Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 247
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Special ReportTop 1000: Europe's slimmer regulatory agenda
The Juncker Commission is targeting the Capital Markets Union and a legislative agenda that focuses on engaging long-term capital
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Asset Class Reports
Holistic approaches to EM debt exposure
Asset allocation is key to successful investment in emerging markets. But the real task is working out how best to invest among the wide range of assets and strategies available
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Features
China’s importance still underplayed
The turmoil in China is both less serious and more serious than generally assumed.
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Country Report
UK Pensions Governance: The head and the heart
Trustees are at the heart of UK pension funds. Do they need to get better at what they do?
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Country Report
Ultimate Forward Rate: Ultimate consideration
Formerly just an esoteric formula buried in Solvency II legislation, the DNB’s recent reduction in the ultimate forward rate will affect the viability of Dutch defined benefit pension schemes
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Special Report
Beyond Excel spreadsheets
Pension funds are increasingly turning to custodians for help in dealing with the complexities of investing in illiquid alternatives asset classes
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Features
Ahead of the Curve: Japan’s best is yet to come
A genuine change in corporate governance culture at Japanese companies will underpin good economic fundamentals
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Special ReportAustria: Occupational pensions under pressure
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Austrian pensions sector faces few new regulatory challenges and the rise of a young competitor
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Features
Briefing: Growing importance of the renminbi
Despite recent volatility, the Chinese currency’s role in international trade is growing fast
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Asset Class Reports
Outlook: The case for EM debt
Opinions vary on the long-term prospects for emerging market debt
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Features
Smart questions
There are plenty of interesting questions surrounding smart beta investment in an institutional context. First, does it work? Apparently it does, as academics find more and more evidence that it pays to have passive exposure to factors such as value, low volatility and small-caps.
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Country Report
Derisking: Unintended risks
Carlo Svaluto Moreolo asks whether UK trustees are taking the right approach to interest rate and inflation risk
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Country Report
Commentary: Returning market sense to UFR
The new UFR is an uneasy compromise that requires sophisticated decision-making on the part of pension funds, argues Jens van Egmond
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Special Report
T2S: What happens next?
It will be some time before it becomes clear whether the Target2Securities platform will streamline cross-border transactions or spark unintended consequences with layers of national and international regulations
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Features
ESG: Women on boards
Countries across the world are taking differing approaches to boosting female participation on company boards. But is progress being made?
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Special Report
Belgium: Second-pillar reforms back on the agenda
Discussions about restricting access to the second-pillar defined-contribution scheme are under way, while the pension industry association has called for improved risk management
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Features
An asset class gaining currency
Currency weakness in emerging markets against a strong US dollar has tended to give a misleading picture of the potential opportunities in the asset class
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Country Report
Derisking: Granular buy-ins
James Mullins expects medically underwritten buy-ins to gain popularity, with market volume set to reach £1.5bn this year
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Country Report
Asset Allocation: The Dutch top five
The number of Dutch pension funds has halved in the past 10 years. Yet five funds – ABP, PFZW, PMT, BpfBouw and PME – account for over 50% of total pension assets
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Interviews
Strategically speaking: Terra Firma Capital Partners
“The private equity industry is in the midst of a far-reaching structural change that is leading to a bifurcation of the industry,” says Guy Hands, chairman and chief investment officer of Terra Firma
