Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 204
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Opinion Pieces
Guest Viewpoint: Rudyard Ekindi
”Asset managers are from Mars, asset owners are from Venus”
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Features
Costs really matter
A slow but steady evolution in best practice on cost disclosure and reporting is changing the way pension funds think about the asset management industry as well as the way they structure their internal resources.
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Country ReportPensions in CEE: New dawns for Baltic pensions
Baltic second-pillar pension funds face common challenges in a low-return environment, such as searching for yield and illiquid opportunities in a challenging regulatory environment
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Special Report
Special Report: Fees & Costs - Light in the fog?
A Europe-wide discussion on asset management fees and costs is heating up. Some regulatory and industry initiatives are proving successful at providing common disclosure frameworks for pension funds and their asset managers
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Asset Class Reports
Investment Grade Credit: Market distortions
Regulatory pressures and political uncertainty triggered by the Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump are creating challenges for investors in global debt markets
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Features
Fiscal policy? Let the zombies die
The international shift from an emphasis on monetary policy to a focus on fiscal policy is a dangerous diversion. Pumping money into the economy cannot resolve the underlying weaknesses that have long plagued western economies
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Country Report
Baltic pension funds: The way forward
Harijs Švarcs addresses challenges for Baltic pension funds
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Special Report
Netherlands: Joint efforts yield results on cost disclosure
Carlo Svaluto Moreolo outlines how Dutch pension funds have changed the way they gather and present information on investment costs
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Asset Class Reports
Issuance: Opportunity of a lifetime?
Are the ultra-low government-bond yields across the euro-zone a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for European and US companies to issue debt?
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Features
Italy's referendum: Always do your homework
The international reaction to the result of the recent Italian referendum on constitutional reform was curious. Voters rejected the reform wholeheartedly, and commentators around the world hailed the result as another victory for populism
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Country Report
Croatia's pension reform: An uncertain future
The election of a new government has added an element of uncertainty to pension reform
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Special Report
UK regulator homes in on costs
The issue of fees has been steadily moving to the forefront of regulators’ minds in the UK. Jonathan Williams examines the steps now being taken by the FCA
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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
