Seize the day or miss the boat
Asset managers are showing a seeming reluctance to embrace the opportunities offered by DC, writes Henry Smith.
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Hedging your bets for the new year
Investors’ hopes and qualms for 2010 are unveiled in this research, writes Henry Smith.
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A cautious return to diversification
Trustees must learn to trust again, but with a watchful eye, as pressures to up risk and diversify grow post-crisis, writes Henry Smith.
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Safeguarding gains is a top priority
Investment consultants and trustees have failed to protect the wealth of pension fund members, writes Henry Smith.
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Rising above the blame game
No matter where the fault lies, pension funds would do well to steer clear of further asset bubbles, writes Henry Smith.
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Watching bankers revert to old habits
Investment bankers have not learned the lessons of the past, writes Henry Smith.
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DB funds go down without much fight
Recession and ignorance no longer stand up as valid reasons for incompetence, writes Henry Smith.
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Hedging bets on a responsible future
Funds-of-hedge funds have dug their own grave, but the funeral has yet to be held, writes Henry Smith.
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Is anything really going to change?
An inability to learn lessons from the past means that investors keep on making the same mistakes, writes Henry Smith.
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Time to stop rewarding failure
Institutional investors must do more to ensure that large payouts to those whose actions destroy shareholder value become a thing of the past, writes Henry Smith.
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Investors unlikely to dive back in
It will be hard to tempt investors back into equities, but that may be no bad thing, writes Henry Smith.
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Searching for the shoots of recovery
Things are probably going to get worse before they get better but there may be opportunities out there for adventurous investors, writes Henry Smith.
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Will Obama put protectionism first?
Some fund managers are concerned that the President-elect’s economic plans could include protectionist measures that would hinder investors, writes Henry Smith.
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Are new forecasts just wishful thinking?
We have heard the calls for new strategies and alternative investments time and time again, writes Henry Smith.
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Alternatives being left on the shelf
Rising interest in alternative assets is not leading to increased allocations, writes Henry Smith.
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Act now to avoid a DC scandal
Trustees and members of defined contribution pension schemes need to be better educated to stop a mis-selling scandal becoming a reality, writes Henry Smith.
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The triumph of greed and fear
The power of human emotion holds sway more than most in the asset management industry would admit, writes Henry Smith.
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Give China credit where it’s due
It may be fashionable to criticise the Chinese, but at least part of this is born out of the West’s resentment, writes Henry Smith.
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