All IPE articles in October 2010 (Magazine) – Page 3

  • Spain: Where to diversify?
    Country Report

    Spain: Where to diversify?

    October 2010 (Magazine)

    Gail Moss charts the asset allocations of Spanish pension entities and notes the increase in interest in risk management

  • Netherlands: Towards constitutional rights
    Features

    Netherlands: Towards constitutional rights

    October 2010 (Magazine)

    Two major reports on pensions set a challenge for the incoming Dutch government, writes Liam Kennedy

  • Features

    Reality check

    October 2010 (Magazine)

    The read across from US GAAP to IFRS is far from easy, despite the efforts of consultants such as Towers Watson and auditors KPMG to break it down. For example, the pensions comparison in the August 2009 edition of KPMG’s ‘IFRS Compared to US GAAP’, runs to 17 pages.

  • Features

    Spanish custody is set for change

    October 2010 (Magazine)

    Iain Morse reports on the expected effects of Target2 Securities

  • Features

    Barbarians at the gate

    October 2010 (Magazine)

    Gold may be a good hedge against an investment portfolio’s fiat currency exposures. But, Martin Steward asks, does it matter that some investors may be holding it for very different reasons?

  • Align your interests
    Features

    Align your interests

    October 2010 (Magazine)

    Gail Moss assesses how pension fund boards and trustees can make sure their interests are in line with those of their asset managers

  • Germany: Kandlbinder 2010
    Special Report

    Germany: Kandlbinder 2010

    October 2010 (Magazine)

    Till Entzian charts the consolidation trend in his annual review of the German Spezialfonds marketplace, during and after 2009’s year of asset recovery

  • Opinion Pieces

    IAS19 volatility danger

    October 2010 (Magazine)

    Perhaps unsurprisingly, pension fund representative bodies have registered their objection to the International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB) fair value proposals for defined benefit (DB) pension accounting. There is also backing from two major US organisations and a European one, plus general support by a second European body.