Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 477
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Moving to diversify
George Coats finds that Cypriot pension funds are diversifying their portfolios in line with the EU pensions directive ahead of euro adoption next year
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Good spreads despite worrying fundamentals
Yield curve/duration Both the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England acted predictably this month, the former leaving rates alone and the latter hiking by a quarter point. The ECB stated that it would be maintaining its ‘vigilant’ stance, and the majority view is that European rates will ...
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Environmental evangelists
The EAPF is a forward thinker when it comes to integrating concerns for environmental issues with asset management. David White spoke to Howard Pearce
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Making bond mandates more flexible
The wide pool of fixed income prospects in the US means that managers are increasingly likely to fish there, finds Joseph Mariathasan, especially given the rise of unconstrained mandates on the part of pension funds running an LDI approach. But investors need to be aware of the pitfalls, as well as the benefits, of the US bond market
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IFRIC concludes on D19 surpluses
Following a meeting of the International Accounting Standards (IAS) board’s interpretive body in April, the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC), Eric Steedman, a senior international consultant with Watson Wyatt, was left pondering one question. What justification IFRIC staff would find within IAS19 for arguing that an additional liability might ...
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EU ponders class action
Brussels turns its attention to share owners, reports Jeremy Woolfe
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Encouraging best practice
Property and alternatives managers are also taking action in the area of ESG, writes Lynn Strongin Dodds
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The new liquid gold
In the search for an asset that yields close to that of equities, biofuels could provide interesting investment opportunities. Nina Röhrbein reports
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A changing investment climate
Emissions carbon trading strategies are opening up opportunities for pension funds, writes Nina Röhrbein
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Down to the woods
For those investors prepared for the long haul, timberland has proved to be a stable, long-term investment with good annual returns. Nina Röhrbein reports
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Moving into the mainstream
The attitude of many US investors to corporate governance is one of confrontation. Shareholders on this side of the Atlantic, however, prefer a more engaging approach. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports
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Playing the long game
Created in 2003, the Marathon Club’s mission is to get pension funds thinking again in terms of long-term planning, not pursuing short-term gains. Hugh Wheelan reports
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Finance, not philanthropy
With more NGOs converting to banks in the developing world, the microfinance opportunities for pension funds are set to multiply. Rachel Fixsen reports
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Boosting the research environment
A serious chunk of commission is available to those investment banks that can put together quality research on a growing number of extra-financial issues, writes Sophia Grene
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Finding common ground
What constitutes social and ethical investing and as the area develops, is there any chance of harmonising the confusing array of terminology? Sophia Grene offers answers
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Finding the 'sweet spot'
As Malaysia celebrates 50 years of independence, a string of catalysts should keep the country on investors’ radar screens. CLSA’s Niklas Olausson highlights the key factors underpinning Malaysia’s break-out
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Smoothing out the future
Fund sponsors and trustees in Asia are looking to exercise greater control over risk and return in their portfolios. IPA has been talking to investors and the asset management community about the challenge of finding practical and cost-effective solutions. In this section looking at the broad concept of risk management, Richard Newell considers some of the solutions being put forward
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Making the most of the risk budget
John Toohey, managing director of AIG Pension, looks beyond the LDI concept to what he considers a more appropriate response to the return expectations of fund sponsors in Asia
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How travel broadens the returns
Global bond managers are favouring Asian markets on the back of the region’s economic renaissance. Richard Newell looks at the strategy followed by Franklin Templeton’s fixed income team
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The risk of large capital flows
Marsha Vande Berg reports from Kyoto on the occasion of the Asian Development Bank’s 40th anniversary
