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Opinion Pieces
Guest Viewpoint: Sarah Keohane Williamson & Matthew Leatherman
“The selection of a benchmark is secondary to many other provisions for encouraging long-term behaviour”
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Features
No DC sugar rush
There is a strong risk that Germany’s pensions reform becomes neither a stunning success nor a stunning failure, but just adds to the complexity of German workplace pensions
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Features
A time for strong nerves
It is understandable that investors are nervous. Not only are valuations stretched in many markets but there seems to be a significant threat of military conflict
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Heed the warning signs
The private equity market is showing clear signals that it is reaching the end of a multi-year growth cycle. Yet, surveys show investors are intent to increase allocations
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Opinion Pieces
Letter From Brussels: Pension rights for posted workers
Discussions over the payment of social costs for workers from central and eastern European countries posted temporarily to wealthier EU countries are playing a major role in the attempt to update existing directives
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Opinion PiecesLetter from the US: Tide turning against divestment
Will the movement in favour of divesting from fossil fuels slow down among US pension funds?
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Opinion PiecesGuest Viewpoint: Robin Ellison
“The FCA has picked the wrong fight. We need a way to rate alternative investments”
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Features
Debt warning signs are hard to read
A World Bank study highlights increasing levels of debt in emerging markets
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Investment advisers need more scrutiny
The quality of investment advice to pension funds needs to improve
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Opinion PiecesLetter from the US: Tax benefits boost rise of HSAs
Will HSAs become the new IRAs? Some operators in the US retirement industry say so
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Opinion Pieces
Letter from Brussels: Tax threatens PEPP proposal
At first sight, the benefits of the European Commission’s Pan European Personal Pension (PEPP) regulation proposal seem clear. But it did not take long for commentators to point out the considerable hurdles
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Features
Industry Views: FCA review
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released the final report of its 18-month Asset Management Market Study in the summer. The study offered evidence that the UK market for institutional investment advice and fiduciary management is not working efficiently.
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Opinion PiecesGuest viewpoint: Peter Kraneveld
“The elephant graph explains why people are unhappy”
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Opinion Pieces
Letter from Brussels: Reboot for Capital Markets Union
The European Commission’s “further steps to drive forward the Capital Markets Union (CMU)” outline nine new priority legislative actions to solve the EU’s long-term cross-border investment challenge
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Opinion Pieces
Letter from the US: Firms happy to retain say-on-pay
One of President Donald Trump’s promises has been to loosen regulation on all businesses to boost the economy. A casualty could be shareholders’ right to vote on executive compensation
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Opinion Pieces
Guest viewpoint: Stefan Lundbergh & Kerrin Rosenberg, Cardano
“At present, UK trustees do not have the right governance framework in place to be effective or accountable”
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Opinion Pieces
Letter from Brussels: EU seeks to avert Brexit arbitrage
Strong words on Brexit are flying in political circles. But behind the theatre, concerns about the future of London’s fund management sector are emerging
