Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 154
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Special Report
Church Pension Fund: Moving the needle
The Church Pension Fund in New York reflects on how it practises impact investing
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FeaturesDiary of an Investor: Making an impact
We at Wasserdicht like to think that our company has a positive impact around the world as a pump and flood protection equipment multinational
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FeaturesSpain protests as pension cuts loom
Since the autumn of 2017, hardly a week has gone by without a mass demonstration taking to the streets of large Spanish cities
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Features
Accounting Matters: EU moves to review standards
The news that the European Commission wants to carry out a “comprehensive check of the fitness of the EU framework on public reporting by companies” appears to have caught the IFRS Foundation on the hop
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Opinion Pieces
Letter From Brussels: Corporate tax reform in view
Radical upgrades to the EU’s corporate tax base norms have never been so close to fruition
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Opinion PiecesLetter from the US: All eyes on Oregon’s auto enrolment
The US pension fund sector is looking at how Oregon progresses with its OregonSaves programme
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FeaturesInterview: Julian Mund, PLSA
Is Julian Mund trying to please too many people as CEO of the UK’s Pension & Lifetime Savings Association?
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Opinion Pieces
Guest Viewpoint: Christopher Ailman & Mark Walker
Words matter, but sometimes they can get in the way. Impact investing, mission-based investing, responsible investment, double and triple-bottom-line investing, ESG factors, and even sustainable investment. All of these terms can have both positive and negative connotations for investors.
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Interviews
On the Record: How do you use technology?
PensionDanmark, RPMI Railpen & Pensioenfonds PGB
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InterviewsHow we run our money: Louvre Endowment Fund
Carlo Svaluto Moreolo talks to Philippe Gaboriau, CEO of the small, but growing, Louvre Endowment Fund
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Features
Financial Crises: Awaiting the Minsky moment
The bout of marked market volatility in February prompted a heated debate: were financial markets close to a Minsky moment?
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Features
Briefing: Commodity super cycle
The internet can in some ways be said to define globalisation.
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Features
Briefing: Avoiding nasty tax surprises
Taking a consolidated view of taxation not only removes compliance headaches for asset managers but can also give them an edge over other industry players
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Features
Ahead of the Curve: Robots opening doors
The robotics and automation theme has been gaining a lot of attention recently for good reasons. There is an industrial revolution emerging across all industries as they realise that the new tools and applications being developed will be highly disruptive to existing business models. These new technologies cover everything from autonomous cars and delivery drones to surgical tools.
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Special Report
Venture Capital: Impact’s matchmaker
Solve, an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), aims to connect impact focused start-ups with sources of capital
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator: May 2018
It would be an understatement to say the shine has left the US equity market, given this month’s manager expectation submissions. The month’s responses indicate movements across all asset categories, with a positive nod toward Europe, while those who predict change (for instance in the US and the UK) are seeing an erosion of confidence towards equity valuations.
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Interviews
Strategically speaking: Amundi
Dominique Carrel-Billiard joined Amundi in 2016 to head the integration of Pioneer. His unit is tasked with delivering €45bn in net new inflows over the next three years
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Features
Asset Allocation: Uncertainties on the rise
While rates markets remain focused on inflation and growth data, risk appetites appear more affected by the international politics of trade, led by the US
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FeaturesThe right balance
In a world that has demanded greater levels of robustness of financial institutions since the financial crisis, regulators are also faced with how to calibrate the funding requirements of pension funds
