Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 164
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Features
Shades of grey on Dutch CDC
Dutch collective defined contribution is mostly a uniform concept, but with important distinctions
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InterviewsHow we run our money: Lærernes Pension
Morten Malle, investment director of Denmark’s Lærernes Pension, explains how the fund stays agile
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Special ReportInvestment in Cryptocurrency: Disruption or disappointment?
Understanding the architecture supporting digital currencies like Bitcoin is increasingly important
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Features
Selection is key in EMD
Anxiety is growing about emerging market debt. US rate rises and the potential for a stronger dollar mean that EMD may be heading for turbulent times
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FeaturesBrexit is no simple break
The implications of the UK’s EU departure will be complex and wide ranging for asset managers
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Interviews
Strategically speaking: Alger
The pain of life and death rarely intrudes into the relatively safe world of the financial markets. But life at its most brutal intruded into the workings of Alger’s headquarters in the World Trade Center on 9/11
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Features
Asset Allocation: Nessun dorma
There have been many times when Italy’s volatile politics have entertained the world. And occasions when that volatility has spilled into financial markets
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FeaturesAhead of the Curve: Return of the information edge
According to reports, global bond ETFs had their best quarter on record in the first quarter of 2017 with $44.5bn of inflows
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator: July/August 2018
As often in high summer, storms – in the form of volatility – may be on the horizon
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Features
Managers get behind ETFs
The asset management arms of JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs have bolstered their European exchange-traded funds (ETFs) teams with a series of senior hires, throwing a spotlight on a sector overlooked by pension fund investors.
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Opinion PiecesGuest Viewpoint: Amlan Roy
Incorporating changing behaviour and technological trends in retirement planning is essential
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Opinion Pieces
Letter from Brussels: Campaign to boost pan-EU distribution of UCITS and AIFs
Another step by Brussels to ease financing to business across the EU comes with measures to facilitate the cross-border distribution of investment funds
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Opinion Pieces
Letter from the US: No panic as investors stay the course
Some 59% of US defined contribution (DC) plans’ assets and 47% of Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) are invested in mutual funds, with a total of $8.8trn (€7.5trn). Overall, the US mutual fund industry manages about $22trn on behalf of more than 100m investors.
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Features
ESG: Recalling integration basics
A recent white paper suggests ESG integration has lost its meaning and needs to be recaptured
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Features
Conference Diary: Crisis, what crisis?
Is there a crisis brewing in the asset management industry? Such questions are heard more at conferences and events, reflecting disquiet as the euro crisis recedes and we approach the tenth anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
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FeaturesThe price of skill
It remains to be seen whether pension funds regain their appetite for higher-fee alternative strategies that have fallen out of favour in recent years
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Country ReportSwitzerland: Preparing for the next set of reforms
Talks on the reform of the Swiss first and second pillar have been prolonged by the 2017 rejection of the Altersvorsorge 2020 pac
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Special ReportEurope Outlook: Germany faces the ultimate driving challenge
Developments in electric powered cars and autonomous vehicles pose substantial challenges to Germany’s engineering might
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Asset Class Reports
Hedge Funds: Activist funds turn up the heat
Several hedge funds are among the most successful activist investors
