All articles by George Coats – Page 7
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Funds' perfect storm
The pressures on pension funds are driving the moves to LDI, specialists and overseas managers, but the domestic players are still very much part of the picture. reports
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Easing into the gloaming
Richard Stroud is retiring as chief executive at The Pensions Trust, a UK multi-employer occupational pension fund for the charitable, social, educational, voluntary and not-for-profit sectors. He will leave at the end of April after nearly three decades with the scheme. George Coats talks to him
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Collectum to name new ITP managers for initially €440m
SWEDEN – Next month Collectum, the Swedish organisation that pools money within the country’s ITP programme for white-collar employees, will announce the appointment of asset managers to handle the flow of funds into its new defined contribution scheme.
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Eurex to offer exchange-traded credit derivatives
GLOBAL – Eurex plans to launch what it says will be the world’s first exchange-traded credit derivatives contract on 27 March.
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Slovakia consolidates its pensions offering
Since introducing a mandatory pillar system two years ago Slovakia has seen some local players fall by the wayside, writes George Coats
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Elections may delay reform in Romania
While on the verge of introducing second and third pillar pension funds, the political will behind the reforms could be on the wane writes George Coats
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Reform impetus runs out of steam
After making good progess establishing its third pillar, the Czech Republic now finds itself being overtaken by its neighbours, as George Coats reports
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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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Finns wait for dust to settle
The Puro reforms are changing the landscape for investors and managers. George Coats reports
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Danes ready for next challenges
The Danish open door policy ensures a competitive environment for managers. George Coats reports
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Hitting the ceiling
Lithuania after much delay implemented its successful pensions system in 2004. Now the debate is where to go from here, as George Coats reports
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Downturn proves short-lived
While the Icelandic stock market fell by 20% last year on fears that the economy was overheating, this scare has proved to be an overreaction, as George Coats reports
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Double-digit returns mark goodyear
Many funds increased their exposure to equities last year but there were some exceptions to the rule, as George Coats discovers
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Moving away from home
Funds look global as expectations of a domestic market correction boom, George Coats finds
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Polish reformer Góra condemns govt plans
POLAND – Marek Góra, the Warsaw School of Economics professor who was one of the architects of the Polish pension reform, has condemned the Polish government’s pre-pensions proposals, saying they would amount to a “disaster”.
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Lithuanian pension funds to merge
LITHUANIA – Invalda AB, the parent company of Finasta Investment Management, has bought Medicinos banko Investment Management.
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Managers assess fallout from Swissfirst
The Swissfirst scandal has rocked the pensions industry, but managers in Switzerland feel there is no need for root-and-branch reform. George Coats reports
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Reviewing options
Market setback comes as reform goes back on the agenda. George Coats reports
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Missing out on a good thing
Regulatory restrictions limited an underfunded pensions sector from taking advantage of last year’s booming equity market, George Coats discovers
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Going with traffic lights flow
Getting to grips with implementing regulatory changes was the pension funds’ priority last year. George Coats reports
