All IPE articles in April 2018 (online) – Page 2
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Joseph Mariathasan: What to do about high-frequency trading?
Four years after Michael Lewis’s Flash Boys, questions about high-frequency trading remain
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NewsIndustriens doubles money on Asian renewables investments
Japan’s post-Fukushima shift to solar power contributed to returns for Danish pension fund
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Netherlands roundup: Researchers’ scheme divests from tobacco [updated]
Also: Regulator to probe large schemes’ IT and operational risks; KAS Bank strikes agreement with SimCorp
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NewsAccounting roundup: IFRS questions EU plans to modify rules
Plus: IASB framework reintroduces prudence; FRC hits back at criticism
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UK regulator turns up the heat on sponsoring employers
Dividend payments and Brexit must feed into valuation and contribution discussions, TPR says
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Fund manager rules ‘will hurt margins and boost passives’
Moody’s says new rules are “credit negative” for UK active managers, eroding firms’ profit margins
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Nearly 4,000 private markets funds seeking cash from investors
Private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure managers all offering significant investment capacity, reports Preqin
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Danish pension funds eye delisting of telecoms firm TDC
ATP, PFA and PKA take almost 88% of telecoms operator’s shares
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NewsUK financial regulator cuts back to deal with Brexit
Leaving the EU will cost the FCA £30m, according to its annual business plan
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Dutch retailer’s scheme boosts funding despite hedging loss
Allocations to alternatives and emerging market debt brought in returns of more than 18% each
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EU programme targets €2.1bn boost for venture capital
EU to act as cornerstone investor in bid to attract outside investors
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NewsPensions minister confident of agreement on Dutch system reform
Union FNV sceptical about progress in negotiations over a new pensions contract
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Asset management roundup: DWS integrates UN SDGs
Plus: Trade body links with careers group for diversity push; La Banque Postale’s SRI pledge; more managers sign LGPS code
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NewsUK government exploring options for CDC
Department for Work and Pensions to explore existing legislation for ways to provide legal backing for CDC
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NewsNorway’s SWF: no to private equity, yes to green infrastructure
Finance ministry warns of reputational risks, high cost and lack of transparency in rejection of private equity allocation
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NewsReport outlines the pros and cons of collective DC
The Dutch experience could “usefully inform the thinking on the legal and regulatory framework for a UK CDC scheme”, authors argue.
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NewsUK’s biggest union fights DB closures at water and car companies
Anglian Water, United Utilities, Bentley all considering changes to pension arrangements
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The European asset owners aiming to make an ‘impact’
Various investors are prepping or considering impact-oriented investments
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Pictet's multi-asset chief Stanion dies
Percival Stanion joined from Baring Asset Management in 2014
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News40,000 Swiss companies to rethink pension plans as AXA restructures
AXA Switzerland ends full-service guaranteed occupational pension offerings
