Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 79
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Country ReportPension reform: Second pillar in limbo
Spain pushes ahead with pension reform but there is little indication of the likely shape or timing of the second pillar
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Asset Class ReportsCo-investment: A capital idea
Co-investment can offer attractive deals to private equity investors but considerable funds are needed to access these opportunities
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Special ReportMoney and commitment needed
The term ‘net zero’ is becoming entrenched in political and business life as governments, banks, insurers, asset owners and, not least, corporates sign up to demanding pledges to reduce carbon emissions in the service of limiting global temperature rises to within 1.5°C.
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Country ReportResearch: Healthy so far but reform still vital
Swiss pension funds have coped well with the effects of COVID but the pension system needs to be brought up to date
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Country ReportAsset allocation: Homework pays off
Spanish pension funds are reaping the benefits of portfolio diversification and sustainability investing
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Special ReportPensionDanmark: Real-world impact and active ownership
The fund bases its ESG investments on engagement, screening and active ownership
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Country ReportPensions reform: A middle way to reform the second pillar
A new proposal could win a majority in parliament
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Asset Class ReportsCreating impact in Africa
Companies in Africa traditionally look to private equity to raise capital, providing vast opportunities to PE investors
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Special ReportBT Pension Scheme: Ambitious 2035 net-zero target
The pension scheme has set itself a series of tough climate objectives
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Country ReportInvestment strategy: Shifting from fixed income
Swiss pension funds are rebalancing their portfolios but allocating to certain asset classes could prove challenging
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Special ReportBorder to Coast: Climate solutions provider for the public sector
The asset pool has released a standalone climate-change policy to meet net zero
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Special ReportPFA Pension: First interim target is ‘ambitious but realistic’
The pension provider is decarbonising its portfolio one asset class at a time
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Special ReportInarcassa: Continuous carbon reduction targets
The fund is embracing thematic investments and Paris-aligned benchmarks
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Opinion PiecesGreen bonds – a ‘no-brainer’ paragon
Institutional investors are constantly searching for the elusive ‘no-brainer’ investment: the one that offers clear additional benefits without additional risk
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FeaturesSaudi Arabia at the crossroads
As the liberal democracies of the world resign themselves to dealing with the aftermath of the US pull-out from Afghanistan, they face the fact that, as former UK prime minister Tony Blair stated recently, “despite the decline in terrorist attacks, Islamism, both the ideology and the violence, is a first-order security threat”.
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Opinion PiecesEngagement, divestment and emerging alternatives
Investment analysts make contrasting buy and sell recommendations for individual securities based on identical financial information – down to the last decimal point. The differential is judgement.
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Opinion PiecesCo-investment newcomers need to be selective
The US and UK are seeing a diminishing number of companies in the listed markets whilst the private equity (PE) markets are booming. For investors, that raises a number of issues, of which fees are an important one. Private equity fees are much higher than those of listed equity managers.
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Opinion PiecesNotes from Germany: Parties mull pensions
It all started with a selfie posted on social media. The leaders of the Green party Annalena Baerbock, candidate to be chancellor, and Robert Habeck posed with the Free Democrats’ Christian Lindner and Volker Wissing to show how serious they were to bridge the divide to form a new government coalition, prior to meeting with the winner of the election, the SDP’s Olaf Scholz.
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Special ReportCarbon price: Dear greenhouse gases
Global carbon markets are expanding as prices increase, with consequences both for companies and their investors
