Asset Allocation – Page 145
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European SRI tops €1trn
SRI investments in Europe’s nine major markets have increased by 36% over the past three years, according a new report from Eurosif. Jérôme Tagger reports
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Growth and a greater number of products
“There’s life in the old dog yet” ran the title of the lead article in last year’s Spezialfonds issue. How true, how very true: in 2005, the excellent growth by Spezialfonds showed once again that some people had been a little too quick to write them off. In fact, the ...
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A range of approaches
Pension funds have taken an array of approaches to currency management. Some are using pure hedging strategies, while others are adopting active management. Maha Khan Phillips talks to pension funds that think about currency in very different ways.
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European consultancy shapes up for the future
Stricter regulation and disappointing investment performances during the past couple of years have shaken up the inter-relationship between asset managers, institutional investors and consultants. Two independent Dutch and German consultancy firms that are cooperating together explain their reasons against a changing scenario for their businesses
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Smoke and mirrors world of TAA
There have been rapid product developments in tactical asset allocation in Germany in recent times which have raised questions and challenges for managers, as Torsten Köpke reports
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Lifting the veil in Germany
Frankfurt was the location last July for the first meeting between the asset managers and the consultants who act intermediaries between the investment sector and institutional investors. This meeting had been arranged by our organisation for a good reason. The situation of the German market is undergoing substantial change. The ...
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Surge seen in second pillar funds
Asset growth has been exceptional throughout the region, reports Krystyna Krzyzak
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Paving way to more equities
Finnish funds are looking forward to increasing their holdings of equities when the Puro proposals are implemented. George Coats reports
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Never a dull moment
Dutch pension funds have had a turbulent time getting to grips with a new law, market conditions an uncertain FTK timetable, George Coats discovers
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Is Swiss legislation restricting diversity
In an attempt to encourage so-called ‘riskless’ investing, Swiss pension laws may be preventing funds from allocating their assets properly. Antoine Cuénod reports
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Hedging pays off for Danes
Danish funds are reaping the rewards from a trend away from guaranteed products, writes George Coats
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Why currency finds itself in the spotlight
Currency managers have long argued that pension funds need to adopt active currency strategies in a bid to gain alpha. Now, many pension funds agree. Maha Khan Phillips reports
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Local view: tough nut to crack for US pension funds
The New York City investment market remains an arena that many of the large pension funds want to invest in, but have some difficulty finding the deals. One of the main reasons for this is the market attracts just about every capital source known to mankind. This includes pension funds, ...
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Flexible course to holy grail
New regime aims to attract pan-European funds but there are concerns about increased governance rules, George Coats reports
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Incremental steps for change
In Belgium, pension funds have traditionally taken an even-handed approach to the bond-equity split. And because they weighted their asset allocation neither heavily to debt nor to stocks, there were few changes to make when broader investment opinion came around to their way of thinking. Since the crash ...
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Logistics: choose carefully
Exponential growth is forecast for Asia’s logistics sectors but investors must do their homework, says Margaret Ng
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Boom or bubble?
Investor interest in the Spanish market is increasing fast as it continues to exhibit healthy growth. But investors must temper their bullishness with some caution as Gail Moss explains
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Japan leads government bonds revival
Yield curve/duration ccording to OECD data, it seems that the G7 economies (US, Japan, Germany, UK, France, Italy and Canada) are in the midst of a slowdown, with the US ‘in the lead’ and the European economies joining the trend most recently. With inflation fears lessening, markets have taken significant ...
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A growing appetite
Contrary to the negative impression given by the German financial press private equity investment in Germany is becoming more popular, according to new research.Francesco di Valmarana and Joanna Jordan look at the numbers
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Longevity dulls risk appetite
Growing liabilities and the regulatory regime means pension funds are focusing more on matching assets and liabilities. George Coats reports
