Asset Allocation – Page 141
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Post-election pension blues
US pension fund industry players are bracing for the new Democratic Congress. Their lobbyists and attorneys had hoped to obtain some industry-friendly amendments to the new Pension Protection Act, signed last August by President George W Bush. But with the new Democratic majority in both the House and the Senate ...
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Beware ridiculous investment cases
Although commodity markets have been around for centuries, investors’ interest in them has always been quite limited. Over the last few years, however, this has changed completely. Commodities have very quickly become very popular and investment in commodities is growing at an unprecedented rate. It is estimated that over the ...
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Towards a better understanding
Yasuteru Aizawa of the CSR lobby group IPERI describes his aspirations changing attitudes towards the environment in the boardrooms of across Japan
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Backdrop to the Pacific century
Richard Newell looks at some of the key dynamics at play in the Asian region
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Back to basics
Pension funds are recognising that getting asset allocation right is an essential first principle. Rachel Fixsen reports
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Fine art of asset management
In the iconography of European asset management, Dexia Asset Management could be cast as the hero from zero. In the 1990s it was merely a gleam in the eye of the Franco-Belgian Dexia banking group. Today it is one of Europe’s leading asset managers, with over €100bn assets under management. ...
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The FII approval process
Vikrant Gugnani, CEO of Reliance Mutual Fund in Mumbai explains the background to the foreign investment rules: “FIIs were first allowed to invest in India in 1992. Initially the FII holdings in any company were subject to various investment limits. Also funds invested by FIIs had to have at least ...
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Tough time for alternatives
The opportunities in Spain have become more restrictive for hedge funds, Gail Moss finds
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‘Smart’ diversification aids quest for stable high returns
Danish pension fund ATP has carried off the award for best liability-driven investment because of the innovative way it has transformed its business, creating a consistent framework not only for LDI, but also for investment-driven liabilities.The cornerstone of this approach is ATP’s belief that excellence in pension fund management requires ...
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Three steps to heaven
An increasingly broad fund offering has produced a potential nightmare for investors faced with comparing and assessing the tax, legal and regulatory frameworks. John Forbes advocates a structured approach
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A listless market?
Institutional investors are flocking to the non-listed, offshore real estate fund market, attracted by flexibility and tax advantages. For many though, there are not enough opportunities. Maha Khan Phillips reports
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Too much control?
A heavy bias towards investing locally – and directly – is a hallmark of Swedish institutional investment in real estate. Martin Hurst examines why
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Stir crazy
Those seeking to diversify their portfolios properly are eagerly awaiting the new investment regulations, as Lynn Strongin Dodds explains
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Dipping a toe in the water
Iceland’s pension funds have a long history of real estate investing but are only now adopting more dynamic strategies. Gail Moss reports
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Exploring new horizons
Drawn to property investment first and foremost as a tool for diversification, Finnish institutions are aiming to broaden the spread within the asset class, as Rachel Fixsen reports
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Club class
Structure and efficiency are the name of the game in Denmark but a preoccupation with outright ownership and a somewhat unwieldy domestic market may hinder progress, as Martin Hurst reports
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Building on your options
REITs are looking to new development opportunities as a way of increasing growth and strategic flexibility, as Michael Grupe explains
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Billion dollar feeding frenzy
Considerable amounts of pension fund real estate capital have sought public-to-private real estate transactions recently, Jon Peterson finds
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The comfort factor
INREV’s Alisdair Evans examines how corporate governance in unlisted funds for real estate investing can be significantly improved upon
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Vive la différence!
Is European unification generating a boom of correlating assets? Alex Krystalogianni and Mark Callender find out that ‘old’ Europe may still hold attractive diversification opportunities
