All IPE articles in October 1997 (Magazine) – Page 4

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    USA: Keep track

    October 1997 (Magazine)

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    The key to profitable lending

    October 1997 (Magazine)

    The key to making money from securities lending ultimately lies in the stocks you hold. Typically a UK pension fund will hold a majority of its assets in UK equities where supply can at times be greater than demand. Equities held in lesser developed countries with illiquid markets typically command ...

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    Russell loss

    October 1997 (Magazine)

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    Swiss make the switch

    October 1997 (Magazine)

    Switzerland is a large and mature pension market in the sense that Swiss employers have typically provided a substantial pension package to employees (in addition to basic social security coverage.) The special factor about the Swiss implementation of the three-pillar system is that the second pillar is compulsory. This comes ...

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    Strathclyde makes sure the price is right

    October 1997 (Magazine)

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    Managing the risks

    October 1997 (Magazine)

    To combat the risks of a loan return not being made or being delayed, the borrower will be re-quired to deliver collateral to the lender, usually with a market value which exceeds the loaned securities by a margin, typically between 5% and 15%. The margin allows for any variation in ...

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    The route to market

    October 1997 (Magazine)

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    Nomura's stock selection

    October 1997 (Magazine)

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    Views from other side of the table

    October 1997 (Magazine)

    Pension funds are losing their traditional ambivalence about securities lending, according to ‘borrowing’ institutions.Securities lending is becoming a mainstream activity,” says Roy Zimmerhansl, director of equity finance at Nomura in London. “There is a lot less fear and loathing than 10 years ago and more people are talking about it ...

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    UK pension panel

    October 1997 (Magazine)

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    Polish reform

    October 1997 (Magazine)

    The mandatory pensions reform in Poland has completed its legislative passage. President Aleksander Kwasniewski gave his assent to the bill last month. Funds are on course to begin operation on 1 January1999.

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    Siemens study

    October 1997 (Magazine)

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    Strathclyde takes the strain

    October 1997 (Magazine)

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    TeleDanmark

    October 1997 (Magazine)

    With assets of around Dkr18bn ($12.1bn), the TeleDanmark pension scheme is a giant that dominates the corporate pension provision landscape in Denmark. The scheme was long established as part of the original state-owned companies brought together in 1990 to form TeleDanmark, prior to its partial privatisation in 1994. The pension ...