Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 159
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Interviews
On the Record: How do you invest in emerging markets?
Three instutional investors – Louvre Endowment Fund, Elo & Amonis – share their views on emerging markets investing
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InterviewsHow we run our money: MP Pension
Anders Schelde, the new CIO of MP Pension, tells Rachel Fixsen how the pension fund has progressed since striking out on its own in 2015
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Interviews
Strategically speaking: Deutsche Asset Management/DWS Group
Deutsche Asset Management set about trying to conquer the world in the 1990s and 2000s. CEOs have come and gone, as have brands. Another rebrand will follow this month’s planned IPO
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Features
Asset Allocation: What’s changed?
While there was general acknowledgement that this year would indeed bring more volatility to financial markets, the sharpness of February’s stock market moves was still surprising
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Features
Ahead of the Curve: Arch nemeses - value and growth
Value has outperformed growth over the long term, but over the past decade value has endured its longest and one of its weakest periods of relative performance on record
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator: March 2018
What does one expect to happen when positive sentiment declines across the board? What we know is that near universal sentiment movements do not happen often
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Features
Iceland: Pension fund ownership comes under the microscope
Like any major earthquake, Iceland’s financial collapse in 2008 has had its aftershocks.
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Features
Investment returns: Record year for equities boosts European pensions
In a year full of records for equity markets, European pension funds posted positive results – with most improving on their 2016 investment returns
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FeaturesPrivate markets, social impetus
There is a late-stage investment cycle feel in many markets. In private equity, reports of mega-sized fund raisings and buyouts are competing with concerns about high-yield spreads and covenant-light loans
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Country ReportIreland: Drive is on for auto-enrolment
Auto-enrolment is one of the main goals of the Irish government’s pension reform plans
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Special ReportUK auto-enrolment: Good start, must do better
Five years since its introduction, auto-enrolment has been a success. Yet it must keep evolving to maintain its momentum
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Features
Looking towards a new Japan
The Japanese stock market recently hit a 26-year high. This achievement is even more remarkable when considered against the geopolitical backdrop
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Features
Indices and benchmarks: Let a million more flowers bloom
Index providers will continue to innovate but their business models look ripe for disruption
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Asset Class Reports
Private equity: Competitive arena
The healthy state of private equity markets is drawing interest from investors ranging from high-net-worth individuals and family offices to public markets, mega-funds and Asian firms
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FeaturesTechnology trumps demography
Although many refrain from saying it openly, the elderly are often resented as a burden on society
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Opinion Pieces
IAPF viewpoint: 'We must push on with reform'
A year of change is ahead to prepare for implementation of the revised IORP II Directive and reform of the DC system
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Special Report
The Netherlands: Reformed system to boost DC
Several factors are driving the shift to defined contribution pensions
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Features
Two sides of the bitcoin
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have attracted as many fans as critics
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Asset Class Reports
Secondaries come to the fore
The secondaries market has developed into an integral part of private equity portfolios
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Features
Governance: Big friendly giants
Index providers are eager to show their governance processes are robust and transparent
