Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 193
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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
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Features
ESG: Has the penny dropped on pay?
Some companies are starting to get the shareholder message on executive remuneration
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Features
Asset allocation: Cautious optimism on Europe
Focus on central banks as they edge towards rate rises; June Fed hike is priced in
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Features
Ahead of the Curve: Who’s afraid of a sideways market?
The global economy could continue to surprise on the upside but the impact on the medium-term path of equity prices would be weaker
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Special Report
Top 400: Front office - New frontiers
Productivity is now a concept in the front office
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator June 2017
When fewer than one in 10 respondents expects something to happen, it is hard to accept it could happen. There is an increased number of such instances in the most recent IPE Asset Manager Expectations poll.
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Features
Mononationals: Case for foreign domestics
An unexpected consequence of globalisation is that it may be more beneficial to invest in firms that are predominantly national
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Features
The tribulations of a democratic SWF
Government indicates that unlisted infrastructure brings on board new risks that the Norwegian public will not like ‘Discretionary bets’ and ‘operational mistakes’ seen as big risks that the oil fund should avoid
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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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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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Interviews
Pictet Asset Management: Fighting proliferation
Product proliferation is a temptation that has become baked into the business model for many asset management, even if it is rarely in the best interest of clients
