All Briefing articles – Page 16
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European Loan Markets: Lending expertise
The European loan market is back in business. 2014 was the first year of net growth – about €30bn worth – since the financial crisis
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CEE Pensions: Fight for survival
The policies of a number of Central and Eastern European governments towards funded first pillar pensions have left some funds wondering about their future
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Mezzanine Finance: Mezzanine’s brief hour in the sun
Mezzanine lenders stepped into the breach during the darkest days of the credit crunch, and were paid handsomely for their trouble
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Corporate bonds for the long run
The post-crisis world of bond investing is favouring the ‘new’ old-fashioned approach known as buy-and-maintain credit
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Regulation roundup: Europe’s changing pensions
Overview of main regulatory and legislative developments affecting workplace pensions across Europe
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UK annuity liberalisation: Challenge or opportunity?
Tiziana Perrella assesses the impact of annuity liberalisation on UK DB pension funds
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Swiss Accounting Standards: Swimming against the tide
Some Swiss sponsors have ditched international standards in favour of local GAAP
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Briefing - Switzerland: Guided choices
Some Swiss pension funds are introducing a degree of individual investment choice. Barbara Ottawa assesses progress so far
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Briefing - Netherlands: Towards Dutch sustainability
Nine pension specialists* outline a model for the future of the Dutch pension system
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Briefing: Pension Funds and ETFs, Still in the future
Exchange traded product providers claim improving costs make them better than derivatives or traditional passive solutions for both tactical and strategic investment. Brian Bollen finds Europe’s pension funds yet to be fully convinced
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New ways to talk to your members
As European social welfare budgets come under pressure, persuading stakeholders of the need both to make retirement provision and to save towards it is becoming more crucial. Yet planning and funding a communications strategy to achieve this will be wasted if members neglect to read or simply ignore the literature. ...
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Cash is king
There is a reason why business people judge their success by money in the bank. Alistair Wittet asks why equity investors focus more on accounting values that obscure this crucial number
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Investment Briefing: Sayonara, keiretsu
Abenomics may not be the only reason to take another look at Japanese equities. David Turner uncovers a sudden conversion to the shareholder-friendly religion
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FeaturesPortfolio Risk Management Commentary: Diversifying fat tails away
Peter Meier, Jann Stoz and Marc Weibel explore the effects of optimising for tail risk rather than volatility, in portfolios with and without hedge funds
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Briefing: The force of member power
IPE’s October Focus Group poll looked at the issue of engagement with members’ views. This month, we take the debate further by asking leading opinion formers how they see the issue of member power versus pension boards’ investment discretion.
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Briefing, Investment: Gulf in expectations
Oil revenues act as a source of diversification in Persian Gulf markets, but there is more to them than the black stuff, writes David Turner. The forthcoming opening of the Saudi market to foreign investors promises a new opportunity for institutional investors to participate.
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Briefing, Investment: Breakevens breakout
Some key indicators of markets’ inflation expectations have broken sharply downwards during 2014. Caroline Saunders asks, should we – and central bankers – be worried?
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Briefing: Pensions Accounting, Back to basics
The International Accounting Standards Board has revealed plans to issue a due process document on the future of pensions accounting. Stephen Bouvier asks where this might lead
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ECB exercise to beef up ABS
The ECB hopes its plans to invest heavily in the asset-backed securitisation market will encourage other investors and ultimately help boost real economy lending, writes Anthony Harrington
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Dollar storm ends 10-year FX calm
A full decade of range-bound trade in the dollar has dulled pension investors’ sense of the risks of currency exposure. As Christopher O’Dea reports, all that’s about to change
