Today's top news stories
Berkshire Pension Fund returns 0.5%, increases private debt
Scheme increases exposure to private debt, private equity funds
Friday people roundup
Swiss Funds & Asset Management Association, Stiftung Abendrot, Association Finance Durable et Investissement Responsible, La Banque Postale AM, Harvest Global, Mirae Asset Global Investments, Edmond de Rothschild AM, Oddo Securities
German 'Mittelstand' face decisions over pension-funding gaps – study
Weak cashflows, low interest rates mean companies will have to consider CTAs, Pensionsfonds
UK auto-enrolment drives 'staggering reversal of fortunes' in private sector
Active membership of occupational pension schemes at highest level in more than 30 years
Digital Edition
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Strategically Speaking: Union Investment
Union Investment has succeeded in transforming itself into a force in European asset management over the past decade
On the Record: Does Brexit change your investment strategy?
Three pension funds - APK Pensionskasse, ÄVWL and PFA pension - discuss Brexit’s impact
SWFs confound the sceptics
Despite reports that sovereign wealth funds are cashing in their assets to cope with falling oil prices, the sector is still growing
Strategic Investment Funds: Different animals to deal with
Strategic investment funds offer interesting co-investment opportunities but have their own rules and incentives, according to Georg Inderst
Italian Banks: Little cause for panic at this stage
While Italy’s banks are languishing because of a legacy of poorly performing loans, there is a belief that the EU will not let the sector fail
Sharp tools needed
Some contend that book reserve pensions took root in Germany because funded pensions, such as they were, had been wiped out in the hyperinflation of the 1920s
IPE Top 1000: European pension assets grow by 9%
Europe’s pension funds now manage more than €6.7trn in combined assets, a year-on-year increase of 9.4%, according to IPE’s latest Top 1000 Pension Funds survey.
Investing In Emerging Market Debt: Reasons for optimism
Daniel Ben-Ami looks at why asset managers are increasingly upbeat about emerging markets
Liquidity: Are emerging markets roaring back?
Michael Howell says investors should pay more attention to emerging markets as liquidity conditions are improving while those in developed markets are deteriorating
Big picture remains positive
Joseph Mariathasan surveys the prospects for emerging market debt in the world’s main regions
Long-Term Matters: Have an affair or see a therapist?
An estranged couple, frustrated by their sex life, face a hard choice: have an affair or see a therapist and commit to renewing their relationship.
Guest Viewpoint: Ros Altmann
“It is time the authorities addressed the serious side effects of monetary policy on UK pensions”
Diary of an Investor: Project Waffle
For some months now, the powers that be here at Wasserdicht headquarters have been looking at moving our Dutch pension fund over the border to Belgium
Long-Term Matters: A world (nearly) on fire
The passion of the Brexiters, Donald Trump supporters and the far right in many countries is a wake-up call for those who think that all is well with globalisation.
