Asset Allocation – Page 140
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Why asset allocation looks more attractive
The changing approach to asset allocation in Spain is assessed by Jose-Luis Masferrer who sees investors becoming more venturesome
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Why Portugal favours the domestic touch
While mergers have raised the bar in Portugal in terms of services provided by asset managers, it is still a market dominated by local players, as George Coats discovers
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Portugal: crisis or challenge?
Bernie Thomas argues that the lifting of investment restrictions on pension plans in Portugal should help to lift the economy out of the doldrums
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Incentives needed to boost second pillar
Portugal has to find better ways of channelling money into complementary schemes, writes Manuel de Vasconcelos Guimarães
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Barclays steps up 'return-seeking'
Since 2002 Mark Hyde-Harrison has reduced his fund’s exposure to equities and heavily increased the share of alternatives. David White reports
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Winds of change drive innovation
The last bear market, new accounting rules and demographics are causing major shifts in client behaviours, argues Amin Rajan in the first of three articles on a new study
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Wealth from the woodlands
Timberland investments can offer high longer-term returns to institutional investors, mainly through specialised vehicles, says Stephanie Schwartz-Driver
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The Spanish road towards multi-management
Over the past few years Spanish pensions have begun to focus more on equities and started to embrace multimanager strategies. Xavi Bellavista and Ignasi Puigdollers report
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Goldilocks or stagnation?
With beta back in vogue, the time could be ripe for some thinking outside the box, says Georg Inderst
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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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Flying through turbulence
Germany’s largest investment consultant Feri reckons it is on track again after a takeover and adopting a new strategy. Jan Wagner reports
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Investing through the FII route
India has made great strides in attracting foreign investment and there is no shortage of high quality asset managers operating in the region, writes Richard Newell
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Filling in an empty space
Hedge funds and private equity have the depth of experience needed, argue proponents of restructuring. David White reports
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No easy entry strategy
Opinion is divided on whether European small and mid caps can add sufficient value to a manager’s overall portfolio. Joseph Mariathasan reports
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Shining a new light on an old continent
The dramatic economic changes taking place in Africa means there is a case for investors taking a closer look at what is happening, as outlined by Roelof Horne
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Legislation keeps consultants on their toes
While demand for advisory services in Spain has been squeezed, legal changes have helped keep things ticking over in Portugal. Rachel Fixsen reports
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The shape of things to come
Liability driven investment (LDI) has become a high priority in shaping asset allocation for some pension funds in Europe where full-funding is a necessity, but some say there are complicated issues around it. In many continental European countries, liability-driven investment is less of a driving force within asset allocation than ...
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