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Asset allocation
Equities Investors are more bullish on US and UK equity markets and more bearish on Japan, Asia, and euro-zone equities. Asia experienced the biggest decline in sentiment; with the number of investors predicting a rise in Asian equities falling 10%. Asia had been the one bright spot in terms ...
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Fiduciary roles
Fiduciary management is now established in the Netherlands, but what role do consultants play when a fiduciary is appointed? Pirkko Juntunen investigated
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Looking for alternative advice
Pension funds and other institutional investors usually go to established consultants for advice about traditional investments. But where do they go for advice about alternative investments, and in particular, hedge funds? David White reports
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Special ReportInvestment consultants forum
Liam Kennedy spoke to senior figures from Hewitt, Mercer and Watson Wyatt about the new partnership-based relationships that they are forging with their clients
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FeaturesThe consulting kaleidoscope
Investment consultants, asset managers and investment banks are increasingly operating on each other’s territory. Rachel Fixsen charts the overlapping boundaries in the advice market and canvasses views on how potential conflicts of interest can be managed
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FeaturesMoving further afield
Entering a new market poses challenges. Nina Röhrbein assesses the factors required to make it a success
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The rise of the specialist adviser
Rachel Fixsen charts the emergence of niche consultants and advisers in the pensions advice market
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Trusted adviser retains a key role
While the Singapore government has recognised the need to make changes to the Central Provident Fund system, which is as old as Singapore itself, the current situation is felt to be only a partial solution. Carl Redondo reports
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Special Report
UniSuper develops new risk budgeting
Richard Newell talks to David St John, chief investment officer of UniSuper, about hedge fund transparency and the fund's plan for a new SRI option
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An evolving market of smooth transitions
Heather McKenzie talks to providers of transition management services and finds a variety of approaches being adopted
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Hedge funds enter the mainstream - for good or ill
The New Year will see larger hedge funds and private equity businesses voluntarily submit themselves to increasing oversight, Paul Smith expects, with unfortunate consequences for smaller players
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Seeking harmony from regional differences
How is China dealing with the fragmentation of pension benefits across the country? Carl Redondo reports
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Positioning your super fund for the future
The head of one of Australia’s biggest investors has some advice for super fund managers who struggle to balance the books. Richard Newell listens to his words of wisdom
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Turkey case study: new kid on the block
Fideltus was established only in 2007 to deliberately – and somewhat contemptuously – eschew traditional financial services such as brokerage and asset management and concentrate instead on M&A/IPO advisory and debt restructuring services.
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Turkey: Focus on ... real estate
Changes to Turkey’s real estate sector can be described as a leveling off in prices for residential property targeting high income people, the introduction of mortgages for the first time into Turkey, the continued success of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and a growing realisation that Turkey is heading for ...
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Turkey: the asset management industry
Asset management constitutes a relatively small and underperforming area of Turkey’s financial services industry.
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Turkey's financial sector
After a flat 2006, in 2007 the Istanbul Stock Exchange saw an increase of 72% in US$ terms.
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The changing face of Turkey
The heralding of Turkey as a new entrant to the global economy is the result of a misconception. Turkey has, in fact, been tied into the globalised economy for decades, if not centuries.
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EM managers fare well
The Eurekahedge Fund of Funds index registered modest returns (0.5%) for the month of December, bringing its gains for 2007 up to 10.1%. Multi-managers turned in positive returns for the month despite a bit of volatility across asset classes.
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Market volatility at stable high
The month of December was marked by a moderate decline in the stock markets, as shown in the returns for the S&P 500, despite anticipations of a new fall in the US Federal Treasury’s intervention rate, which the economic climate seemed to point towards.
