Latest Special Reports – Page 31
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Special ReportEU Sustainable Finance: The greening of Europe
The EU wants to encourage environmentally friendly investment practices. Will its taxonomy stimulate the green bond market?
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Special ReportFinancialisation: The commodities conundrum
It is an important practical question but it is hard to untangle how commodity prices are determined
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Special ReportTop 1000 Pension Funds 2019: Asset growth in challenging times
The assets of the 1,000 largest European pension funds increased by 7% to €7.72trn in the last 12 months. This robust increase is set against a volatile backdrop in terms of asset prices and markets
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Viewpoints: Investment as the saviour
How taxonomy, trajectory and Ecolabel could save our children
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Special ReportRare earths: The building blocks of tech
Everything from batteries, visual displays, catalytic convertors to military hardware are reliant upon rare earths in their production. Unfortunately, investment opportunities in rare earths are not as widely available as their potential uses
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Special ReportHow fund managers view – and invest in – the rise of China’s middle class
Fund managers share their views on how China’s rising middle class is impacting the country’s economy and outlook
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Special ReportTechnology: The race is on
China’s rapid rise in the technology stakes is causing tension among other world-leading manufacturing countries
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Viewpoints: The industry reacts
Will the EU Sustainable Finance Technical Expert Group’s June 2019 reports on the green taxonomy, green bond standards and climate benchmarks succeed in mobilising investors and capital in support of sustainability objectives?
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Special ReportPortfolio strategy – The good things about commodities
Commodities can provide portfolio diversification as well as a cushion against inflation shocks
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Special ReportAustria: Government’s fall is another blow to reform
Promised tax reforms were put on hold following the toppling of the government. But this is just the latest in a line of unfulfilled pension promises
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Special ReportUS-China trade war: A trembling world
The trade conflict between the two largest economies is reverberating across the world
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A green game changer
New EU green finance requirements will increase demand for better and more comparable ESG data
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Special ReportBelgium: Rolling out IORP II
Belgium is proud of its transposition of the EU’s new pension fund directive
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Special ReportCPPIB’s Asian quest
The largest Canadian pension fund already has a long track-record in the Asia-Pacific region but plans to grow its presence in the region
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Special ReportDenmark: New developments
The past year has brought changes affecting pensions and the investment sector, along with a new government
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Special ReportCapital markets: All roads lead to China
There are numerous channels through which the Chinese capital markets are opening up to foreign investors
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Special ReportFinland: Two to become one
The government is planning to unify the municipal and private-sector pension systems
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Special ReportFrance: Act I of the pensions big bang?
The government’s PACTE law could transform the pensions landscape
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Special ReportGermany: Tinkering at the edges
As yet no social partners have adopted the latest pension model in an already highly complex system
