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Contingent assets - hot property?
Global Pensions |
20 Aug 2010 | 
Contingent assets have been used in scheme funding arrangements in the UK for some time, but how popular are they overseas? Chris Panteli finds out.
UK pensions under the hammer
Jonathan Stapleton analyses changes in UK pensions legislation heralded by its emergency Budget in June and the series of announcements surrounding it
Securities lending in the spotlight
In collaboration with Global Pensions, Data Explorers brings you the latest global trends and analysis on securities transactions. John Arnesen reports
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Currency union survival and the euro
Guest commentary by Steven Englander, global head of G10 FX Strategy at CitiFX
Peru’s private pension funds
Rodrigo Amaral speaks to Pedro Flecha Zalba, head of the AFP Association about the private pension industry’s ambitious growth plans
Captives – the reinsurance solution?
Sponsors have been looking at using in-house insurers to tackle their funding issues. Helen Fowler asks if this is the most effective way
An evolving fiduciary model
Dutch pension experts ask whether trustees have shed too much responsibility, as Giovanni Legorano reports
Dutch funding levels battered by low discount rates
Dutch pension experts question whether the interbank swap yield curve is the best rate to discount liabilities against, as Giovanni Legorano and Raquel Pichardo-Allison report
Australian pension funds head back to currency
Australian funds have begun to look at currency following a period of uncertainty. Rachel Alembakis looks at what new strategies are being adopted
Rebuilding the Australian pensions engine
The pensions industry in Australia eagerly awaits the publication of the Cooper Review. Rachel Alembakis looks at the potential consequences
Australian pensions: tapping into a half-trillion dollar pot
The Australian contribution rate is set to increase by three percentage points, translating into A$500bn of new flows. Rachel Alembakis talks to experts about the pressure to invest those assets locally and their potential impact on post-retirement products
Australian pensions: on the eve of change
AustralianSuper is one of the largest industry superannuation funds in Australia, with over 1.4 million members drawn from over 120,000 workplaces and in excess of A$30bn in funds under management. Rachel Alembakis speaks to its chief executive, Ian Silk
AIFM directive continues to be costly
The controversial directive passed a major hurdle towards coming to fruition last month, but despite being watered down, industry experts predict implementing the new rules will continue to be costly, as David Walker reports
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