Latest Special Reports – Page 108
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Special ReportGet the risks right
Tony Freeman addresses the increasing importance of operational issues for asset managers
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Special ReportA guide to counterparty risk
Mark Petit and Jeroen van der Hoek of Cardano explain the nature of counterparty risk in some of the most common over the counter (OTC) transactions and discuss how investors in OTC markets have fared in these testing times
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NPRF separates commodity risks
The default of swaps provider Lehman Brothers in October 2008 sent shockwaves through the investment community and made some investors re-examine their commodity swaps positions. One of those affected was Ireland’s National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF). With a benchmark allocation of 2% to commodities and forestry, it currently has all ...
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Special ReportLong on intentions but short on deliverables
In the first of a series of articles on a new study, Amin Rajan argues that Europe’s pension landscape is not fit for purpose post the credit crisis
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Remuneration in the spotlight
The current market downturn has thrown the apparent mismatch between executive performance and pay into sharp focus. Nina Röhrbein reports
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HGB gets a facelift
German accounting reform will make book reserve pensions less attractive and will give Pensionsfonds the advantage over CTAs
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Special ReportRoom at the halfway house
With pan-European pension vehicles a distant vision, simpler cross-border schemes may be the way ahead, finds Gail Moss
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Special ReportLaying firm Foundations
Investors into emerging markets want to see greater attention paid to the fundamental issues of ESG. Nina Röhrbein reports
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Special ReportThe state as business partner
New public sector accounting standards will open new doors for the financial services industry, say Hans-Jürgen Dannheisig and Clemens Schuerhoff
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Risk sharing and investment strategy
In this installment of our series of discussion papers, Jean Frijns concludes that a far-reaching reform of collective DC will lead to a more effective investment strategy by making it possible to harmonise risk frameworks and goals
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Managing pension and benefit risk
Gabriele Buchs and Nigel Bateman outline Deutsche’s Bank journey towards a co-ordinated approach to pension risk
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Special ReportBuy or build?
Some European funds have traditionally managed assets in-house for cost-effective long-term performance. Gail Moss assesses the do-it-yourself approach
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Where pension funds can and can’t excel: Watson Wyatt’s view
While certain aspects of governance may need to be enhanced when using external managers, this should not necessarily deter pension funds from continuing to use them, rather than build an in-house team, according to Watson Wyatt. The pension consultants say that research conducted by Roger Urwin, global head of investment ...
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Home or away?
Who should manage your money? Many of our readers have successfully managed their own portfolios for years and remain happy to continue doing so. We sought your opinions on the value of doing it yourself as opposed to outsourcing.
