All IPE articles in April 2018 (online)
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Benelux fund tenders for €250m Asian equities manager via IPE Quest
Active strategy should include Japanese equities and can be either fundamental or systematic
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Joseph Mariathasan: Factor investing – is it overcrowded?
The debate about valuations and overcrowding in factor-based strategies shows no signs of abating
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Country ReportConsultants steering trustees towards own fiduciary services, says CMA
Competition watchdog admits that it is ‘not straightforward to say how the practices might impact competition’
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Brexit: Sponsor covenant is key, say UK and European associations
PLSA and PensionsEurope warn against implications of ‘no deal’ Brexit scenario
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Brexit: Royal London forms Irish subsidiary to safeguard EU business
UK’s largest mutual insurer is the latest to choose Dublin as its post-Brexit EU outpost
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NewsNetherlands roundup: Insurer to pull out of DB contracts with employers
Also: Parliament criticises proposals for merging schemes; no new rules for domestic investments
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NewsSwiss fund seeks ideas for domestic equity restructure via IPE Quest
Investor wants to improve risk-return ratio on Swiss equity allocation through quantitative approach
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AnalysisAnalysis: Pensionsfonds model to get new lease of life in Germany
IPE’s Barbara Ottawa looks at the pension model tipped to benefit from BRSG reforms
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RPMI Railpen appoints first CIO in leadership reshuffle
New head of private markets position also filled
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Leading local government providers sign up to cost code
Aberdeen Standard, M&G among latest signatories; plus LGPS Central confirms fund launches
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French central bank formalises responsible investment stance
Responsible investment charter reflects and ‘amplifies’ ongoing practice for €20bn portfolio
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UK roundup: BA scheme closure to save company £80m a year
Plus: Recruitment firm charged by regulator; new British Steel scheme opens for business
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German insurer buys €1.8bn Pensionskasse in ‘run-off’ deal
Second transaction this year involving Frankfurt Leben
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People moves: ATP appoints real estate CFO; Janus poaches USS manager [updated]
ATP Real Estate, LPFA, Janus Henderson, APG, Ontario Teachers’, PFA, State Street, PLSA, TKP, PDN, Syntrus Achmea, BMO GAM
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Looming trade war fears ‘hurt Dutch scheme funding levels’
Funding fell by at least 2% on average in March, according to Mercer and Aon Hewitt estimates
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FCA follows through with rules to boost asset manager competition
Fund managers must better account for value they deliver to investors
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Emerging markets tipped to boost green bond issuance in 2018
Kenya, Ghana, Morocco and Indonesia are expected to launch sovereign green bonds this year, says IFC
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UK politicians call for default at-retirement option
Work and Pensions Committee says ‘little evidence’ that freedom and choice has worked
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NewsPension dashboard should be taken out of private sector, say MPs
Competition between options ‘would add complexity to a problem crying out for simplicity’
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Iberian roundup: Portuguese funds boosted by government bond gains
Plus: Grupo Catalana Occidente creates pension fund manager
