All Editorial articles – Page 4
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News
Romanian pensions regulator proposes new investment guidelines
Only third pillar to benefit from use of interest-rate hedging as long-awaited reforms announced
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Country Report
Sweden: Rolling with the punches
Earlier this year, the Swedish central bank decided to push repo rates into negative territory. We look at how the country’s pension funds have adapted their portfolios
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Special Report
The Internet of Things
The technology mega trends of ‘Big Data’, robots and drones, sensors, wireless communications and machine intelligence all come together in the industrial theme that is the ‘Internet of Things’
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Special Report
Technology: The Third Industrial Revolution
A number of fast-moving technological trends seem to be spreading the importance of ‘tech’ beyond IT and into every corner of our lives and our economy
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Special Report
Technology: Late-Stage Fundraising
There has been a sudden jump in the number of technology-based companies that have raised equity privately at $1bn-plus valuations, often with no sign of an IPO to come
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FeaturesFlying the long-term flag
Rather like attitudes to motherhood and apple pie, there is no serious or fundamental opposition from institutional investors to the principle of long-term strategies like infrastructure or real economy lending
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Country Report
Finnish funds take international outlook
Finnish pension funds are internationalising their portfolios in an effort to help offset domestic woes
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Country Report
Finland's pension mutuals: New governance rules
The recent scandal at Keva ushered in new governance rules for Finnish pensions mutuals, but many funds are already one step ahead of the game
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Special Report
Financial Services Technology: Tech transformer
Technology is transforming financial services across the board
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Special ReportThe Technology Sector: Potential in the exponential
The cost of computer processing power has decreased exponentially over recent decades, a trend we are all familiar with when we compare the clunky IBM PCs of the 1980s or 90s with today’s smartphones
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Features
Hard to explain
The European Central Bank’s QE programme is taking its toll on pension funds as healthy returns are unable to keep pace with liabilities
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Special Report
Technology: European Venture Hubs
As London gets pushed into fourth place by Beijing as a venture capital centre, we ask what is required to create Silicon Valley-type hubs in Europe
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Features
European Loan Markets: Lending expertise
The European loan market is back in business. 2014 was the first year of net growth – about €30bn worth – since the financial crisis
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Features
Private equity: Filling the gap
Substantial fees and the plethora of private equity funds available mean that all but the largest institutional investors need external advice and support
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Features
ESG: ELTIF - Waiting in the wings
Will European Long-Term Investment Fund live up to the hopes of the socially responsible investment community?
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Features
Diary of an Investor: Technological hurdles
Geert, our head of investment research, comes in to the office one April morning with a new gadget. ‘This is the future,’ he announces, showing off a new smart watch
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Country Report
Denmark: Weathering the storm
Despite the blustery short-term economic environment, Danish pension funds have set their sights firmly on the horizon
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Special Report
Credit: Financial Sector High Yield
Since the financial crisis the high-yield universe has been flooded with bank debt, thanks to downgrades and increasing subordinated issuance
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Special Report
Credit: Private Placements & SMEs
Europe’s private placement markets have so far been the preserve of larger, investment-grade borrowers. But there are signs that credit-hungry smaller companies may finally be getting a look in
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Special Report
Credit: Standardising European Private Placements
One way to bring investors to the projects that are willing to pay sufficient yields might be a pan-European private placement market
