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Japan pensions seek roads, ports assets as population ages
Global Pensions | 02 Sep 2010 | 10:29
JAPAN - Japanese pension funds are starting to invest in toll roads, ports and pipelines for the first time, seeking higher returns to meet the retirement needs of the world’s fastest-aging population.
Blair: ‘Venomous’ Brown attempted blackmail to shelve Turner reforms
UK - Gordon Brown has been accused of attempting to blackmail Tony Blair to drop Adair Turner’s revolutionary pension reform proposals.
Global Pensions | 01 Sep 2010
Falling markets lead to summer of discontent
IRELAND - Falling French and German bond yields coupled with declining equity markets in August have left Irish pension funds with the renewed prospect of funding difficulties, Hewitt Associates says.
Global Pensions | 02 Sep 2010
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Comment: Pension issues are universal
Last month I had the pleasure of making my way down to Johannesburg, South Africa. I wasn’t attending the World Cup, though I did learn the Diski dance – a dance comprised solely of football moves – while I was there. Instead, I was there to help host the Imabasa Yegolide Awards, the South African awards for pension service providers alongside the Principal Officers Association, and to attend the POA’s winter conference.
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Pensions In-Depth: Video interview with Geoffrey Staines
In an interview with GP's sister title Professional Pensions, Daily Mail & General Trust pensions director Geoffrey Staines talks to Jonathan Stapleton about communications, risk management and in-scheme resource.
Sponsored web debate: Investing in Japanese Equities
It's no surprise some investors may harbour reservations about Japanese equities given their history for dire returns, but consultants and asset managers at a recent GP roundtable, sponsored by Nomura Asset Management, said the market is primed for a comeback and money has started to flow.
Video: PIMCO’s Andrew Balls talks about the European sovereign debt crisis
GLOBAL - The European rescue package has provided an out for long-term investors that had underestimated credit risk in their European sovereign holdings, PIMCO managing director and head of European portfolio management Andrew Balls said.
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Comment: Schemes must be cautious about Aon Consulting / Hewitt Associates deal
The merger between Aon Consulting and Hewitt Associates marks yet another step in industry consolidation.