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NewsIs the SRI industry now dabbling in politics?
Recent events raise issue of conflicts of interest, says Probus Sigma's Chris Yates-Smith.
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NewsWhat do pensions regulators need?
Regulators must do more to create rules that take better account of risk.
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Opinion Pieces
Lee Hollingworth - Head of Defined Contribution at Hymans Robertson
“In our view, the open market option should be the default for all schemes”
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Opinion Pieces
MiFID II
The European Commission is preparing its revision of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID I) that provides harmonised regulation for investment services. MiFID II is due to be published in September 2011, slightly delayed from the earlier deadline of July.
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Opinion Pieces
A labour of love
This is a busy time for pension fund professionals in the US as they try to figure out the impact of new rules issued by the department of labor (DoL) on fee disclosure and fiduciary responsibility. Changes are likely to occur soon for plan sponsors, providers, investment managers, brokers, and advisers of 401(k)s and other defined contribution plans, which reached a record $4trn (€2.8trn) in total assets and 82m participants at the end of 2010, according to Plan Sponsor.
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NewsGreece lightning: How to ensure it strikes just the once
We must show more creativity in helping Greece become a stronger part of Europe.
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NewsHow could the UK implement Collective DC?
How practical is a Collective DC model that excludes members from contributing?
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NewsPPIs: The unbearable lightness of being
The so-called 'light' PPI has grown too heavy, says Mercer consultant Tim Burggraaf.
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NewsMartin Steward on scary moves in the bond markets
What's been happening on the safe-haven curves is almost as worrying as Greece.
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NewsUnions are wrong to protest over pensions reform
Spence and Partners' David Davison laments teachers' misguided 'bullying tactics'.
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NewsBlackRock on the emergence of Dynamic Relative Value
John Dewey shows how DRV might complement pension funds' strategic asset allocation.
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NewsGerman institutions give thumbs-up to alternatives but proceed with caution
German institutionals discuss the challenges of alternative strategies.
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Inflation: Come up fast, we're sinking!
Feeling conflicted about inflation? If so, take comfort in the fact you are not alone.
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NewsSystematic quantitative investment: The lesson of Texas Hold 'Em
Has the 'mathematical' style ruined the game? Or does it simply exploit reality?
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NewsInfrastructure: The road to salvation or hell?
Liam Kennedy looks at the reasons for and against infrastructure investments.
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Opinion Pieces
Wouter Pelser: CIO Mn Services
“Changes are necessary to ensure the sustainability of private equity investments and commitments by pension funds”
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Opinion Pieces
Clearer position on derivatives
Powerful forces are pushing both for and against an opt-out for pension funds from central clearing requirements in proposed legislation on market infrastructure, making it anyone’s guess as to the final result. However, the European parliamentary rapporteur’s softening of position must be reasonable grounds for hope.
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NewsWomen in pension funds: A small but talented pool
Lockwood Gibb's Sarah Dudney struggles to match Ernst & Young's top 50 women in hedge funds.
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NewsHas Solvency II knocked the EU off-kilter?
Pension industry's growing hostility to Solvency II may have knocked Commission off balance.
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NewsThe Year of Active Ageing's mysterious budget
Jeremy Woolfe applauds the 'European Year for Active Ageing', but wonders about its €5m cost.
