Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 134
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Country Report
Ireland: Auto-enrolment strawman proposals
Auto-enrolment is one of the main goals of the Irish government’s pension reform plans
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Special Report
Fees & costs: The price worth paying
Awareness of the true costs of asset management services is rising
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Asset Class Reports
Private equity: An expanding universe
A significant growth in direct lending has helped boost the private equity market
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Special Report
Green finance: Financing environmental benefits
Green finance is drawing huge interest in light of climate change, but it needs to be about more than financial returns
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Features
Wrong on the recession
The clouds darkened last month. Forecasts of the world’s economics prospects became distinctly gloomier.
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Country Report
Pension reform: Signs look good for this year
The comprehensive nature of the government’s pensions reform road map is significant progress
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Special Report
Interview - Chris Sier: Thirst for knowledge
Chris Sier, former chairman of the UK’s Institutional Disclosure Working Group (IDWG), talks about the power of data and his plans
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Asset Class Reports
Asset allocation: Opportunities abound despite volatility
The many uncertainties on the global stage might not be bad news for everyone
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Special Report
Why FRR doesn’t invest in green bonds – for now
While the French pension reserve fund has embraced and integrated the sustainability agenda in its investment strategies and was one of the first to incorporate climate change into its portfolio, it does not invest in green bonds
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Features
Beyond green bonds
Green finance is booming. Interest in green finance is booming even more.
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Country Report
DB funding: Calm waters or the eye of the storm?
An update on the accounting deficits in Irish defined benefit (DB) pension schemes
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Special Report
Asset managers: New fee models
The growing passive investing trend is forcing investment managers to offer new fee structures
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Asset Class Reports
Venture capital: Venturing further in Europe
The European venture capital market is increasingly attractive
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Special Report
Alecta: a Swedish investor’s green bond learning curve
Alecta, the largest occupational pension provider in Sweden, with SEK874bn (€85.4bn) in assets, now invests SEK31.4bn in green bonds.
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Features
Regulatory capacity crunch?
This year could turn out to be a lucrative one for lawyers in the pension and investment sectors. Deciphering Brexit implications, ensuring compliance with IORP II and localised rulebook changes will keep the legal profession busy
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Special Report
Asset managers: The profitability time bomb
How are asset managers responding to an environment with rising costs and fee pressures?
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Special Report
Infrastructure: Joining the dots on green projects
Lack of a co-ordinated policy is hindering climate-friendly infrastructure investment
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Special Report
Ocean finance: In search of blue returns
Attention on polluted seas is leading to discussions about how to marshal capital to clean them up
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Special Report
China: The greening of China
China plans to invest more than $6trn in green power and clean tech in the next two decades
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Opinion Pieces
Leading viewpoint: 2019's green investment picture
Lack of standards is not hindering green bond issuance. Pressure on corporates to finance the energy transition will intensify