All IPE articles in November 2008 (Magazine) – Page 2
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FeaturesThe improving image of EMD
The increasing importance of emerging market debt as an asset class reflects the seismic shift we are witnessing as power and relative wealth moves from the developed markets to the developing, argues Joseph Mariathasan
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FeaturesLänsförsäkringar’s fruit leaves sour note
Many institutional investors shun hedge funds as opaque in process and therefore difficult to comprehend. Such investors can always fall back on the Warren Buffett adage that if you do not understand something, you should not invest in it. Far rarer are those institutions that have tasted the fruits of ...
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Special ReportMind the gap
Public sector pension institutions play an important, if often controversial, role in the Swiss pensions arena, argues Graziano Lusenti
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A gradual transformation
The arena for consultants looks much the same from one year to the next but it is changing, George Coats finds
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Troubles by the legion
As Iceland’s financial sector went into meltdown, pension funds were called on to play a damage-limitation role. Jenna Gottlieb outlines the evolution of the crisis
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Polish reforms take shape
Polish pension reforms began in 1999, but the presentation of new legislation relating to bridging pensions, annuities and the programmed withdrawal of funds suggests the reforms of the second pensions pillar could be completed just as the first pensions are paid next year. Ten years ago, Poland introduced a new ...
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Setting the rate
Fixing the following year’s minimum return for pension funds is an annual task for the Swiss government. Nathalie Munaretto and Ljudmila Bertschi look at current factors
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Unsettling times
Yield curve/duration At the very heart of the financial system, money markets remain almost paralysed and it is here that the recovery must start. Neither the global financial market nor the real economy can function without them. Without access to short-term funding, the banks are forced to sell assets as ...
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Special ReportBuy or build?
Some European funds have traditionally managed assets in-house for cost-effective long-term performance. Gail Moss assesses the do-it-yourself approach
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Managing pension and benefit risk
Gabriele Buchs and Nigel Bateman outline Deutsche’s Bank journey towards a co-ordinated approach to pension risk
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The packaged approach to diversification
Matthew Craig assesses diversified growth funds, absolute return funds that allocate to a range of asset classes alongside fixed income and equities
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Risk sharing and investment strategy
In this installment of our series of discussion papers, Jean Frijns concludes that a far-reaching reform of collective DC will lead to a more effective investment strategy by making it possible to harmonise risk frameworks and goals
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FeaturesBiting the poison apple
Dinko Novoselic explains that, although appealing for decision makers and the public, guaranteed returns have hidden costs
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FeaturesRethinking the elephant
Your view on US large caps should be based on whether you think they are an investment decision or a gamble, argues Joseph Mariathasan
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A triumph of marketing over performance?
A recent Morningstar analysis of much-hyped 130/30 strategies offers a chance to weigh up their performance. Joseph Mariathasan reports
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