Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 632
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Ready for a shake-out
In the world of equities, much of the complexity of risk assessment and management has been simplified through the development of capitalisation-weighted indices and the spectacular growth of indexed funds on the back of this. At first sight, it appears a straightforward extension to apply the same approach to the ...
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Care and attention deliver dividends
The index gives the investment manager an essential reference point. It is a prime way in which the pension scheme instructs the fund manager what risks to take, whether the prime worry is losing money in nominal terms next month, or protecting the scheme against inflation, or maximising the long ...
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Keeping track of users' demands
The world of benchmark indices and index providers has changed significantly over the past few years as investors have required new products and more competitive services. The traditional business of providing pure benchmark indices for asset managers to use as a performance measurement tool has typically ceased to be a ...
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All for one and one for all?
This month’s Off The Record considers the issue of solidarity. Many pension schemes in Europe rely on current contributions to pay for the benefit of pensioners now in the expectation that the succeeding generation will help them in their turn. A joint report by the EC and the European Council ...
