Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 509
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Shopping for shorts
Has the time come to let managers go long and short? Alastair Sayer looks at the pros and cons
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Contributors' welfare is paramount
The Kosovo Pension Savings Trust is at pains to ensure its mandatory scheme is transparently one that members can trust, writes David White
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Full head of steam for asset managers
With pension funds willing to consider new approaches, the asset managers are experiencing heady times. George Coats assesses the fast moving scene
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Hedge funds - over the top?
In this month’s Off The Record, we look at the whether now or anytime is the right time for pension funds to be investing in hedge funds
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DC - a blueprint for the future
Streamlining DC decisions through an autopilot system would improve members’ retirement prospects and companies’ standing with their members, writes Roger Urwin
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Trustees raise the pensions bar
The quality of pensions services is improving as the market for securities services becomes more competitive and driven by external advisers, writes Heather McKenzie
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Specialists respond to legislative change
Clients are moving towards specialist consultants as the UK pensions industry adopts a more flexible savings culture, writes Rachel Fixsen
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Belgium stealing a march
With a brand new pensions law Belgium believes it has arrived at the pan European pension fund solution. Philip Neyt talks to Fennell Betson
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Alternatives make gradual headway
The take-up of alternatives as an asset class remains relatively weak despite one or two high profile exceptions to the rule, writes Gail Moss
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Simplifying the taxation regime
The overall amount in pension schemes is unlikely to change as a result of A-day, except for the minority able to pay higher contributions, argues Adam Stanley
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Why Sfn was condemned to a slow death
The Dutch government’s desire to reduce early retirement across the private and public sector has meant a death sentence for some pension schemes. Brendan Maton looks at one doomed scheme
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A tale of two debates
The Dutch pensions market has been preoccupied with the twin issues of regulation and how pension funds should account for their assets and liabilities. David White reports
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Holland vies with Ireland and Luxembourg
The Netherlands has taken a leaf out of Ireland and Luxembourg’s book in its plans to be regarded as the destination of choice for tax transparent pooled funds, Kerry Ann White argues
