All articles by Rachel Fixsen – Page 199
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Common problems - different solutions
Changing political attitudes and economic pressures are forcing Europe’s public sector funds to rethink the structures of their investments. Rachel Fixsen reports
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Investors warm to hedge funds
While hedge funds are growing in popularity across Europe there are still some concerns about transparency. Rachel Fixsen reports
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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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Spreading the net
Cross-border investment is increasing due to the attractions of diversity and possibly a lack of opportunities in domestic markets. But, individually, pension funds are tackling this issue at very different speeds. Barriers may include regulatory constraints and a lack of in-house expertise. Rachel Fixsen spoke to three funds about their ...
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Diversity at a price
Unlisted, multi-manager products are being strongly marketed to smaller investors seeking diversified exposure to real estate. But what about investors’ concerns on liquidity and the extra layer of fees? Rachel Fixsen reports
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Amonis spreads diversification net
At Belgian professional medical sector fund Amonis, the equity-bond ratio is exactly level at the moment - quite a change from the ratio before 2000 which was far more heavily weighted towards stocks. “Before then we had about 62% in equities and 30% in bonds,” says chief financial officer Tom ...
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Incremental steps for change
In Belgium, pension funds have traditionally taken an even-handed approach to the bond-equity split. And because they weighted their asset allocation neither heavily to debt nor to stocks, there were few changes to make when broader investment opinion came around to their way of thinking. Since the crash ...
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Consultants kept busy as regulation mounts
An ever complex legal framework and volatile markets in Swizerland has been a boon for the consultancy industry. Rachel Fixsen reports
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Specialists respond to legislative change
Clients are moving towards specialist consultants as the UK pensions industry adopts a more flexible savings culture, writes Rachel Fixsen
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Altis Investment Management
Altis Investment Management is an independent investment fiduciary managing and advising on multi-asset and multi-manager portfolios. The company is based in Zug, Switzerland, with offices in Amsterdam and London, and employs a team of 16 people, “We are positioned as a pure fiduciary investment service provider, combining manager selection and ...
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SNS Asset Management
Known as a specialist in socially responsible investing, active manager SNS Asset Management positions itself as a one-stop shop for SRI. Unlike some players operating within the sustainable investment arena that focus solely on one aspect such as company screening, SNS has brought all activities related to asset management under ...
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Theodoor Gilissen Bankiers
Though founded back in 1881, Dutch bank Theodoor Gilissen Bankiers N.V offers one of the more modern strategies. Theodoor Gilissen is the only party in the Netherlands to offer passive index products, says Lodewijk van der Kroft, director of Institutional Asset Management at Theodoor Gilissen. Using an index-tracking ...
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Bounce-back factor
Equity returns have been a big driver of performance in recent years for Europe’s funds. Pragma’s Koen De Ryck analyses the trends and Rachel Fixsen reports
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In a world of their own
Size matters when it comes to pension funds. The bigger the fund, the better value it can give scheme members, through economies of scale on the investment side. On the other hand, when a single pension fund has to cover an exceptionally broad geographical area, the costs can mount up. ...
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An idea whose time has come
As debate continues in the UK over the future of pensions, the proposal to found multiemployer ‘Super Trusts’ has many supporters. The National Association of Pension Fund’s idea for umbrella pension schemes under which many employers would shelter has many advantages – most obviously economies of scale. But how well ...
