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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator - August 2021
The next wave of COVID-19 has come to pass earlier than expected, largely due to new variants. The UK is hard hit, being sensitive to variants Alpha, Beta and Delta. The EU is next in line, with the Netherlands, Spain and Denmark in the forefront and Delta playing a leading role, but other member states are right behind. There is no sign of the next wave in the US yet, but it is sensitive to the variants Gamma and possibly Alpha, which plays a role in Canada.
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Asset Class ReportsActivist investors: Muscular stewardship
New types of activist investor are attracting support from long-term asset owners, particularly on environmental and social topics
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Special ReportOutlook for Europe: Shining lights for venture capital
The European venture capital market was a no-go area for institutional investors in the decade following the dotcom bubble of the late 1990s but allocations to the asset class have increased over recent years. Today, Europe’s thriving startup sector is providing lucrative investment opportunities, as we analyse in this report.
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Country ReportRegional Report – Pensions in Nordics (June 2021)
Two years have passed since AP Pension became the first of Denmark’s main commercial pension providers to launch a pension product labelled as sustainable. Since then, other players have followed suit, launching new ‘sustainable’ pension products in response to demand from customers. In this report, we also look at other developments across the Nordic region, including the strong investment returns of Sweden’s AP6 and how Norway’s municipal pension market is opening up to competition.
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Pensions insider: Handling mistrust after a huge loss
In the first in a series of articles aimed at empowering trustees, our expert contributor describes how a pension fund solved a real-life case involving poor judgement by a high-yield bond manager
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Special ReportVenture capital: Shining lights
Europe’s thriving startup sector is providing lucrative opportunities for venture capital investors
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Special ReportTop 500 Asset Managers 2021
IPE’s annual study of the global asset management industry compiles data from more than 500 companies globally, with insights into key business segments and overall AUM in excess of €90trn.
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Country ReportDenmark: Sustainability products gaining popularity
Pension providers report growing customer take-up of sustainability offerings
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Asset Class ReportsUS Equities: Challenges for US active managers
Active managers are grappling with several key themes as they deal with a concentrated market until recently buoyed by stimulus
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Special ReportGreen Bonds: European fixed income becomes greener
The European Commission is set to become the largest issuer of green bonds, a market that is enjoying spectacular growth
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Special ReportTop 120 European Institutional Managers 2021
Total non-group assets managed for all types of European institutional clients – pension funds, insurance companies, corporates, charities and foundations – for the leading 120 managers in this business segment. Total assets are €12.2trn (2020: €11.4trn)
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Country ReportDenmark cuts maximum basic interest rate
FSA acts to mitigate effects of the low-rate environment
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Special ReportEuropean economies: Closing the gap
A lot hinges on the NextGenerationEU’s programme to narrow the yawning economic gulf between EU member states
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Country ReportSweden: Record returns defy pandemic
AP6 reaps highest-ever results in 2020 through its ‘whole-portfolio’ approach
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Special ReportUK: After the deluge
Investors are still wary about where the UK’s economy might be heading despite the country’s trade deal with the EU
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Country ReportNorway: Off to a slow start
There are encouraging signs that Norway’s municipal pensions market is beginning to open up to competition
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Special ReportLeading viewpoints: Asset management perspectives
IPE asked five experts their views on key questions facing the industry
