All Securities Services articles – Page 13
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Features
Custodians warm to what CEE has to offer
While varying from market to market, the trend is towards business growth and more open-ness, writes Heather McKenzie
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Building stronger portfolios
Pension funds should build stronger portfolios to brace themselves for worst-case scenarios rather than just researching them a panel discussion ‘Where are the markets moving and how to react’, that was moderated by Karel Stroobants, chairman of Akkermans Stroobants & Partners. “We were too often disappointed by diversification when we ...
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Special Report
Skilled delegates the way to ensure democracy
Paid pension fund staff clearly need thorough training in the business area relevant to their role. But the decision-making process at a fund involves many others. In Denmark, more pension funds are taking a serious look at the skills of their delegates elected by members, says Claus Skadhauge, head of ...
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Making sense of information
In a dramatically changed research landscape, BNY ConvergEx now offers a new service for both independent research firms and money managers. Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports
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More than just a pressing need to know
Pension funds need more formal skills to deal with the plethora of new developments in the sector – from the flood of new investment products to changes in finance, pension and social legislation. Rachel Fixsen reports
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The FII approval process
Vikrant Gugnani, CEO of Reliance Mutual Fund in Mumbai explains the background to the foreign investment rules: “FIIs were first allowed to invest in India in 1992. Initially the FII holdings in any company were subject to various investment limits. Also funds invested by FIIs had to have at least ...
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Features
The dominance continues
In securities services, competition is fierce but local players still win out. Heather McKenzie reports
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Indian investment gathers momentum
Positive tidings about the Indian economy combined with a fast-growing market have given India an edge, making it a favoured destination for foreign institutional investors. Uday Pai provides the background to India’s success in attracting foreign capital
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Why cross border road is still rocky
The introduction of the IORP directive was supposed to bring multi-national companies one step closer to establishing pan-European pension provisions. But critics say that development is still years away. Maha Khan Phillips reports
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Features
Return of the absolute
Swedish managers are coming to terms with the new environment. Barbara Ottawa reports
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Securities show Swift growth
Securities and securities related payments traffic sent over the Swift network now represent 45% of volumes, making the securities industry the fastest growing sector of the Brussels-based financial messaging co-operative. As a result, securities issues are high on the agenda during Swift’s annual conference, Sibos, attended by nearly 5,000 people ...
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Pensions open for outsourcing
In the current regulatory and accounting environment in Holland, outsourcing is an idea whose time has come. AZL, a leading Dutch provider of pension fund management services, explains its plans to Cyril Widdershoven
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Room at the inn for non-Swiss custodians
While the market for custodians in Switzerland is ruled by local players there is space for providers with international reach. Heather McKenzie reports
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Bridging the credibility gap
The divergence between asset managers and pension funds about the products funds need is symptomatic of a wider gulf. Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports
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Aegon’s €40bn pooling project with Citigroup
Citigroup Global Transaction Services is to build an investment platform for Aegon The Netherlands that will enable the Dutch insurance and pensions company to pursue a range of asset strategies across multiple jurisdictions. Sikko van Katwijk, managing director at Citigroup, said the platform is designed to help investment managers change ...
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Features
Who has the lowest costs of all?
If we measure the long-term average annual investment management cost incurred by funds from different global regions, we find that European funds, at 19 bps, spend the least while Australian funds, at 44 bps, spend the most. However, before we conclude that European funds are the world’s lowest cost funds, ...
