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More difficult to select hedge fund managers
The suitability of hedge funds within institutional portfolios has been under debate since hedge funds first appeared in the market. Even though more institutions across Europe are now having some exposure to this type of investment, many are still concerned about risk, lack of transparency and other issues that in ...
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Multi-employer move by Verbund
The fund of Verbund is certainly testing the structure of the Austrian pensions industry. In November, it announced that it was no longer going to be a single company scheme, but was going to join the ranks of those in multi-employer schemes, nominating one of the largest ÖPAG, as its ...
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Making friends with split personalities
A product that offers the better of bond or equity returns looks like the ideal investment, but till now convertibles have been somewhat overlooked by pension funds. In the past the size of the market was the main drawback, since any investment would be too small to make a significant ...
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Still hope for Taiwan
Asian countries still have a long way to go in the evolution of open, comprehensive and well-funded pensions systems. Each one has its own obstacles to overcome but Taiwan is typical of many in that it currently has a restrictive system that simply doesn’t work. Benefits for employees in the ...
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Putting inertia to work
Many people do not save enough for retirement, a fact that is a growing concern for the US government. But low saving rates are a problem also for US employers, because – according to NDT (non-discrimination testing) rules – the low participation of low-paid workers restricts the benefits that can ...
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Survival of the fittest
Currency trading is undergoing a transformation. A growing number of online platforms offer investors a range of options in terms of who they trade with, how they connect, the size of deals they will accept and so on. Some have been set up by the sell side to create a ...
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Investors behaving badly
Most of us who have been taught finance over the past 30 years have been have been schooled in a body of ideas known as ‘modern’ finance theory. This posits that investors are hard to fool and make decisions in a highly rational manner as they go about maximising their ...
