Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 450
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FeaturesSaying it right
The complexity of pension investments makes communication very important. Does the Dutch uniform pension statement offer a solution? Rachel Fixsen reports
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FeaturesSteady performance through asymmetric returns
Victoria-Volksbanken Pensionskassen has tried to move away from the traditional Austrian pension plan model. David White speaks to Claudio Gligo, who is responsible for the plan’s investments, about meeting members’ risk aversion
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FeaturesDealing with volatility
Finding global equity managers likely to thrive in the current market environment will be difficult. Joseph Mariathasan asks which approaches are likely to do most well
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Balancing risks and rewards
Value-based asset liability modelling and generational accounting can reveal the hidden value transfers between generations. David White reports
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FeaturesWhen the euro overtakes the dollar
The global credit crisis, which has led to a steep fall in the value of the US dollar and a rise in the value of the euro, poses the intriguing question – will the euro replace the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency?
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Special ReportWhen does it stop being responsible?
IPE asked three pension funds in Italy, the Netherlands and Norway the same question: ‘What is your approach to exclusions and the screening of stocks?’ Here are their answers:
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A never-ending story
Attempts to ensure the sustainability of Germany’s pension system have been underway for years, say Klaus Stiefermann and Cornelia Schmid
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FeaturesInstitutions focus on risk
German investment managers are seeing increasing demand for risk management services, including high reporting standards. And this has heightened in the wake of the credit crunch. Barbara Ottawa asked asset managers for their views on current thinking and on the outlook and trends in institutional business
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FeaturesA pensions stalemate
Reform of Austria’s severance pay system in 2000 has led to a curious impasse between new dedicated savings funds and exiting pension funds. Now some are calling time on Pensionkassen, Barbara Ottawa finds
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Reviewing asset allocation
What are German pension funds really up to? Dirk Söhnholz outlines the findings of a recent survey
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Funding: getting it off your chest
The Pensionsfonds vehicle was created in to fund pension liabilities off balance sheet. Liam Kennedy assesses views on funding trends in German corporates
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FeaturesTaking the CTA to the Mittelstand
Barbara Ottawa examines the reasons behind the growth of group CTA products
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Clearing the way for cross-border settlement
Ahead of a final decision, expected in June, regarding approval of the Target2 Securities (T2S) initiative of the European Central Bank (ECB), European clearing and settlement organisations appear to accept it as a reality. T2S is a securities settlement system based on the Target2 real time gross settlement system for ...
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Special ReportInvestors in people
Nina Röhrbein examines a fund that sees a strong correlation between human capital management, productivity, financial results and stock performance
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Special ReportChanges in security services
Outsourcing has become an important issue for master KAGs but, as Heather McKenzie finds, it works both ways
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FeaturesMoving towards specialisation
As the ETF market becomes more mature and efficient providers are looking for opportunities elsewhere. Nina Röhrbein examines the evolution
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FeaturesGrowing demand for thematic ETFs
As the ETF market moves towards more specialist products, Nina Röhrbein looks at fixed income, leveraged and style funds
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FeaturesHedging against inflation risk
Inflation-linked ETFs can play an important part in protecting the value of a portfolio. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports
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Bricks and mortar
The future looks challenging for private equity real estate funds. Lynn Strongin Dodds reviews the outlook and highlights some of the brighter spots
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FeaturesCase study: AP6
Sweden’s private equity national buffer fund AP6 has posted stellar returns over the past five years and its domestic investment remit was recently liberalised, reports Maha Khan Phillips
