Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 161
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Special Report
Belgium: Portability pain
Belgium has been accused of ‘gold plating’ the EU portability directive
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FeaturesGood things come to those who save
Good things come to those who wait – so goes the tagline of a famous Irish export, Guinness
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Denmark: Addressing the problem of ‘interplay’
Measures are being put in place to make saving for retirement more attractive
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Country Report
Scotland’s LGPS: Don’t just dive in
Scottish local government pension funds looking to asset pool should carefully consider their options with a focus on their objectives
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Special Report
Finland: Waiting for sustainability plan
Pension funds are awaiting news on how the European Commission’s sustainable finance action plan will be adopted in the country
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France: Sprucing up supplementary savings
A new law seeks to boost the attractiveness of pension scheme savings vehicles
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Country Report
Gresham House: Network effects
Gresham House CEO Tony Dalwood is fundraising for a UK housing and infrastructure fund, and has the LGPS in his sights
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Country Report
Breaking all derisking records
Lower mortality assumptions and improved pension scheme solvency have created ideal conditions for derisking
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Special Report
Germany: The loneliness of complexity
Pension funds are not happy with the European regulator or with their government regarding IORP II
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Iceland: Dominant force
Measures have been proposed to reduce the risk posed by the prominent role of pension funds in Iceland’s economy
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Features
Australia’s super funds under fire from Royal Commission
An interim report into Australia’s financial services industry, including the country’s AUD2.6trn (€1.7trn) superannuation system will be published this month
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Features
Accounting Matters: Surveying the surveys
Surveys? Who needs them? We do apparently. And when it comes to pensions accounting, we cannot get enough
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Opinion Pieces
Long-Term Matters: What world are we creating by saving the world?
The focus of ESG investment has been moving towards the environmental over several years. Topics like green bonds, carbon indices, green ETFs, portfolio carbon footprinting and decarbonisation are making headway
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Features
Research: Passive funds extend their reach
In the second article on a new study, Amin Rajan and Simon Klein argue that momentum towards passives is unlikely to ease during this decade, but that its composition will change
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Interviews
On the Record: Emerging Risks?
We asked chief investment officers of three of Sweden’s AP funds about how they view emerging market equities
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InterviewsHow we run our money: USS
Bill Galvin (pictured left) and Guy Coughlan of the UK’s Universities Superannuation Scheme outline their measured approach to valuation to Joseph Mariathasan
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Features
Non-performing Loans: A market in full swing in Europe
A stockpile of nearly €780bn worth of non-performing loans weighs on the European economy
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Features
Asset Allocation: The summer doldrums
Summer doldrums have a tendency to mark their arrival with volatility. This year trade tensions, particularly between the US and China, and fears of escalation are flustering shallow, and less liquid, financial markets
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Special Report
Ireland: Building a 21st century pension system
The government is planning sweeping changes to the country’s entire pension system
