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NewsDamian Handzy on 'stress testing' the US
A curious thing happened last week. Money managers started asking for 'stress tests' on the US.
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FairPensions: Trustees must accept new fiduciary duties
The complaint that trustees must act as ‘moral policemen’ misses the point, says Christine Berry.
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NewsNordic investors warming to emerging market debt
Kirstein's Jan Willers reports on findings of a recent survey showing rising interest in EMD.
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NewsPortfolio construction: A roadmap for rebalancing
How pension funds can avoid traffic jams, road construction and the associated costs of delays.
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NewsPensions regulation: Convergence over harmonisation
The EC should focus on convergence of pension regulation rather than harmonisation.
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NewsItaly: A heartbreaker for pensions
Pensions industry could be sacrificed for short-term political gain, warns Maria Teresa Cometto.
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NewsMarkets respond to bank stress tests
Portuguese banks have borne the brunt of investors' ire in the bond markets.
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NewsShould fiduciaries manage assets?
Anton van Nunen explores the changing role of the fiduciary manager.
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NewsThe Dutch Pensions Agreement: A closer look
Ortec Finance co-founder Guus Boender takes a closer look at the Netherlands' new pensions deal.
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NewsIs the SRI industry now dabbling in politics?
Recent events raise issue of conflicts of interest, says Probus Sigma's Chris Yates-Smith.
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NewsWhat do pensions regulators need?
Regulators must do more to create rules that take better account of risk.
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Opinion Pieces
MiFID II
The European Commission is preparing its revision of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID I) that provides harmonised regulation for investment services. MiFID II is due to be published in September 2011, slightly delayed from the earlier deadline of July.
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Opinion Pieces
A labour of love
This is a busy time for pension fund professionals in the US as they try to figure out the impact of new rules issued by the department of labor (DoL) on fee disclosure and fiduciary responsibility. Changes are likely to occur soon for plan sponsors, providers, investment managers, brokers, and advisers of 401(k)s and other defined contribution plans, which reached a record $4trn (€2.8trn) in total assets and 82m participants at the end of 2010, according to Plan Sponsor.
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Opinion Pieces
Lee Hollingworth - Head of Defined Contribution at Hymans Robertson
“In our view, the open market option should be the default for all schemes”
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NewsGreece lightning: How to ensure it strikes just the once
We must show more creativity in helping Greece become a stronger part of Europe.
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NewsHow could the UK implement Collective DC?
How practical is a Collective DC model that excludes members from contributing?
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NewsPPIs: The unbearable lightness of being
The so-called 'light' PPI has grown too heavy, says Mercer consultant Tim Burggraaf.
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NewsMartin Steward on scary moves in the bond markets
What's been happening on the safe-haven curves is almost as worrying as Greece.
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NewsUnions are wrong to protest over pensions reform
Spence and Partners' David Davison laments teachers' misguided 'bullying tactics'.
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NewsBlackRock on the emergence of Dynamic Relative Value
John Dewey shows how DRV might complement pension funds' strategic asset allocation.
