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FTSE100 market values dwarfed by scheme deficits
Global Pensions | 09 Aug 2010
UK - Ten FTSE100 companies have total disclosed pension liabilities greater than their equity market value, Pension Capital Strategies research shows.
FTSE100 deficit repayments hit record £17.5bn
UK - FTSE100 companies dramatically upped pension contributions last year to a record £17.5bn ($27.8bn), data from Lane Clark & Peacock reveals.
Comment: Obama not to blame for BP investor plight
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster may not only be catastrophic for the environment.
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Demand up for Eastern European stock in second half 2009
CENTRAL/EASTERN EUROPE - Institutional investor appetite for Central and Eastern European stocks had returned in the second half of 2009 after a loss of appetite during the financial crisis, according to a study, but the verdict is still out for 2010.
Record levels for risk transfer deals in first quarter of 2010
UK - Pension schemes transferred more than £4bn (US$6bn) of liabilities in Q1 making it the highest ever quarter for risk transfer, Hymans Robertson said.
Indices in the spotlight
Global Pensions gathered industry experts to discuss how the development of indices have evolved beyond market-cap weights to meet investors’ changing needs
More engagement needed on how much to save
UK – The pension industry should engage more with people on how much they invest into their pension pot rather than focusing on the specific investment advice, industry figures said.
Hedge funds cut shorts by 40% after dash to equity market trash ends
GLOBAL – Short selling activity by hedge funds has rotated out of equities, as a rally in lower quality companies over the past year has come to an end, and into corporate bonds as spreads have tightened.
The role of gold
Raquel Pichardo-Allison speaks to Anthony Rochte of State Street Global Advisors to discuss how gold can aid pension funds’ investments
Changing the rules of the game
In anticipation of the International Accounting Standards Board’s latest exposure draft, Sebastian Cheek investigates the impact it will have on the pensions industry
LCP partners with Novaster in Spain and Latin America
GLOBAL – Lane Clark & Peacock LLP (LCP) has partnered with Spanish consultant Novaster, in a bid to expand its reach in Spain and Latin America.
Considering currency
Is there beta in currency? If so, will the creation of a currency index series, the FTSE Currency Forward Rate Bias (FRB) Index Series, help investors view currency as an asset class in its own right? Industry experts discuss the merits of currency as an asset class
Investing in a greener, profitable future
Charlotte Moore looks at how investors are increasingly targeting the clean technology sector and how it can bring high returns
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