All IPE articles in June 2011 (Magazine) – Page 2
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Features
A question of faith
“We want to strengthen faith in the second pillar,” the Swiss government frequently points out when defending its plans for structural reform of the Swiss mandatory occupational pension system. But according to the Swiss pension fund association ASIP, it is not individuals’ faith that needs strengthening.
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From our perspective: Get reforming
In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was compelled to roll a boulder up a hill, continually, only to watch it roll down again and to repeat the procedure again and again.
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In pursuit of a good mix
Just over 88% of this month’s respondents said they invested with managers who use quantitative tools – although we should acknowledge some self-selection bias. Of these, 29% have a specialist quant manager section in their portfolio (and a further 12% only have them in their hedge funds) while 35% have quants working across their entire portfolio.
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It’s a target, stupid!
Any regular reader of this column would know that the IASB and the US FASB would hardly dare fail to miss their self-assigned 30 June 2011 deadline for convergence of their respective accounting literature.
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Special Report
It’s still a man’s world
Nina Röhrbein finds out whether diversity on company boards help stave off crises by bringing fresh thinking and different skills?
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Special Report
Quant: Quant surveyors
As the recent AXA Rosenberg episode revealed, systematic quantitative investment promises the ideal in transparency and integrated risk-management – as long as managers’ corporate governance is equally systematic. Martin Steward reports
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Scarcity value
Nina Röhrbein spoke with Vincent Ribuot, chief investment officer of UMR Corem, one of France’s few pension funds about working within a life insurance dominated market and the limitations it can cause
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Thinking the unthinkable
I have lost a lot of money in recent years by listening to the collective wisdom of the Anglo-Saxon high priests of finance on the subject of the euro. They have been universally critical, and frankly ridiculed its chances of survival. As Europe’s sovereign debt crisis has unfolded, the crowing satisfaction from these quarters has been deafening. And yet the euro not only refuses to die, but goes from strength to strength against the dollar. Maybe it is time to turn to an iconoclast to understand what is really going on.
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Special Report
Top 400: Leading soundbites
IPE questioned CEOs, CIOs and other senior figures in investment management
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Special Report
Top 400: Non-financial risks in the European fund management industry
Samuel Sender discusses non financial risks in asset management and outlines some ways in which their effects can be countered
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Top 400: Towards a unified code of conduct
A universal code of conduct for asset managers will raise confidence among investors, argues Nitin Mehta
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Special Report
Top 400: The consumer rules
Charles Muller assesses recent EU legislative developments aimed at enhancing consumer protection in asset management products
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Top 400: Balancing compliance with business growth
Flexibility is the key to overcoming the threat to growth caused by an abundance of new legislation, argues John Mayr of SimCorp
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Top 400: Clients and distribution
Peter Ellis outlines a four-point business structure for asset managers
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Special ReportTop 400: Active management - tipping the odds in your favour
The question of active versus passive management has long faced investors, argues Roz Amos
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Top 400: Diamonds and duds - what will shine and what will fail?
John Nestor reviews the results of the fourth AIMSE diamonds and duds poll and considers how views have changed
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Top 400: Hedge funds coming of age
The credit crunch is forcing a reckless teenager to become a responsible adult, according to Amin Rajan
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Country Report
Switzerland: Accounting mortality
Benno Amrosini and Ruben Lombardi assess the application of generational mortality tables, and their impact on the balance sheet and income statement
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Special Report
Quant: All in the numbers
Anthony Harrington asks what went wrong for quants during the crisis, but also questions the received wisdom that ‘all quants are the same’
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Special Report
Credit: Anatomy of a crisis
Joseph Mariathasan takes us on a tour of the crash and recovery, asks where bond investors should be looking next – and reminds us that credit is never, ever, a free lunch
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