Asset Allocation – Page 129
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Enhanced cash and the naming problem
The choice of cash funds is growing rapidly, but assessing them is not always easy because the categorisation has not been standardised, says Jonathan Curry
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Fed’s rate cut buoys markets and steepens curve
Yield curve/duration lthough neither the ECB nor the Bank of England (BoE) raised rates at the start of September, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) did step in to cut rates. While the US forward markets had over the summer already moved to discount an early autumn rate cut, the size ...
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The prime broker view
Current market volatility may delay the arrival of some, but 130/30 funds are definitely on their way. Prime brokers and fund administrators are readying themselves for when the time comes, writes Lynn Strongin Dodds
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Trying to stay ahead of the pack
Switzerland’s fiercely competitive asset management landscape has nevertheless provided opportunities for foreign asset managers, particularly in niche areas. Nina Röhrbein finds Swiss investment players optimistic about their prospects as pension funds continue to diversify
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Beta: genuinely active management
Getting your beta right is one of the main challenges for an institutional investor, and alpha and beta management strategies provide a new emerging framework for institutional asset management. Bob Rädecker and Alfred Slager explain PGGM’s philosophy and innovations behind beta management
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Cracks appear under a calm surface
The hitherto stable world of asset management in the Netherlands has been shaken by a series of tremors in the past year. Highest on the Richter scale is the concept of fiduciary management raising questions of loss of control and conflicts of interest. Gail Moss reports
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AVH switch to passive strategy bears fruit
AVH, a medium-sized industrywide pension scheme for agricultural wholesalers, has ploughed a lone furrow, managing its administration in-house and following a cautious investment strategy. Brendan Maton reports
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The 2.0 multi-asset comeback
Diversified growth funds give smaller and mid sized pension funds access to a greater range of asset classes than they might otherwise be able to handle, including alternatives. Liam Kennedy reports
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The case for buyouts
The underlying conditions for corporate buyouts have never been better, but as David White argues, take-up still remains relatively modest
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Pragmatist of the pensions industry
Patrick Groenendijk, chief investment officer at Pensioenfonds Vervoer, the Dutch private transport industry pension fund, talks to Brendan Maton about acting swiftly in investments, retaining quality staff and the importance of good fatherhood
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Bulgaria’s new pensions landscape: looking over the horizon
Although now freer to invest, Bulgaria’s pension system struggles against frequent legislative changes, a black economy and corruption, writes George Coats
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Climbing the economic league table
The decision to award Poland and Ukraine the European football championship in 2012 is likely to provide a further fillip to their already rapidly developing economies, write Audrey Villanger and Marco Parigi
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Japanese outlook questionable
The Japanese economy continues to cause some concerns for institutional investors, despite signs of recovery. The recent market volatility, largely a result of the US sub-prime lending crisis, has further put pressure on a market which has failed to see a recovery of domestic spending, although there have been plenty ...
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Special Report
How to clean up with clean technology
Current concerns about global warming have raised investor interest in clean technology businesses and the private equity funds that invest in them. David White reports
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Bringing skill to the fore
Fixed income managers in Europe are increasingly targeting areas such as derivatives, currency and emerging markets but, as Joseph Mariathasan discovers, not everyone excels at shouldering this extra responsibility
