All IPE articles in June 2007 (Magazine)
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Features
IFRIC concludes on D19 surpluses
Following a meeting of the International Accounting Standards (IAS) board’s interpretive body in April, the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC), Eric Steedman, a senior international consultant with Watson Wyatt, was left pondering one question. What justification IFRIC staff would find within IAS19 for arguing that an additional liability might ...
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EU ponders class action
Brussels turns its attention to share owners, reports Jeremy Woolfe
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The science behind the art
Recent analysis throws light on the decisions that fund managers make. Rick Di Mascio reports
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Back to front office
Tony Freeman discusses the technological challenges faced by fund managers today
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The pros and cons of being niche
Ownership structure is one of the most important determining factors in the culture of a firm and provides an early signal as to what drives and motivates its leaders, says Paul Trickett
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Special Report
Encouraging best practice
Property and alternatives managers are also taking action in the area of ESG, writes Lynn Strongin Dodds
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Making bond mandates more flexible
The wide pool of fixed income prospects in the US means that managers are increasingly likely to fish there, finds Joseph Mariathasan, especially given the rise of unconstrained mandates on the part of pension funds running an LDI approach. But investors need to be aware of the pitfalls, as well as the benefits, of the US bond market
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Boosting the research environment
A serious chunk of commission is available to those investment banks that can put together quality research on a growing number of extra-financial issues, writes Sophia Grene
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How travel broadens the returns
Global bond managers are favouring Asian markets on the back of the region’s economic renaissance. Richard Newell looks at the strategy followed by Franklin Templeton’s fixed income team
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Making the most of the risk budget
John Toohey, managing director of AIG Pension, looks beyond the LDI concept to what he considers a more appropriate response to the return expectations of fund sponsors in Asia
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Future growth built on solid ground
Michael Grimes takes soundings from the local asset management community on prospects for investors in Malaysian stocks
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The risk of large capital flows
Marsha Vande Berg reports from Kyoto on the occasion of the Asian Development Bank’s 40th anniversary
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Special Report
A changing investment climate
Emissions carbon trading strategies are opening up opportunities for pension funds, writes Nina Röhrbein
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Finding common ground
What constitutes social and ethical investing and as the area develops, is there any chance of harmonising the confusing array of terminology? Sophia Grene offers answers
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Good spreads despite worrying fundamentals
Yield curve/duration Both the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England acted predictably this month, the former leaving rates alone and the latter hiking by a quarter point. The ECB stated that it would be maintaining its ‘vigilant’ stance, and the majority view is that European rates will ...
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Moving to diversify
George Coats finds that Cypriot pension funds are diversifying their portfolios in line with the EU pensions directive ahead of euro adoption next year
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Down to the woods
For those investors prepared for the long haul, timberland has proved to be a stable, long-term investment with good annual returns. Nina Röhrbein reports
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Identifying the future value driver
Good investment performance is the key to higher M&A valuations, says Ray Soudah
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Environmental evangelists
The EAPF is a forward thinker when it comes to integrating concerns for environmental issues with asset management. David White spoke to Howard Pearce
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Special Report
Finance, not philanthropy
With more NGOs converting to banks in the developing world, the microfinance opportunities for pension funds are set to multiply. Rachel Fixsen reports
