Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 165
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Special ReportTop 400 Asset Managers 2018: 10 years of asset growth
This September marks 10 years since the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the high-water mark of the 2007-09 financial crisis – a decade of profound changes and steady growth for the asset management industry
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Dollar: A case for hedging tactics
Hedging is one way for investors in the dollar to reduce the risk presented by the currency’s unpredictable movements
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FeaturesTechnological diffusion is fraught
It is easy to forget just how long it can take for an invention to become a pervasive technology. Even the most brilliant idea can take time before it is widely adopted
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Country Report
Compenswiss: Futureproof
The reserve fund for Swiss social security is well-equipped to deal with growing deficits
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Asset Class Reports
Time for new alpha ideas
New products are making hedge funds look like an expensive way to access alpha
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Italy: plain sailing, for now
The Italian economy is doing well in the short term but the long-term outlook is less clear
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Sterling: Two sides of the coin
Many analysts see sterling as undervalued but investors expect a premium to compensate for Brexit uncertainties
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Special ReportArtificial intelligence: Smart advantage
Global asset managers are committing more resources to the development of funds using artificial intelligence. How will this affect portfolio management?
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Features‘Quitaly’ remains an unlikely prospect
European markets have clearly shown anxiety about the joint reform programme presented by the two parties that have agreed to form a coalition government in Italy
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Country Report
1e Pension Plans: Staying popular?
1e pension plans are facing reform. Will this hinder their continued popularity?
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Asset Class Reports
Managed Futures: In pursuit of ‘crisis alpha’
Professional stock-picking and portfolio construction are still valid strategies
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Features
Renminbi on path to currency standard
China’s renminbi is starting to challenge the dollar as the dominant global currency
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A shifting relationship with China
Europe could benefit as a result of increasing trade tensions between the People’s Republic and the US
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Special ReportChina: Tomorrow’s largest investment market
China’s investment management market is set to reach $17trn by 2030. But there will be no easy path to riches for foreign players
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FeaturesVenturing into the unknown
Two projects designed to boost investment in local ‘growth’ companies and domestic assets were in the news last month, but for different reasons
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Country Report
ESG: The Swiss shade of green
Pensionskassen were slow to embrace ESG but many are now committed to integrating sustainable thinking into their strategies
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The productivity enigma
The recent uptick in euro-zone productivity growth has gone strangely unnoticed
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ESG: Evolution of sustainable investing and modern practice
Despite the absence of a single definition of sustainable investing, investors are being asked to pay heed to risk, return and investment impact
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Asset Class Reports
What future for long/short equity?
Managers are finding new ways to pursue long/short equity strategies
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Special ReportAlternatives: Digitise or jeopardise
Alternative investment managers face a stark choice as digitisation increases
