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Special Report
Vigilante armed with a torch
Pension funds in the UK are battling to deal with a public loss of confidence in them. Not only are asset values dwindling for the third year in a row, but high profile cases of excessive pay for top executives at some of the country’s biggest corporations has led to ...
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Special Report
Guiding light of shareholder value
When you think of Sweden, you think ‘green’ – environmentally friendly, clean and responsible. The Swedish pension fund world is no exception. Consider AP7’s high profile stock-screening policy based on international corporate social responsibility (CSR) guidelines. At the root, however, the debate between CSR, shareholder value and the role of ...
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Features
Between a rock and a hard place
Germany is in an unenviable situation. Its people are over-reliant on a state pension system that is no longer financially viable, and the Riester reform, designed to develop a third pillar pension system, and boost the unpopular second pillar pension system, has not been as successful as expected. If the ...
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Features
Short end of curve opens up
The last month has seen an immense rally in government bonds, predominantly spurred by Alan Greenspan’s comments. His hints at concerns of deflation in the US have given the market the impression that an increase in interest rates by the Fed will be a long time coming. Economic data released ...
