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Poland sets a challenge for EU expansion
Poland is by far the largest of the first wave of EU enlargement countries. Of the 10 candidate countries likely to enter the EU next, Poland’s population of 38.5m citizens outnumbers the 36m of the other nine nations and its own GDP is only slightly smaller than their combined GDPs. ...
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GRAM expects markets rebound
The keys to an economic upswing are again households in the US. The question is whether they will increase spending or focus on the rising unemployment and therefore be cautious. Until the market participants become more confident about a recovery, the financial markets could be quite volatile, and we recommend ...
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Funds' fees under scrutiny
The attraction for Belgian institutional investors of investing through funds is understandable. The Belgian market is a small one, and the size of the average pension fund makes investment funds the easiest and quickest way of achieving portfolio diversification. Also there are good fiscal reasons for investors taking this indirect ...
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Overcoming EU roadblocks
The Financial Services Policy Group has met in Brussels to consider the political obstacles to the action plan, which includes the pensions directive and the Lamfalussy report. The group discussed political obstacles to, among other things, the proposed pension fund directive (IP/00/1141) with the aim of paving the way for ...
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Battle for soul of directive
That the Spanish delegation to the European council working group on the pensions directive is trying to introduce quantitative rules has caused a bit of an uproar in Brussels. Those proposing the changes are silent while those opposing them are defending the parliament’s espousal of the prudent man principle. Ironically ...
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Time to go stock picking in the US
Equities in the US are ripe for stockpickers, say strategists. The market as a whole is likely to remain flat to firmer in the next few months, but those with an eye for a bargain could be the winners in the current climate, they say. “For now, it’s time to ...
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Xerox's tried and tested strategy
Even for longterm investors 10 years is a longtime in the life of a pension fund. This is exactly how long ago the investment strategy of the £1.5bn (E2.4bn) Xerox pension fund in the UK was put in place. “We have just had our tenth anniversary of this and what ...
