Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 178
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Country Report
Denmark: Pension risk faces scrutiny
Assessing responses to the Danish FSA’s recent discussion paper on pensions risk
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Special Report
Private debt: Time to get picky
After years of strong performance the sector could be due a shake-out
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Country Report
Asset allocation roundup: Busy in alternatives
Recent investment activity of large Nordic institutional investors
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Special Report
Top 400: Brexit - What lies ahead
Asset managers must put client interests first as Brexit negotiations draw near
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FeaturesPainting a pension picture: ABP to offer visual insight into benefits
The €389bn Dutch civil service scheme ABP is to offer participants a visual insight into the pension rights they have accrued under its defined benefit arrangements.
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Opinion Pieces
Climate change: Incentives are the way forward
Generally missing from the discussion on climate change is an identification of the incentives that can drive change
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Opinion Pieces
Letter from Brussels: EU seeks to avert Brexit arbitrage
Strong words on Brexit are flying in political circles. But behind the theatre, concerns about the future of London’s fund management sector are emerging
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Opinion Pieces
Letter from the US: High fees but strong returns
Some US pension funds say they may be paying too much for their investments in private equity and are seeking different approaches
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Features
The impaired financial instruments standard
From January 2018 IFRS 9 will replace the IASB’s existing rule book
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FeaturesInterview: Andrew Lo, MIT Sloan School
When President Harry Truman asked to be sent a one-handed economist, he aptly summarised the conundrum that Andrew Lo sets out to resolve in his book, Adaptive Markets.
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Opinion Pieces
Guest Viewpoint: Avida International
“Fiduciary management has turned into a sophisticated exercise of managing increasingly complex investment value chains”
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Interviews
Focus Group: Credit risk worth taking
We asked a group of European investors with total assets of €84.4bn about their appetite for alternative credit. The answers confirm that the sector is set to grow further.
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Interviews
On the Record: How do you approach alternative credit?
Three pension funds - AP2, Linde and Unilever - talk about their approach to alternative credit
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Features
PME's ESG Strategy: Members help PME raise the bar
Pension fund for Dutch metal and electronic engineering sector seeks impact; Divesting from tobacco, embracing responsible investing model
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Features
A buoyant risk settlement market
Attractive pricing drove UK pension scheme demand for bulk annuities in 2016; Reinsurers’ appetite for longevity risk transfer remains high
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Features
Corporate transactions: Is compulsory clearance ahead?
Increased regulatory powers over UK corporate transactions could harm sponsors; The regulator would need enhanced powers to process applications efficiently
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InterviewsHow we run our money: Nordea Life & Pensions
Rachel Fixsen asked Thomas Otbo, Jesper Nørgaard and Erik Callert about the changes being made to the Nordics’ biggest commercial life insurer
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Features
Convertibles: A fundamental shift
Convertibles are gradually being recognised as an asset class in their own right
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Features
Absolute returns: How to assess unconstrained portfolios
A look at some of the variations of absolute return strategies
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Features
Macro matters: The downsides of hegemony
The US benefits from global dominance but there are downsides for the rest of the world
