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Asset Class Reports
Expect surprises in European high yield
Joseph Mariathasan assesses the European high-yield market at a time when political risks are set to dominate investors’ thinking
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Features
Pension fund consolidation brings risk
Pension fund consolidation remains among the most significant trends in the UK and the Netherlands
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Country Report
Sweder van Wijnbergen: The system is not broken
The two options for the pension system are not the solution, according to Sweder van Wijnbergen. The Netherlands should look instead to the model adopted by the TIAA in the United States
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Special Report
Turkey: A case for cautious optimism
Turkey has many things going for it as a destination for investors, but first it has to change its image
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Asset Class Reports
Crossover credit: Filling the gap
Joseph Mariathasan sees opportunities in crossover credit
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Asset Class Reports
High-yield bonds issuance: End of the old new normal?
Dewi John wonders whether global politics could finally end the lower-for-longer interest rates environment
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Country Report
Fiduciary Management: Modular solutions rise
Fiduciary management continues to be popular. Clients are exercising tighter control than ever and the emphasis lies on the strengthening of expertise, risk management and liability-driven investing, writes Mariska van der Westen
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Special Report
Mexico: Who dares may win
The uncertainty around Mexico’s future relationship with the US could create an opportunity for braver investors to get into the market
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Country Report
Fiduciary Management: A good form of complexity
Anton van Nunen, godfather of fiduciary management, responds to questions on his philosophy from André de Vos
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Asset Class Reports
Pure Group: Sensitivity of selected high-yield funds to macro factors
The chart data shows the sensitivity of the five largest global high-yield funds to changes in economic factors: default spreads, term spreads, interest rates and inflation
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Country Report
Fiduciary Management: APFs keep it in-house
Maarten van Wijk assesses the scope for fiduciary management within an APF, the new Dutch pension fund vehicle
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Country Report
Lift off for APF
The APF pension vehicle is proving popular, but it is too early to know whether it will come to dominate the pensions landscape. Leen Preesman reports
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Country Report
Interview: Mark Burbach - Blue Sky Group
Mark Burbach, the chief investment officer of Blue Sky Group, tells Brendan Maton how it is coping with increased investment regulations
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FeaturesFrom Our Perspective: Be wary of shredding the regs
The Trump administration maintains that some of the Dodd-Frank legislation brought in following the financial crisis should be repealed or amended
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Features
Netherlands: Actors take centre stage at pensions debate
Dutch pensions experts and the actors Gijs Scholten van Aschat and Jacqueline Blom shared the stage of theatre Stadsschouwburg in Amsterdam for a theatrical debate about pensions last month
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Features2016 Returns: Bounce-back time for European pension funds
European pension providers have begun reporting full-year returns for 2016, with several having fared better with their investments than the year before.
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Features
British Steel Pension Scheme: A pensions paradox
The £15bn (€17.6bn) British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) presents a paradox for the authorities in the UK
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Opinion Pieces
Long-Term Matters Investors are monkeys
Sadly, investors too often see, hear and speak no evil. Their failure to protest at Donald’s Trump’s entry ban is only the latest example.
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Features
Pensions Accounting: Stakeholder values
The year got off to an unexpectedly entertaining start with the eruption of a heated corporate-reporting row. The UK’s Financial Reporting Council finds itself facing its old adversary, Pensions & Investment Research Consultants
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Interviews
On the Record: How do you deal with geopolitical risk?
Three pension funds - Industriens Pension, Migros Pensionskasse and SPMS – explain their approach to managing geopolitical risks
