Asset Allocation – Page 128
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Knitting together the EU quilt
Europe requires private placements. Iain Morse reports on how this can be achieved
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Resurrecting endowments
Despite being debased by mis-selling scandals, traded endowment and traded life policies have a new life in the secondary market, finds Lynn Strongin Dodds
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Deciding where Cordares wants to be
Adri van der Wurff, the new chairman of pensions provider and asset manager Cordares, talks to Leen Preesman about the course the company will take
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Why invest in company x?
Kurt Schacht proposes additions and amendments to current practices in the business reporting model
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Come rain or come shine
With global warming no longer an ‘if’ but a ‘when’, interest has been growing in generating uncorrelated portfolio returns through weather-related risk instruments. John Bonaccolta reports
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Welcome to ‘beta prime’ – the ‘new’ style of indexing
Some bold claims have been made on behalf of fundamental indexing. “I am not suggesting they should entirely replace traditional cap weighted indices,” concedes Rob Arnott, principal of US based Research Affiliates, ” but our indices offer better returns for low volatility.”These claims have persuaded some pension funds in Sweden ...
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The answer lies in the soil
As the world wakes up to the scarcity of land and turns its attention to food production needs, perhaps agricultural land makes serious investment sense. David White reports
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The challenge to deliver China exposure
Recent studies suggest Chinese hedge funds are becoming more like their counterparts elsewhere. Richard Newell reports
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A large cap renaissance
Is it politics or economics that is increasing the scope for US large caps? Joseph Mariathasan asks what approach should be taken in the world’s most heavily researched equity market?
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No consolidation in sight
While new asset classes are gradually being embraced, the structure of Swiss funds remains largely unaltered, as Nina Röhrbein reports
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Putting the second pillar in place
It was a long and stony road to get the system up and running, and George Coats finds there is still a long way to go
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Winners and losers
The prospects for investments in the Balkans are improving but political stability remains a concern, as does the lack of liquidity in the region, writes Branko Železnik
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The targets of Japan Post
Oscar Volder reports on how the privatisation and break-up of the Japanese post office is creating a major new player in the investment funds market
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A proud man at the helm
Roderick Munsters is the head of investments at Europe’s largest second pillar pension fund, the Dutch civil servants’ scheme ABP. He talks to Brendan Maton about Warren Buffet, Jean Frijns and the opportunities to be found during market crises
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Germany fund overview
n general there is an increase in the investment of institutional assets using mutual funds. The arguments in favour of this trend are the adoption of IFRS accounting standards by corporates, mutual funds’ higher liquidity and fungibility, and the corresponding supply of share classes orientated towards the pricing requirements of ...
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A matter of experience
When it comes to picking a 130/30 manager, the track record counts, writes Pirkko Juntunen
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The dollar is our currency, but it’s your problem
The words of Nixon-era US treasury secretary John Connally are developing new resonance for Asian central bankers
