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Dec 28, 2011
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FT TRADING ROOM
Dec 18, 2011
China opens up to offshore renminbi investors
Move reflects desire to loosen capital controls
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INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Dec 18, 2011
Pensions lobby on index rules
Investors join NAPF in call to double FTSE free float to 50%
The Big Picture
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REGULATION & GOVERNANCE
Dec 18, 2011
Tobin tax costs ‘would fall on investors’
Commission’s ‘Tobin’ tax would kill off some relatively safe investments
Face to Face
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PEOPLE IN FUND MANAGEMENT
Dec 18, 2011
Engineering better returns from hedge funds
Isaac Souede, chief executive at Permal, is glad the investment management group has held its own in 2011
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- Face to Face EM enthusiast prepares for a variety of scenarios
Dec 18, 2011
Nest gets off to a ‘good start’ as responsible investor
Nest is employing Eiris to help build its risk management approach
Dec 15, 2011
Henderson confident about full-year results
Threat of litigation hangs over fund manager
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COMPANIES
Dec 15, 2011
Final-salary pensions being closed rapidly
Quarter of plans closed to new and existing workers
From
FT TRADING ROOM
Dec 14, 2011
FTSE pushed on 50% free float
Pension fund body calls for more reform of blue-chip entry threshold
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COMPANIES
Dec 12, 2011
Uniq trustees sell pension assets
Move ensures members will not have to rely on PPF
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REGULATION & GOVERNANCE
Dec 11, 2011
‘Dearth of leaders a challenge for firms’
Asset managers will be held back because they lack good leaders
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EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
Dec 7, 2011
ETF usage ‘deepening’ among asset managers
Inflow data show investors are focusing on ETF benefits
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INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Dec 4, 2011
Active managers spark row
DC Investment Forum claims passive funds may damage savers’ interests
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INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Dec 4, 2011
Multi-asset funds offer clients a one-stop shop
New launches are targeting small asset owners who want to increase their exposure in emerging markets
Dec 4, 2011
New York City moves to energise retirement plans
New York is proposing to streamline administration of its five pension plans
Dec 4, 2011
American Century remains on top
A new US ranking of target date funds reflects tough performance issues
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CAPITAL MARKETS
Nov 28, 2011
Pension funds need convincing on infrastructure
Travails of past few years have left investors wary
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LEX
Nov 28, 2011
UK infrastructure
How to boost spending on capital projects without spending anything
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INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Nov 27, 2011
LatAm poised for big growth
LatAm fund sector could triple in size
The Big Picture
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INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Nov 27, 2011
Fine time to utilise those LDI strategies
Ignoring liabilities spells trouble
The Last Word
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FTFM OPINION
Nov 27, 2011
Don’t trust the new normal in bonds
The US and the UK are the world’s main bolt-holes for nervous money
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FTFM OPINION
Nov 27, 2011
Little cheer amid barren retail landscape
Pension funds will have little choice but inflation-linked products
From
WORLD
Nov 25, 2011
Fund managers back infrastructure plan
Initial agreement signed with Treasury
Lombard
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COMPANIES
Nov 24, 2011
Pension funds should beware infrastructural ram raid
The duty of trustees is to fund members’ benefits
From
WORLD
Nov 23, 2011
Appeal to pension funds to build
Infrastructure assets are uniquely suited to pension schemes
From
COMPANIES
Nov 20, 2011
Pension funds hide £3.1bn costs, says study
Undisclosed annual charges from ‘excessive’ trading
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COMPANIES
Nov 20, 2011
Fund investors urge transparency
Role of independent directors criticised
Nov 20, 2011
Belgium takes unique route on pensions
Advocates of Belgium’s workplace pensions claim they are leading the way
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PERSONAL FINANCE
Nov 18, 2011
Warning on cuts to tax relief
Wealthy urged to boost pensions – even as Treasury denies rule changes
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REGULATION & GOVERNANCE
Nov 18, 2011
Could some passive asset owners be more active?
Question marks continue to hang over some index investors such as ETFs
From
WORLD
Nov 16, 2011
Hungary sparks contagion fears
Budapest says pressure ‘not justified by budget stance’
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COMPANIES
Nov 13, 2011
Market for second-hand buy-out deals grows
Crisis spurs investors to reshuffle assets
Nov 13, 2011
CBI calls for pension funding of big projects
UK needs £195bn infrastructure financing by 2015
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WORLD
Nov 11, 2011
Stagnation fears take shine off gilt market
Worries about a ‘lost decade’ overshadow fall in UK bond yields
Nov 6, 2011
Inflation-linked bonds: why demand is strong
The next big crisis may well be inflation as central banks boost liquidity
Face to Face
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PEOPLE IN FUND MANAGEMENT
Nov 6, 2011
Boots’ bonds architect on the merits of switching
John Ralfe explains his role in Boots’ move to switch pension assets into bonds
Oct 30, 2011
UAE may force pensions on expats
Scheme would boost stock exchanges and asset management industry
Oct 30, 2011
DB plans face new regulatory straitjacket
Eiopa consultation on a holistic balance sheet for pensions looks bad for DB
Columnists
Environmental activists and the gas industry have won a key battle against coal-fired utilities that will benefit shale gas producers, says John Dizard
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Environmental activists and the gas industry have won a key battle against coal-fired utilities that will benefit shale gas producers, says John Dizard
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Surge in sterling corporate bond issuance gains pace
Bond rush testifies to the strength of demand for sterling issuance