All Special Report articles – Page 56
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German Asset Management: In the face of headwinds
Never before has the German institutional asset management industry faced headwinds such as those currently confronting it, writes Clemens Schuerhoff
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German Asset Management: Investors climb the risk ladder
Continuing low interest rates are forcing investors to move further up the risk ladder in search of returns. Barbara Ottawa reports
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Kandlbinder 2016: Spezialfonds inflows top €100bn
Till Entzian surveys Germany’s €1.3trn Spezialfonds market, which saw record inflows over the course of 2015
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Texas Teachers: Strength in numbers
Britt Harris, CIO of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, tells IPE about its public markets solutions partnership with JP Morgan Asset Management
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Special ReportThe Netherlands: On the way to a new system
The Dutch cabinet is weighing up proposals for a new sustainable pension system that retains the support of younger workers and is fair to all generations
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Spain: Political standstill halts reform
The Spanish pension system needs significant adjustment to ensure its sustainability, but politics has got in the way
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France: Pension funds à la française
For the first time occupational pensions are to receive a dedicated regulatory underpinning of their own
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Finland: Private sector funds subject to new solvency rules
The parameters of investment and liability risks of first-pillar funds have been re-calculated following a major overhaul of the country’s solvency framework
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Special ReportGermany: On the pre-election reform drive
The German government is hoping to finalise a major reform of the pension system before key state elections in spring 2017
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Special ReportUK: Pace of reform slows down
Following the relative success of auto-enrolment, the UK has turned its attention to ensuring its pension system is fit for purpose
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Investment Solutions: Who casts the first stone?
The UK fiduciary management industry awaits the FCA’s report on conflicts of interest. The possible solutions are far from obvious
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Norway: Simplified Solvency II rules are on the cards
Pension funds will continue to operate under Solvency I rules this year, but there are plans for Solvency II-type requirements by 2018
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Brexit Papers: OK, what shall we do?
Robin Ellison, head of strategic development for pensions at Pinsent Masons and former chairman of the UK Pensions & Lifetime Savings Association, discusses how Brexit uncertainty is impacting the pension fund industry
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Brexit Papers: Brexit, bonds and deficits
For Tapan Datta, global head of asset allocation at Aon Hewitt, Brexit is only the latest chapter in the saga of ever-lower Gilt yields and their associated funding challenges
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Belgium: Uncertainty as new law kicks in quickly
Pension funds may remain attractive despite a move to reduce the minimum guarantee rate
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Hiring a fiduciary manager is just the beginning
How do independent advisers measure the overall performance of fiduciary management mandates and how do their approaches compare? Charlotte Moore reports
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Special ReportPortugal: Back on the right track
After lawmakers stabilised the public pension system, Portuguese private pension funds are poised to grow their participation in the country’s economic system
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Austria: Are times changing too swiftly?
Austria’s second pillar remains stuck amid inertia, market mistrust, political half-heartedness and global uncertainty
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Brexit Papers: Real Assets - One small sliver of sunlight
Private debt markets are expected to be relatively resilient post-Brexit, according to Bfinance
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Asset manager playbook
As the dust settles following the UK referendum vote on 23 June, Theresa May, the new UK prime minister has been clear: “Brexit means Brexit”.
