All IPE articles in July 2007 (Magazine)
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Making the index choice
Iain Morse examines the properties of the leading commodities indices available to investors
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A walk on the macro side
Supply and demand issues are hitting commodities, but China could well prop up the market. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports
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Commodities in practice
As pension funds continue to embrace alternatives as an asset class, investing in commodities is a young but significant trend, writes Nina Röhrbein
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Europe's pensions patchwork
After 10 years of upheaval, Paul Kelly examines whether Europe’s pension funds can be optimistic about the future
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Looking over the regulatory fence
The freedom of the EU pensions directive allows pension funds to move to more favourable jurisdictions. But, as Rachel Fixsen reports, deciding on such a course of action is not easy
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Transferable skills
Bond managers’ expertise in macro economics and sector analysis can be applied to top-down equity portfolios. Joseph Mariathasan reports
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No longer the soft option
Interest in soft commodities is growing strongly on the back of environmental concerns, finds Lynn Strongin Dodds
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An inequitable situation
The UK Equitable Life scandal shows the need for consumer confidence in financial services, writes Jeremy Woolfe
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Keeping to his horizon
Jean-Louis Nakamura, chief investment officer at France’s Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites, talks to Brendan Maton about the future of investment management, appreciating collective risk and retaining bright staff in a public-sector organisation
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Open funds open wider
Reform of open pension funds is liberalising the domestic market. Maria Teresa Cometto spoke with Intesa Previdenza, the largest such fund in Italy
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A foundation of strength
Italy’s banking foundations are among the countries more sophisticated institutional investors, finds Rachel Fixsen
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Survival of the fittest
Maria Teresa Cometto looks at how Cometa, Italy’s largest and second oldest closed penion fund, is staving off competition from banks and insurance companies
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M&A drives returns growth
Market movements and fund returns in May were largely a continuation of those seen in April as M&A volume and large capital flows provided the fuel for a global equity rally kick-started by strong earnings data. Also of note is the resilience of several markets to negative news over the ...
