All articles by Richard Newell – Page 4
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Fund Forum: open architecture a hot topic
FRANCE - Who cares about open architecture? Janus’s director of marketing Richard Garland certainly does and used the platform at Fund Forum to accuse third party platform distributors of ‘raping’ fund promoters.
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Fund Forum: FEFSI chief sees positive growth
FRANCE - FEFSI chairman Wolfgang Mansfeld is hopeful that the European funds industry can regulate itself and take something positive from the wave of recent criticism.
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Fund Forum: DEAM chief calls for manager rethink
NICE - Deutsche Asset Management chief executive Paul Manduca says that investment managers must be allowed ‘back in the room’, if institutional clients want to see improvements in their asset allocation strategy.
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Fund Forum: Delegates chew over critical KPMG report
NICE - So is the funds industry in crisis or not? At the 2003 Fund Forum International conference in Nice, there appears to be some difference of opinion on the issue.
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Japan embraces DC gratefully
Japan’s long-awaited defined contribution (DC) pension system has made steady progress this year, according to Yasuteru Aizawa, president of the International Pension & Economic Research Institute in Tokyo. More than 100 companies have moved to introduce DC pension schemes, 70 of them small companies. Aizawa hosted a recent conference attended ...
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Still hope for Taiwan
Asian countries still have a long way to go in the evolution of open, comprehensive and well-funded pensions systems. Each one has its own obstacles to overcome but Taiwan is typical of many in that it currently has a restrictive system that simply doesn’t work. Benefits for employees in the ...
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The dice are rolling in Asia
Once again last year, the Asian region provided some of the most rewarding returns for foreign investors. And if 2001 was an important year for Asia, with China and Taiwan entering the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the markets of South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand giving investors a boost, then ...
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Up and running - against the odds
Hong Kong’s retirement schemes industry has achieved considerable success in a short time-span. Compliance rates for employers and employees within the Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) system, which became operative in December 2000, have exceeded expectations of even the most optimistic of industry observers. The system now covers around 2 million ...
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In search of super glue
At this month’s conference hosted by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) in Cairns, Queensland, delegates will have a chance to assess how far Australia has progressed in its bid to develop a greater global outlook. In recent years, the country has attempted to become the hub for ...
