Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 40
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Special ReportHow investors are positioned to capitalise in APAC private markets
Strong fundamentals and a lack of correlation with western markets make the region particularly attractive
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Country ReportNew pension rules set to transform France
After much opposition, profound changes to the retirement system take effect this month
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Special ReportInvestors take a cautious asset allocation path on Asia
Investing in the region is far from straightforward, with benchmarking particularly tricky
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Special ReportIndustry awaits final advice on IORP II review
Pension groups want EIOPA to consider how its sustainability-related proposals would interact with the SFDR
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Country ReportFrance moves ahead with innovative climate reporting rules
A new French law could compel companies to disclose their climate plans
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Country ReportFrance’s new pension product smashes through target
Assets managed by PER supplementary pension products could reach €200bn by 2026
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Special Report
India forms cornerstone of GIC’s BRIC portfolio
The Singaporean sovereign wealth fund has invested billions in the subcontinent since the 1990s and considers the country under-invested
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Special ReportAustria: Pension industry faces an indifferent government
Reforms look likely to be on hold until after federal elections in 2024
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Special ReportSumitomo Mitsui Trust's Yoshio Hishida on Japan's unique position to attract investment
Yoshio Hishida, CEO of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management, one of Japan’s largest investment managers, talks to Christopher Walker about his company’s focus on retail and attracting international capital
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Special ReportBelgium: First-pillar reform caps highest pensions
Federal government manages to work out a first-pillar agreement before the parliamentary recess
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Special ReportDenmark: Early retirement rules face further overaul
Arne, a new regime to allow workers in strenuous jobs to retire early may be merged with a more popular scheme
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Special ReportFinland: Stabilising the level of pension insurance contributions
Government programme sets out to find ways to stabilise the level of pension insurance contributions over the long term
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Special ReportFrance: Macron’s major pension reforms take effect
September sees the enactment of controversial retirement reforms passed by presidential decree earlier this year, bringing 42 occupational regimes together
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Opinion PiecesEurope escaped the Great Retirement Boom but watch out for the crunch
Continental Europe appears to have largely escaped the trend known in the US as the ‘Great Retirement Boom’, where an economically comfortable cohort of 50 to 64-year-olds has retreated from work in the post-COVID period.
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FeaturesFossil fuel divestment is back in fashion
More and more asset owners are exiting oil and gas. Sophie Robinson-Tillett speaks to some about why, and how, they’re selling out of the sector
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Opinion PiecesHow to improve investment committees
Most asset management firms, private and public institutional investors and family offices have investment committees. Poorly designed boards can potentially destroy substantial value in the investment management industry, yet little research is available. I would like to propose a new way to think about the governance of investment committees.
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FeaturesBritain’s LDI crisis: When things nearly fell apart
On 23 September 2022, Kwasi Kwarteng, the then UK chancellor of the exchequer, announced a £45bn (€52bn) package of tax cuts. The hand-outs, designed to please key voters, were the wrong gift at the wrong time. For several years, the Bank of England had been attempting to end quantitative easing and start putting a higher price on borrowing.
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FeaturesHow the AT1 bond market shrugged off the Credit Suisse debacle
On a late Monday evening in August, the Italian right-wing government unexpectedly announced a new 40% tax on banks’ ‘windfall’ profits derived by the higher lending rates. Shares in Italian banks tumbled, banking executives cried foul, and analysts poured scorn over the measure. The government, which was hoping to raise up to €3bn to help families and small businesses, backtracked shortly after, scaling back the tax.
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InterviewsPaul Lorentz, Manulife Asset & Wealth Management: Canada to Europe, via Asia
Values are changing rapidly in the world of asset management. Leaders come and go, but perhaps less so than in the past, and loyalty to a company is increasingly appreciated by clients, as a sign of commitment and stability.
