All articles by James Mawson – Page 5
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Schootse turns its back on new external business
NETHERLANDS – Schootse Poort, the manager of Koninklijke Philips Electronics’ 12.5 billion euros in pension assets, has said it will not acquire more third-party clients following a strategic review.
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Features
Jump in - the water's lovely
European institutional investors are catching up their US counterparts in using hedge funds as a risk diversifier. Although some pension funds, such as the ATP or Tapiola schemes in Denmark and Finland, respectively, are not investing in hedge funds, others are waiting for board approval, such as the Netherland’s Blue ...
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Warming up the punters
People climb mountains because they are there, but will German retirement savings funds use hedge funds just because a law makes it easier? For most institutional investors the idea of hedge funds is more interesting than actually using them at the moment. This is partly because the ability to invest ...
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Still getting over the surprise
“Everyone was taken by surprise,” is the view from the German asset management association on the decision to reduce restrictions on hedge fund investment that came into force in January. This surprise was because on 6 February, 2002, Hans Eichel, German finance minister, had written in the Financial Times that ...
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Value for money?
The cost of something depends on people’s willingness to pay the price. In pension consulting it requires them to place a value on advice where local knowledge is vital and limits cross-border competition and so the UK leads the way in charging clients the most. In part this is because ...
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Torn by conflicts of interest
It is estimated that up to 90% of a quoted service company’s market capitalisation is due to its reputation. But this reputation can take a knock from clients and investors if people think there are conflicts of interest in the service provided and firms are no longer perceived as independent. ...
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