All articles by Carlo Svaluto Moreolo – Page 26
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FeaturesHow we run our money: PFA Pension
Anders Damgaard, CFO of Denmark’s PFA Pension, share his company’s plans to strengthen internal investment capacity and its quest for yield in illiquid markets
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Country Report
Ireland's DB funding steps up a gear
Irish DB schemes face a new financial buffer from this year. Each of the various ways to meet the risk-reserve standard comes at a considerable cost
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Interviews
On the Record: How do you help members get the best out of DC?
Three pension funds - Almenni, AP7 and Fondo Espero - share insights about their DC schemes
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Features
New answers to old problems
With increasing frequency, leading financial sector professionals and academics are expressing doubts about our financial system
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Special Report
UK DC: Large funds get in on the act
We examine the strategies of two UK defined contribution funds
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News
Fondo Priamo tenders Italian private debt mandate in alternatives push
Italian fund for transport sector employees tenders mandate as it grows alternatives portfolio to 7% of assets
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News
KZVK-VKPB: Negotiate on fees to unlock benefits of active management
Controlling costs key to harvesting alpha, says asset owner
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FeaturesHow we run our money: The Kingfisher Pension Scheme
The Kingfisher Pension Scheme’s head of pensions, Dermot Courtier, and pension investment manager, Matt Fuller, talk about the fund’s path to self-sufficiency
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Country ReportRomania: Slow but steady change
Romanian second-pillar funds remain on a positive growth path thanks to small but significant regulatory changes, and despite reduced IPO activity
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Features
Challenging CEE pensions
The breadth of countries, political systems and regulatory set-ups means Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has a complex patchwork of pension systems. And there has been little of cheer in many countries as pension funds in this diverse region face a wide range of challenges, including demographics, a poor savings culture, complex politics and, of course, an uncertain economic and financial environment.
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Country ReportPoland: Life begins with equities
A gloomy picture coloured by poor market performance and asset shrinkage was further clouded by the election of the Law & Justice party late last year, ahead of a review of Poland’s pension system in 2016
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Country Report
Baltic funds look for reforms and opportunities
Baltic countries’ pensions systems keep growing and the region’s funds are diversifying. But regulatory frameworks are lagging behind
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Interviews
Strategically speaking: RBC Global Asset Management
We ask Damon Williams, co-chief executive officer of RBC Global Asset Management, what sets his company apart from other asset managers
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Interviews
On the Record: Do you believe active management adds value?
Three leading pension funds - UK’s Environmental Agency Pension Fund, Germany’s KZVK-VKPB, and Switzerland’s Publica - share their views on active management
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Special Report
Pension Funds: What role for active management?
Leading asset managers, consultants and fiduciary managers assess the role of active management in institutional portfolios
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News
Migrant crisis has 'profound' investment implications, says BlackRock
Manager believes significant inflows of migrants can push up GDP of European countries
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FeaturesHow we run our money: Fondo Pensione Priamo
Osvaldo Marinig, chairman of Fondo Pensione Priamo, talks to IPE about how it is building a new asset allocation to manage its high rate of maturity
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Features
Systemic challenges
Several asset managers and investors are raising concerns about liquidity in the public markets in 2016
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Asset Class Reports
Investing In Hedge Funds: Case Study - PP Pension
Carlo Svaluto Moreolo discovers that Sweden’s PP Pension is still supporting hedge funds, despite the fact that they are not performing particularly well. So why is PP Pension doing this?
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Features
Auto-enrolment in Italy: An unlikely champion
Italy tried automatic enrolment in 2007 and it failed. Workers were given six months to decide whether their severance pay money, or TFR, should be kept on their company’s books or transferred to a second-pillar pension fund
