All IPE articles in September 2011 (Magazine)
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Special Report
Securities Services: Security threat
Iain Morse reports on the avalanche of regulation heading the way of securities lending
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Country Report
UK: Risk takers
Nina Röhrbein outlines investment strategies of funds in the local government sector Reaching full funding is a concern to local authority pension funds. As the funding level for most larger local authority pension funds implies that a significant allocation to growth assets is required, there has been only a moderate ...
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Country Report
UK: Proof in the pudding
Joanne Segars, of the NAPF, says there are flaws in the UK’s pensions policies. Jonathan Williams reports
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Country Report
UK: PPF: Protector of the UK system
Nina Röhrbein assesses the Pension Protection Fund’s investment strategy
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Country Report
UK: Policy pending
Over a year after the new government assumed office, Jonathan Williams examines whether a flood of new proposals has been beneficial or detrimental to the pensions industry
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Country Report
The Netherlands: Social partners take the plunge
The Dutch social partners and cabinet have agreed on a major overhaul of the pension system. Leen Preesman reports
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Features
Martin Steward: Mayhem on Wall Street – and Main Street
As the kids ran riot across England on 8 August, traders nursed a one-month stock market loss of 15%. I don’t suppose the rioters were thrown into panic by their Bloomberg screens, but this was a striking coincidence for long-term investors to ponder.
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Special Report
Securities Services: Light me up
The ‘trade at’ rule sparks heated debate about ‘best price’ concepts and the road that equity market trading reforms should take, reports Richard Hemming
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Opinion Pieces
Plenty on the horizon
Even without fears of a double-dip recession, the wake of the 2008 crisis is keeping European Commission financial law drafters working hard at the legislative coalface. And that was before European Commission president, José Manuel Barroso, warned, early in August, that the sovereign debt crisis was spreading beyond the periphery ...
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Features
Volatility hits some more than others
Most European pension funds put on a brave face during the wild stock market swings at the end of last month, but some handled the pressure better than others. The larger Dutch funds initially adopted a rather phlegmatic attitude as the panic first set in, emphasising the long-term nature of ...
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Country Report
UK: Not so gold plated
Brendan Maton considers the policy and operational challenges faced by local government pension funds – whose benefits are often described as ‘gold plated’
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Country Report
UK: Mind the gap, please!
Nina Röhrbein reports on private sector funds’ strategies to deal with funding shortfalls
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Special Report
Securities Services: Sourcing global equity liquidity
Equity market fragmentation is a significant challenge to executing large blocks of stock with minimal market impact, writes Edward Pennings. At the same time, it provides an opportunity for those with a firm grasp on navigating this new landscape
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Interviews
Emerging markets equal future growth
What is your strategy for investing in emerging markets?
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Special Report
Securities Services: The lowest ebb
Greece’s financial services markets are at rock bottom. Iain Morse assesses the domestic custody market in the face of current tribulations
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Country Report
UK: Re-thinking fiduciary duty
John Dickson argues that with a little introspection, trustees can show the true power of the trustee model
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Country Report
The Netherlands: Devil in the details
The new pension agreement is an important step towards a necessary reform of the Dutch pensions system, but many of the agreement’s provisions still need to be fleshed out. Olaf Sleijpen of De Nederlandsche Bank finds that the devil is in the detail, as Leen Preesman and Mariska van der ...
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Asset Class Reports
Emerging Market Debt: Ugly duckling no more
Emerging market debt is a fast-maturing asset class that is converging with the global bond universe. But Joseph Mariathasan finds managers struggling to break out of top-down country-risk constraints
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Asset Class Reports
Emerging Market Debt: Perfect timing?
Peter Marber re-explores averaging strategies for entry into emerging markets