Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 199
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Country Report
Pensions In UK: Of Brexit, deficits and LDI
With a potential Brexit in sight, Carlo Svaluto Moreolo asks whether the assumptions underlying liability-driven investment (LDI) need to be reconsidered
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Country ReportPensions In The Netherlands: The end of the road
The sector has run out of options to avoid looming rights cuts, says Leen Preesman
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Special Report
Brexit Papers: OK, what shall we do?
Robin Ellison, head of strategic development for pensions at Pinsent Masons and former chairman of the UK Pensions & Lifetime Savings Association, discusses how Brexit uncertainty is impacting the pension fund industry
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Special Report
Investment Solutions: Who casts the first stone?
The UK fiduciary management industry awaits the FCA’s report on conflicts of interest. The possible solutions are far from obvious
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Features
SWFs confound the sceptics
Despite reports that sovereign wealth funds are cashing in their assets to cope with falling oil prices, the sector is still growing
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Asset Class Reports
Investing In Emerging Market Debt: Reasons for optimism
Daniel Ben-Ami looks at why asset managers are increasingly upbeat about emerging markets
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Features
Brexit: Block out the financial noise
If there is one thing the Brexit referendum proved without doubt, it is how difficult people find it to resist confirmation bias
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Country Report
Liquidity warnings
Regulation is constraining pension funds’ ability to manage risk and they should prepare for future illiquidity
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Special Report
Brexit Papers: Brexit, bonds and deficits
For Tapan Datta, global head of asset allocation at Aon Hewitt, Brexit is only the latest chapter in the saga of ever-lower Gilt yields and their associated funding challenges
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Special Report
Hiring a fiduciary manager is just the beginning
How do independent advisers measure the overall performance of fiduciary management mandates and how do their approaches compare? Charlotte Moore reports
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Features
Strategic Investment Funds: Different animals to deal with
Strategic investment funds offer interesting co-investment opportunities but have their own rules and incentives, according to Georg Inderst
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Asset Class Reports
Liquidity: Are emerging markets roaring back?
Michael Howell says investors should pay more attention to emerging markets as liquidity conditions are improving while those in developed markets are deteriorating
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Special Report
Top 1000: Faint praise for IORP II compromise
Agreement on the final draft of the IORP II Directive has finally been reached. Susanna Rust outlines the key points
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Country Report
Asset Allocation: Diversification rules
Infrastructure, real estate and alternative credit are finding favour among Dutch pensions funds, finds Gail Moss
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Features
Pension funds should review LDI strategies
Several UK asset managers that specialise in liability-driven investment (LDI) strategies have underperformed their benchmarks this year. This has put a strain on their pension scheme clients’ funding deficits at the worst possible time
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Country Report
Pensions Accounting: Managing change
UK defined-benefit deficits are ballooning. The Brexit vote might initiate behavioural change, Stephen Bouvier writes
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Country Report
Cabinet steadies reforms
Leen Preesman looks at the measures the government is taking to stabilise the pension system
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Special Report
Brexit Papers: Challenges for asset allocation
Andrew Milligan, head of global strategy at Standard Life Investments, explores what Brexit means for investors and pension funds across Europe
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Special Report
Texas Teachers: Strength in numbers
Britt Harris, CIO of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, tells IPE about its public markets solutions partnership with JP Morgan Asset Management
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Asset Class Reports
Big picture remains positive
Joseph Mariathasan surveys the prospects for emerging market debt in the world’s main regions
