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Tributes to Koen De Ryck
Koen De Ryck, who for many years ran Pragma Consulting in Brussels, passed away in September at the age of 66. During his long and distinguished career he was the Brussels representative for the European Federation for Retirement Provision (EFRP), and penned the 1996 report ‘European Pension Funds: Their impact ...
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AOW at 66 in 2020 still on cards
The Dutch minority government that came to power in October – led by the liberal party VVD and the Christian Democrats – has said it will continue the process of increasing the official retirement age for the largely pay-as-you-go state pension AOW from 65 to 66.
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AP7’s Peter Norman hired in ministerial reshuffle
The appointment of Peter Norman, former head of AP7, as the Swedish minister for financial markets, replacing Mats Odell, caught both the political and financial sectors by surprise. Those in financial markets were surprised that the politicians managed to make an unusually savvy choice, while those in finance were surprised ...
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Coping with low interest rates and high volatility
Bond yields have plummeted as governments and central banks try to fight the effects of the global financial crisis, while volatility has soared. Andrew Wood talks to Société Générale’s cross-asset team about possible solutions for insurers.
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Good governance - it all starts at the top
It is essential that Asian pension and reserve funds, which are the dominant asset owners in the region, should view governance on two levels.
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Pressure to outsource in fast-changing market
The increasingly competitive trading market in Asia placing a lot of pressure on brokerage firms to focus on core competencies and outsource other functions. BNP Paribas in Hong Kong surveyed of 150 brokerages to determine their attitudes towards outsourcing.
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Where a foreign partner helps
“We taught India the language of investing” was the Unit Trust of India’s traditional boast. Since T. Rowe Price bought a big stake in UTI, its modern slogan “Let’s plan to get rich” seems more appropriate. Joseph Mariathasan reports.
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Quasi-private equity approach is a good way to invest
Prakash Ramaseshan at Kotak Mahindra explains to Bee Ong how to avoid volatility when investing in India
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Biodiversity and diversification for Kehati
Indonesia’s green endowment Kehati has gone from passive investing to active and back to passive.
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Hedge fund flows and performance in 2010
How have hedge funds been adapting to life after the global financial crisis. Richard Johnston of Albourne Partners outlines the year’s emerging trends.
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Working age population peaked in 2010
Ten or fifteen years ago, global aging barely registered as a policy issue. But as a new study shows, China and the rest of Asia faces some tough decisions and policy challenges as they seek to avert widespread social instability. Richard Newell reports
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Punching above its weight
The tiny city-state Singapore amazed the world with its rapid economic growth. Can it repeat the magic to become one of the world’s biggest centres for asset management? Andrew Wood reports
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The case for emerging market debt
Amundi’s head of emerging markets debt management, Sergei Strigo, talks to IPA about the increasing appeal of fixed-income investment in developing countries
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Gold - the uninflatable asset
Gold may be a good hedge against an investment portfolio’s fiat currency exposures. But, Martin Steward asks, does it matter that some investors may be holding it for very different reasons?
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Dynamic allocation strategies on the rise
Assumptions underlying the orthodox static approach to asset allocation are being questioned in an environment where pension funds are forced to be ever more concerned about the volatility in their funding ratio.
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Securities lending evolves
Lending shares is no longer such a simple way to boost returns. Bee Ong reports.
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Plan to moderate structural economic risks
Can the government’s latest five-year plan reduce structural risks in China’s economy and ensure current growth rates are sustained? Iain Mills reports from Beijing.
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AusSuper chief questions role of bonds
Mark Delaney says fixed income investments might increase risks instead of reducing them
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Future Fund favours developed markets in the short term
Betty Kotevski reports on how the Australian fund’s alternative assets and debt holdings have boosted returns
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Central banks should take more risk with reserves
State Street Global Advisors’ Hon Cheung thinks central banks are too conservative when they diversify assets, and need to look beyond dollars, yen and euros.
