Latest Special Reports – Page 62
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Member Outcomes: Time to get it right
Following recent changes in regulation, now is the time for schemes to focus on improving outcomes for members, says John Foster
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Active Management: The active-passive debate
The role of asset managers is under continuing scrutiny as the investment industry continues to question whether active asset management can achieve better results than passive strategies
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Pension Funds: What role for active management?
Leading asset managers, consultants and fiduciary managers assess the role of active management in institutional portfolios
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Pension funds: the active versus passive dilemma
The role of asset managers is in the spotlight as institutional investors question whether active asset management achieves better results than passive strategies
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Active management: The question of fees
Joseph Mariathasan asks what investors should be prepared to pay for active management approaches
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Time to become more active?
Passive investment has been more popular than active over the past five years with investors focused on cost and value. But recent market trends could favour a return to active management
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Non-traditional Investment: Quant versus traditional
Quantitative fund management will become more important in global small-cap and global emerging markets, writes Joseph Mariathasan, as detailed analysis of thousands of stocks for traditional management strategies would require masssive resources
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Active management: Patience brings rewards
Recent research on active share that suggests a long-term approach is the best way to achieve sustainable outperformance
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Special ReportOutlook 2016: Time to take stock
The end of the year is the traditional time to take stock of the previous 12 months and to try to anticipate emerging developments.
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Multi-Asset Strategies: Adaptive approaches
Once, institutional investors were happy to set a strategic asset allocation, ahead of market timing and security selection
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Multi-Asset Strategies: Apples and oranges
As multi-asset strategies have evolved, it has become less easy to assess and compare them on a like-for-like basis
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Outlook 2016: Will liquidity dry up in 2016?
A widespread anxiety about liquidity co-exists with trillions of euros pumped into the markets by central banks
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Fixed Income: A time to sow, a time to reap
The opportunity to add value through tactical asset allocation across the credit spectrum lends weight to multi-asset strategies
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Outlook 2016: Euro-Zone Prospects - Trading block to growth
Heavily dependent on external trade, the euro-zone’s growth prospects are particularly linked to the fortunes of China
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Diversified Growth Strategies: Life in them yet?
Diversified growth strategies were first conceived in the aftermath of the tech bubble and have since amassed a huge volume of assets despite
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Outlook 2016: Are asset managers now banks?
Asset managers are replacing banks in the supply of credit to certain sectors of the economy. Does this increase systemic risk? Carlo Svaluto Moreolo investigates
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Commentary: The DGF super brand
Diversified growth funds have become a core investment for many UK pension funds with strong demand from countries. Will Mayne defines the concept
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Outlook 2016: Commodities - Winners and losers of slump
The fall in commodity prices since 2011 has depressed economic growth in commodity-exporting countries but boosted growth in manufacturing economies
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Outlook 2016: Weighing currency’s value
Currency movements are capable of wrong-footing even the experts. Yet many argue that there are enough predictable patterns to these movements to make currency a valuable asset class
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Diversified growth: a health warning
The challenge of understanding complex multi-asset strategies in line with fiduciary duty means other alternatives may be more suitable for investors
