Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 190
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Asset Class Reports
Sensitivity of global investment grade credit funds to macro factors
PureGroup analyses the sensitivity of the five largest global investment grade credit funds to changes in macroeconomic factors
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Country Report
Romania: Political uncertainty casts shadow on second-pillar growth
Political uncertainty means Romanian pension funds will have to wait for clarity on an increase in the second-pillar pension contribution rate
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Special Report
Pension Funds: The bigger cost picture
Asset management costs are only one part of the total equation. Assessing the total cost picture means taking into account investment, transition, custody and administration costs
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Country Report
Poland: Dismantling the second pillar
Krystyna Krzyzak reportson the latest reforms to Poland’s second-pillar pensions system
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Special Report
Switzerland: Devil in the detail
The Swiss supervisor has put pressure on the asset management industry to increase transparency. Now the authorities must move to achieve full disclosure
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Country Report
Russia's pensions system: Economies of scale dominate
Krystyna Krzyzak reports on the trend for consolidation among pension providers as the Russian government tries to modernise a system it appears unable to afford
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Special Report
FCA raises questions about fee levels
The UK FCA’s interim report on asset management highlights the sensitivity of fee levels and structures in the institutional world
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Special Report
Private Equity: A two-speed market
Moves to standardise private equity reporting raise challenges for limited partners, Emma Cusworth finds
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FeaturesFrom Our Perspective: FCA raises the game
In 2001, the Myners report raised the issue of the investment value chain and how pension funds could improve outcomes through their governance structure. It also highlighted market inefficiencies in areas like peer-group herding and investment consulting
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Features
Dutch Pensions Federation backs proposals for new system
The long-running debate in the Netherlands over how to build a sustainable and acceptable pension system has taken another step towards its final destination
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Features
UK Financial Conduct Authority seeks to regulate consultants
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking regulatory powers over investment consultants following a damning review of the sector
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Features
German Reforms: A brave new world
Just before Christmas, the only real opposition to the German government’s second-pillar reform draft came from the insurance sector. Not publically, mind you. In a statement, it “welcomed the reform in principle”
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Opinion Pieces
Letter from Brussels: EU focus on tax tricks
There is increasing attention in Brussels on company reporting, taxation and offshore financial centres. The G20 and some OECD countries have demanded country-by-country reporting rules for multinational companies with a turnover over €750m
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Opinion Pieces
Long-Term Matters: My inner Trump
Early on Wednesday 9 November we learnt that Donald Trump would be president of the US, and two days later I heard I may have a cancer.
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Features
Accounting Matters: Investing in better communication
The message from the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) is that better communication starts with the income statement. Prompting this revelation is the demand from some respondents to the IFRS Foundation’s 2015 agenda consultation for the IASB to investigate how companies communicate financial performance in their financial statements.
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Features
Pension Investing: Asset allocation to stay a relative value game
In the second article in a new series, Pascal Blanque and Amin Rajan argue that quantitative easing will continue to distort asset prices for the foreseeable future despite the rise of populist politics
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Features
Radek Sikorski: Populists have the wrong answers
Radek Sikorski, the former Polish foreign minister, gave the opening address at IPE’s 2016 Conference. His topic was Brexit, Trump, Le Pen: Can the EU Withstand the Populist Tsunami?. Daniel Ben-Ami interviewed him about the rise of populism. This is an edited transcript.
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Opinion Pieces
Guest Viewpoint: Cllr Kieran Quinn
“The UK local government pension investment regulations are a step in the right direction”
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Interviews
On the Record: How do you ensure successful manager selection?
Three pension funds - Sparinstitutens Pensionskassa, Grafton Pension Plan and Advocates Pension Fund - share their views on manager selection
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Features
LGPS: UK pools seek thumbs-up
After months of hard work, the English and Welsh local government pension scheme pools have received feedback on their plans
