All Special Report articles – Page 62
-
Special Report
Catastrophe Risk: Earth, wind and diversification
Diversification across catastrophe risks between different territories and natural perils is essential, according to Anthony Harrington
-
Special Report
Case Studies: Stability through diversity
Rachel Fixsen speaks to PGGM and AP3, two pioneer investors in the insurance-linked market
-
Special Report
Private Placements & Speciality Lines: Sound private arrangements
Diversifying into aviation, marine and energy risks through private placements makes sense from a risk-and-return perspective, writes Anthony Harrington
-
Special Report
Who’s afraid of life risk?
Investors in insurance-linked securities (ILS) generally underwrite non-life risk, but sometimes insurers are willing to offload life risk as well, finds Carlo Svaluto Moreolo. What can investors expect from entering the life-risk market?
-
Special Report
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
-
Special Report
UK Pension Freedoms: Focus shifts to retirement
The pensions freedoms legislation has focused schemes’ attention on at-retirement provision
-
Special ReportUK Defined Contribution: Mastering the master trusts
Master trusts are attracting most of the UK’s auto-enrolment savings. We look at the market’s regulation, its sustainability and what could change
-
Special Report
DC & Trustees: Code of conduct warning
Gill Wadsworth reports on The Pension Regulator’s new draft code of conduct for trustees, which raises the bar for improving the pension product and the quality of governance
-
Special Report
UK DC: Providers face payout challenge
UK product providers are grappling with how best to pay out income in retirement
-
Special Report
UK DC: Large funds get in on the act
We examine the strategies of two UK defined contribution funds
-
Special Report
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
-
Special Report
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
-
Special Report
Pension Funds: What role for active management?
Leading asset managers, consultants and fiduciary managers assess the role of active management in institutional portfolios
-
Special Report
Active management: The question of fees
Joseph Mariathasan asks what investors should be prepared to pay for active management approaches
-
Special Report
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
-
Special Report
Active management: Patience brings rewards
Recent research on active share that suggests a long-term approach is the best way to achieve sustainable outperformance
-
Special Report
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
-
Special Report
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
-
Special Report
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
-
Special Report
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
