Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 130
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Special ReportRobeco Active Ownership: ‘Engagement’s not a one-off’
Carola van Lamoen, the head of active ownership at Robeco, talks to Liam Kennedy
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator: November 2019
Bond sentiment has been trending upwards for a year, approaching a net value of zero everywhere, except in the EU. Analysts contend that central banks have secured a soft landing.
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Opinion PiecesGuest viewpoint: Kerrin Rosenberg
“It is crucial to remember that the focus on good governance extends to including illiquid and private investment”
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Opinion PiecesLetter from the US: Industry debates private equity role in 401(k) plans
Should those who invest through 401(k) retirement plans have greater access to private equity?
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InterviewsStrategically speaking: Generali Investments
A year into Generali’s ambitious growth plan, it looks set to meet its promises
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Special ReportESG Adoption: Big advances on the ESG front
A custodian’s view on how technology and a generational shift are powering the growth of ESG investment among European pension funds
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Special ReportMateriality: A new framework for ESG
A new materiality concept focuses on seeking investment value where the interests of shareholders and other stakeholders intersect
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Research: Europe has turned a corner
Asset managers must cater to the trend to deeper ESG investing to remain competitive Key points ESG investing in Europe has developed over more than three decades There are four broad categories of ESG investment – exclusion, integration, stewardship and impact Integration is the most widespread approach ...
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Special ReportIceland: From strategy to practice
Several factors are pushing Icelandic pension funds towards responsible investment
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Special ReportIndia: Still early days
The growing adoption and importance of ESG criteria among Indian firms could have implications for companies such as rice producers
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Mining the ESG vein
ESG used to be an optional extra in the mining industry but governments are starting to mandate minimum standards through legislation
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Investors commit to a net-zero future
The global climate emergency means investors must set tough decarbonisation targets. A new UN-convened investor alliance is doing just that
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Spatial finance has a key role
The increasing amount of geospatial data can help foster sustainable finance
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: The quagmire of ethics
Assessing what should be considered ethical is more challenging than generally assumed
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Viewpoint: A quantitative approach to integrating ESG
Quant managers are mining ‘unstructured data’ as part of the search for the ESG factor
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Special Report
Market Update: The ETF boom continues
Around the world, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continue to grow in assets and importance, breaking records along the way.
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Market Update: The competitive battle intensifies
Despite the growth in European ETF assets, issuers are facing margin pressure caused by fee cuts.
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Market Update: The drum beats on: ETFs for the ongoing trade war
This time last year, we were looking at how trade relations between the US and China might play out and the best way to position a portfolio – especially in terms of sectors – according to which scenario an investor thought was most likely.
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Market Update: Can European ETF assets double again?
Earlier this year, ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe celebrated a record 55 consecutive months of net inflows, only 19 years after the first ETFs in Europe were launched.




