magazine)

    It is estimated that up to 90% of a quoted service company’s market capitalisation is due to its reputation. But this reputation can take a knock from clients and investors if people think there are conflicts of interest in the service provided and firms are no longer perceived as independent. ...