All IPE articles in April 2019 (Magazine)
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Features
Resist the scourge of presentism
It has become fashionable to insist on the importance of taking a long-term view but few achieve it in practice
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Features
What’s in a number?
There has been much hand wringing among UK actuaries and pension scheme managers about the impact of a recent court ruling requiring certain pension benefits to be paid equally to men and women
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Country Report
Pension risk management
Portfolios are facing up to the challenges of the economic environment. But there is still room to improve expected returns
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Special Report
Managing macro-longevity risk
An internal market for macro-longevity risk could provide an alternative to hedging tools
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Asset Class Reports
Innovation is key for pharma
Europe’s pharmaceuticals sector must be innovative to stay ahead of global rivals
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Country Report
Pensionsfonds flourish
Several trends have converged to bolster the popularity of Pensionsfonds
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Special Report
Five key trends shaping manager selection
We asked consultants how the job of choosing asset managers is changing
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Special Report
Factor investing: The paradox of low volatility
Despite scepticism by some investors, low-volatility investing does appear to work, especially during market downturns
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Special Report
Strategy: Factor rotation hits record pace
Tilting between factors could work well in this environment
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Country Report
VBV: Exciting possibilities
Günther Schiendl, CIO of VBV, Austria’s largest pension fund, talks to Barbara Ottawa about the importance of illiquidity and the EU’s sustainable finance initiative
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Special Report
Multi-factor ETFs: A recipe only as good as its ingredients
The performance of multi-factor ETF strategies reflect the choice of factors as well as portfolio construction
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Special Report
ESG: The missing dimension in risk management
Embedding ESG into the investment process will be in the long-term financial best interest of beneficiaries
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Features
Deviate at your own risk
The recent controversy about factor investing has probably not caused any distress to the investment industry, let alone the wider public, but it is a fundamental one
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Interviews
On the record: Delivering on our promise
Dmytro Sheludchenko of Sweden’s AP1 buffer fund explains how it constructs and manages its factor-investing portfolios
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Special Report
Ways to improve DC pensions
International policy best practice holds lessons for UK defined contribution pensions
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Features
Fixed income, rates, currencies: Markets take nervous turn
The reaction and aftermath to the US Federal Reserve’s dovish pivot appears to be more focused on the monetary policy news itself and the ‘fuel’ of easy money.
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Features
Pension fund consolidators enjoy strong growth
Efforts to increase scale and improve efficiencies across the European pension fund sector are gathering pace, new data shows – but schemes still face hurdles
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Country Report
Pensionskassen facing challenges
The number of insurance-based pension funds on the supervisor’s watchlist is falling. But some providers are in serious trouble
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Interviews
Cheyne Capital Management: High-impact debt investor
The growth of non-bank lending in Europe is often mentioned as a trend that could radically transform the European economy. This remains to be seen, but if banks gradually give some of their dominance in the lending market, then firms such as Cheyne Capital Management stand to benefit.
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Features
PLSA Conference: On the brink of cost transparency
Trustees, consultants and other pension professionals gathered in Edinburgh in early March for the annual investment conference of the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA).