Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 324
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Opinion Pieces
Letter from Brussels: Enforcement problems
Enhancement to the EU’s successful UCITS legislation for cross-border collective investments is now underway. But there are nagging concerns that whatever the outcome for UCITS V, the good work could be undone by member states and their judicial systems failing to enforce common rules.
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Opinion Pieces
Letter from the US: Back from the edge
If there was a clear message from the whole ‘fiscal cliff’ debate, it is that social security will be affected sooner or later. Employees need to realise that company-sponsored pension plans will become an even more important supplement to their retirement income.
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Country Report
Central & Eastern Europe: Are CEE pension systems safe?
Marcin Kawinski, Dariusz Stańko and Joanna Rutecka argue that the shift of risk to the individual within CEE pension systems requires greater protection mechanisms
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Country Report
Central & Eastern Europe: Against the grain
Czech plans for a second pillar go against current CEE trends, writes Krystyna Krzyzak. But the reforms still have every chance of being overturned
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Country Report
Central & Eastern Europe: It’s a tough old world
Polish second pillar pension funds are experiencing tough business conditions and restrictive legislation. Krystyna Krzyzak reports on how they are coping
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Country Report
Central & Eastern Europe: Who needs a funded system?
Bulgaria could be next in line for expropriation of funded pension assets, according to Barbara Ottawa
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Country Report
Central & Eastern Europe: Waiting for 2014
Hungarian pension funds are on the brink of extinction. The only hope is a change of government, and policy, in 2014, writes Barbara Ottawa
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Country Report
Central & Eastern Europe: No rush for the exit
Few Slovaks are making use of the possibility to exit the second pillar, according to Barbara Ottawa
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Country Report
Central & Eastern Europe: Filled with pride
Rachel Fixsen finds a buoyant pensions industry in its infancy but improvements could be made
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Central & Eastern Europe: Conservative mentality
Latvia’s pension industry is clouded by a lack of trust and communication, writes Rachel Fixsen
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IP Asia
ASEAN as a key investment zone
Institutions are increasingly looking at diversifying their investments from other parts of Asia into Southeast Asia, writes Joseph Mariathasan.
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IP Asia
Myanmar – A first mover’s gamble
Bee-Lin Ang looks at opportunities for investors in Asia’s newest frontier economy.
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IP Asia
Investor sentiment - light at the end of the tunnel
2013 may be a better year ahead for asset owners, Elvin Yu, Head of Institutional Business, Greater China & Southeast Asia at Allianz Global Investors, says in a chat with Wing-Gar Cheng.
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IP Asia
Opportunistic returns in distressed assets
Wing-Gar Cheng reports about assets in Asia that may provide the high returns opportunistic real estate investors expect from this type of play.
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IP Asia
Australia: not the investment gateway to Asia
It is right on Asia’s doorstep, but James Dunn finds that outside the big resource names there is surprisingly little Asia exposure in Australia’s stock market.
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IP Asia
Investing in wine doesn’t necessarily give a hangover
Wealthy investors share with Bee-Lin Ang their thoughts on investing in one particular commodity product.
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IP Asia
Commodities are increasingly becoming mainstream
There may be some humps and bumps along the way but it is likely be a multi-decade growth ahead for commodities in Asia. Wing-Gar Cheng reports.
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IP Asia
Indonesia's Taspen sees opportunities for the country to keep growing
Bee-Lin Ang looks at how Taspen, the state institution that manages Indonesian civil servants’ retirement funds, finds opportunities in the local market.
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IP Asia
China refines QFII and RQFII to broaden appeal
Beyond quota expansion, China takes steps to improve structural market integrity for QFII and RQFII, writes Iain Mills.
