All IPE articles in August 2016 (Online)
August 2016 (Online)-
FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator August 2016
The expectation survey for August was completed in a post-Brexit market environment in which uncertainty was high, but cooler heads ultimately prevailed. Initial reactions caused a rebound in USD strength and an equity market sell-off, which was ultimately short-lived. Nevertheless, disrupted markets will influence expectations and results from the survey reflect managers’ concerns towards riskier assets.
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Joseph Mariathasan: Rejecting nuclear power is height of folly
The pervasive fear of nuclear radiation leaks is misguided, argues Joseph Mariathasan
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German insurance association defends Riester-Rente amid failure claims
State-subsidised private pension product is ‘good’ and ‘can get even better’
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KLM seeks to terminate 'unaffordable' contract with pilots scheme
Dutch airline says obligation to plug funding gap at pension fund has become ‘untenable’
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EC heeds pension concerns on EMIR sovereign-bond collateral rule
European Commission says sovereign issuer concentration limit in EMIR would be ‘disproportionate’
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Active management under pressure as buyers favour passive – survey
Index-linked, multi-asset investment strategies draw 90% of net new money in 2015
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Further PPF in-sourcing to focus on ‘buy and hold’ assets
UK lifeboat scheme plans to expand in-house management beyond current LDI strategy
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Bavarian state pension fund to sue VW over emissions scandal
Bavarian state finance ministry confirms intention to sue German car manufacturer
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NewsWednesday people roundup [updated]
Kempen Capital Management UK, PwC, Muzinich & Co, Investec, Mobius Life, BlackRock, Aberdeen Asset Management, Transparency Task Force
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NewsPensionsEurope warns of unintended consequences of bank capital rules
High-quality government bonds should be accepted as collateral for OTC derivatives, association says
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LGPS board to launch consultation on investment-cost disclosure code
Advisory board for UK local government pension schemes targets autumn for launch of code
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NewsUK institutional investors increase inflation hedging by 16%
Second-quarter hedging activity sees pension schemes switch from swaps to bonds
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UK Pensions Regulator straddled with ‘irreconcilable, muddled’ objectives
Pensions Institute questions strength of regulatory framework
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Strathclyde tenders £250m EM debt mandate as part of strategy shift
UK’s largest local authority fund continues shift towards short-term enhanced-yield strategies
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NewsItalian pension funds drop support for bank rescue fund Atlante 2
Association says casse di previdenza cannot give grants
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NewsPension fund for GPs to reduce managers, switch to passive investment
Cost-cutting effort will see SPH renegotiate number of mandates
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Central LGPS pool eyes third-party investment management role
UK local government pension scheme asset pool aims to offer services to other institutional investors
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UK pension funds uneasy with enlargement of quantitative easing
Decision by UK central bank to grow asset purchase programme causes concerns among industry
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NewsPLSA calls on UK pensions regulator as Gilt yields drop post-BoE
UK pensions association says regulator must take flexible approach to scheme funding
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Denmark's ATP can push for central clearing exemption
European Securities and Markets Authority grants statutory pension fund exemption following request
