Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 214
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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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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
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Special Report
Austria: Are times changing too swiftly?
Austria’s second pillar remains stuck amid inertia, market mistrust, political half-heartedness and global uncertainty
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Features
Italian Banks: Little cause for panic at this stage
While Italy’s banks are languishing because of a legacy of poorly performing loans, there is a belief that the EU will not let the sector fail
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Country Report
DC Income Strategies: Another egg in the NEST?
As the UK government consults on whether NEST should be allowed to enter the drawdown market, Jonathan Williams examines the arguments for and against its entry, and what the fund can learn from Australia
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Country Report
One-Tier Boards: One job, two hats
André de Voss speaks to Geraldine Leegwater and Paulien Siegman about how the one-tier board structures are working in practice
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Special Report
Brexit Papers: Real Assets - One small sliver of sunlight
Private debt markets are expected to be relatively resilient post-Brexit, according to Bfinance
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Features
Macro Matters: Globalisation is dead
Bob Swarup traces cycles of globalisation and deglobalisation in recent centuries and concludes that the world is now turning towards Deglobalisation 2.0
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Asset Class Reports
Pay heed to ‘feel good’ factors
Socio-economic factors have a strong influence on an emerging market’s competitiveness and ability to generate economic growth over the long term, writes Joseph Mariathasan
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Belgium: Uncertainty as new law kicks in quickly
Pension funds may remain attractive despite a move to reduce the minimum guarantee rate
