All IPE articles in November 2006 (Magazine) – Page 5
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Co-operation is the way forward
As accounting rules tighten, more legislation is introduced and investment becomes more complex, a growing number of Dutch pension funds are contracting out their asset management and administration. Two leading providers of pension fund management services – Cordares and Mn Services – have responded to these developments by pooling their expertise. Leen Preesman and David White talk to the architects of this alliance
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Contradictions at heart of IFRS
Are the IFRS at odds with the Solvency II recommendations on good risk management practices in insurance companies, Philippe Foulquier asks
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Danes ready for next challenges
The Danish open door policy ensures a competitive environment for managers. George Coats reports
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Hitting the ceiling
Lithuania after much delay implemented its successful pensions system in 2004. Now the debate is where to go from here, as George Coats reports
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Time to call in the professionals
The Bureau Bosch survey of Dutch investment managers reveals a dramatic move towards the external management of pension funds assets, largely as a result of the new financial assessment framework. Frits Bosch analyses the findings of the survey
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SRI-boot now on bond foot?
The issue of applying SRI/ESG criteria to debt is surfacing, but there are questions as to how to go about about it. Rachel Fixsen investigates
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Bricks and mortar boards
The idea of a student accommodation REIT sounds appealing. But to assess its prospects, we have to consider the benefits for the universities and colleges themselves. Roger Blears and Brian Lee explain
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A big opportunity for small pension funds
With access to real estate improving for Europe’s smaller funds Kathleen Jung considers the best approaches for those with around €100m to spend
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Back to school
It is residential that is closer to commercial posing as hospitality. No wonder student accommodation is attracting so much attention. But pension funds are reticent, as Shayla Walmsley reports
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Hedge funds - assets or asset strippers?
Are hedge funds really locusts stripping Dutch companies of their assets or are they a source of rich returns to the pension funds that invest in them. Leen Preesman reports on an increasingly acrimonious debate between Dutch unions and pension funds
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Taking different approaches to the management of assets
Large Dutch pension funds are more active on financial markets in managing their financial position, whereas smaller institutions and company-linked funds are more likely to adjust the level of pension contributions to prevent under funding, Jan Kakes reveals
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Norway anticipates wave of low cost plans
Most new pension plans in Norway are likely to be DC products rather than the DB schemes traditionally favoured. Caspar Holter reports
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Trade unions try another tactic
With solidarity weakening, and the young growing suspicious of the pensions wealth of the old, Dutch trade unions are adopting new tactics to win new members, says Alfred Kool
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Putting the case for alternatives
While bonds and cash may have more liquidity than alternatives, the latter can produce higher long-term yields. Joseph Mariathasan reports
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Alternatives receive enthusiastic response
While Sweden is particularly experienced in hedge fund investments, Norway and Finland are renowned for their private equity acumen, as Gail Moss reports
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Swiss learn to love alternatives
The pension funds in Switzerland have overcome their natural reserve and are taking to the new opportunities – still with some reservations, says Gail Moss
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Using as many alpha sources as you can
Knut Kjaer explains why the giant Norwegian global fund takes as many independent bets as possible to David White
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Factoring ageing into pensions
Pension funds have already taken account of the problems of ageing, according to the Netherlands’ largest pension fund. Yet policymakers are arguing for later retirement or taxes on pensioners. Leen Preesman reports on the growing controversy
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Special Report
Making a beeline for activist hedge funds
The activities of activist funds in targeting companies that have become national champions have caused political apoplexy throughout Europe, with ministers wagging their fingers at pension funds and warning them to have nothing to do with predatory private equity companies and hedge funds. But pension funds are encouraged to diversify into alternative investments and become active owners of the companies they invest in. So what should they do?
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Return of the absolute
Swedish managers are coming to terms with the new environment. Barbara Ottawa reports
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