All IPE articles in October 2015 (Magazine)
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Special Report
In search of the sweet spot
Low interest rates have been painful for unhedged DB pension funds. In the UK, where the first policy rate rises are expected next year, long-term yields could flatten further and magnify liabilities. Decisions about hedging ratios remain paramount, as Charlotte Moore finds
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Special Report
Turning point solutions
Joseph Mariathasan assesses a variety of investment approaches more suited to a changing fixed income environment. Due diligence is required to assess suitability of sometimes unfamiliar strategies
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Special Report
An uncertain path
Daniel Ben-Ami charts the downward path of bond yields over the last 30 years. While the widely anticipated end to this bull market may be imminent, the trajectory is uncertain
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Special Report
US Outlook: Walking a tightrope
The Fed is trying to pull off a record-setting high-wire act – without a safety net, writes Christopher O’Dea
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Features
Long-term views required
For institutional investors with long-term time horizons, equities make a lot of sense, particularly when bond markets appear to be in a government induced bubble
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Country ReportPensions in Spain: Hit by uncertainty
Uncertainty over Greece is only one of several factors that have influenced trends in asset allocation over the past year
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FeaturesHow we run our money: Geroa Pentsioak
Ramón Nieto, CIO of Geroa Pentsioak, explains his fund’s success in achieving high returns
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Features
Focus Group: Fixed in the mind
Some 44% (16 respondents) of the investors polled this month say that fixed income has become more important in their portfolio over the past five years. Ten of these say it has become much more important.
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FeaturesESG: Real green opportunities
How sustainable are real assets? Can property, accounting for one-fifth of carbon emissions, be green? And how future-proof are infrastructure assets? Jonathan Williams seeks answers
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Asset Class Reports
Global Equities: Where is the treasure?
Joseph Mariathasan assesses the outlook for active management in a global equity sector beset by excessive liquidity and volatility
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Asset Class ReportsGlobal Equities: Ecology of a mega-cap
China has leapfrogged Japan into second place after the US on the global mega-companies list. We explore attributes that help companies develop into giants
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Features
Pulled in two directions
It is understandable that politicians covet institutional capital to help finance future economic growth
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Features
Diary of an Investor: Ten years on
This month I celebrate 10 years as investment director of the Wasserdicht pension funds and it is heartening to receive warm congratulations from so many friends in the Netherlands and abroad.
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Features
DC evolution, Netherlands style
A new pension law next year is expected to speed up the move from defined benefit to defined contribution pension schemes that has been taking place in the Netherlands in recent years
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Special Report
UK Outlook: Not cut off, just different
It is important to understand both the similarities and the differences between the UK and the rest of Europe, says Daniel Ben-Ami
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Features
This is not a debt crisis
The widely held claim that the world is in the latter stages of a prolonged debt crisis should be challenged on more than one count
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Special Report
European Credit: Quality please
Lynn Strongin Dodds finds managers cautiously selective on European credit in the face of wider turmoil and a sluggish outlook
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Special Report
Fixed Income Challenges: These peculiar times
One of the classic mistakes people make while driving is to fail to look far enough ahead. It is all too common for drivers to fixate on what is just in front of them rather than scanning further in the distance
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Special Report
PenSam: Challenges create opportunities
Morten Hemmingsen of PensSam tells Rachel Fixsen about his fund’s changing fixed income priorities
