Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 230
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Opinion Pieces
Letter from the US: From small beginnings
The US private retirement annuity market is quite small. But it is likely to grow dramatically thanks to the convergence of various factors
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Country ReportPensions in Spain: Hit by uncertainty
Uncertainty over Greece is only one of several factors that have influenced trends in asset allocation over the past year
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Special Report
German Asset Management: In search of opportunities
Institutions are looking for opportunities to invest in infrastructure but the political and regulatory framework is hindering domestic allocations
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Features
Millennials: Cafe culture comes to Wall Street
Millennials are already changing the face of business and lifestyle. Christopher O’Dea looks at how this new-technology era is affecting economies and investment
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Features
This is not a debt crisis
The widely held claim that the world is in the latter stages of a prolonged debt crisis should be challenged on more than one count
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Opinion PiecesLetter from Brussels: Pressure builds on tax havens
Brussels’ financial focus is on aggressive corporate tax planning and the related question of tax havens. This concerns the hedge fund ‘passport’ rights to do business across the EU and compliance of the offshore jurisdictions where they are domiciled to EU norms.
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Special Report
Interview: State Street & SSGA - A bet on pensions growth
International providers have long seen Germany as an attractive market. State Street opened an office in 1970, while State Street Global Advisors has had a presence since 1998
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Asset Class Reports
Global Equities: Where is the treasure?
Joseph Mariathasan assesses the outlook for active management in a global equity sector beset by excessive liquidity and volatility
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Special Report
An uncertain path
Daniel Ben-Ami charts the downward path of bond yields over the last 30 years. While the widely anticipated end to this bull market may be imminent, the trajectory is uncertain
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Features
Long-term views required
For institutional investors with long-term time horizons, equities make a lot of sense, particularly when bond markets appear to be in a government induced bubble
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Special Report
The Kandlbinder Report 2015: Pensions assets continue to spur Spezialfonds expansion
Quality and investment pressure on institutions are playing into the hands of Spezialfonds, according to Till Entzian
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Special Report
Euro-zone Outlook: Buffeted by headwinds
The outlook for Europe’s bond markets cannot be separated from the situation in the wider world, says Caroline Hay
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Special Report
Pension Assets: Measuring the pension world
Pension funds diversify their investments more widely than the average German institutional investor and have restructured their portfolios significantly in recent years
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Special Report
European Credit: Quality please
Lynn Strongin Dodds finds managers cautiously selective on European credit in the face of wider turmoil and a sluggish outlook
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Special Report
UK Outlook: Not cut off, just different
It is important to understand both the similarities and the differences between the UK and the rest of Europe, says Daniel Ben-Ami
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Special Report
Asset Allocation: A need for innovative diffusion
Casper Hammerich outlines key findings on asset allocation and investment trends from conversations with the some of the most influential institutional investors in Germany
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Special Report
US Outlook: Walking a tightrope
The Fed is trying to pull off a record-setting high-wire act – without a safety net, writes Christopher O’Dea
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Special Report
Turning point solutions
Joseph Mariathasan assesses a variety of investment approaches more suited to a changing fixed income environment. Due diligence is required to assess suitability of sometimes unfamiliar strategies
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Special Report
PenSam: Challenges create opportunities
Morten Hemmingsen of PensSam tells Rachel Fixsen about his fund’s changing fixed income priorities
