All IPE articles in September 2004 (Magazine) – Page 5
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Features
Plus ca change
One of the aims of arranging that the first four of the six AP buffer funds in Sweden have the same initial strategy was that putting the eggs in four baskets was considered less risky than putting them all in one. Three-and-a-half years on, a study published by the ministry ...
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Bucking the trend
On average pension funds in Sweden allocate 55% to 60% to equities, making them somewhat more risk friendly than some of their counterparts in continental Europe. But where the funding position is more comfortable, it seems that funds will happily move towards a more conservative position. An example of such ...
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Hot Italian autumn to come
Pension reform, a crucial part of Silvio Berlusconi’s centre-right government agenda, got the go-ahead in Italy’s lower chamber of parliament on July 28. The vote sealed the government’s victory on the controversial issue of pensions nearly two years after the reform bill had been presented to parliament and only a ...
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Currency managers do it all the time
The Russell/Mellon survey of actively managed currency accounts* continues to grow in its coverage. Last year’s results indicate that managers on average can add value in this type of mandate across a broad spectrum of investor’s currencies.The survey of active currency overlay managers is conducted on a quarterly basis ...