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IPE’s columnists and guest writers dig into the hot topics for the pensions and investment industries with thoughtful commentary and reaction from around the world
From private assets to infrastructure: Pension superpowers reshaping the world economy
M. Nicolas Firzli and Nick Sherry argue that new geo-economic forces unleashed by America and China will accelerate the rise of ‘pension superpowers’
Adaptation: Business as usual and business unusual
As resistance to emissions mitigation intensifies and climate damages become harder to ignore, political attention is increasingly turning towards adaptation
The AI leopard changes its spots
Equity investors have spent the past 18 months watching the AI leopard change its spots – the latest spot is capex, currently spreading through equity and credit pricing
It is high time European pension funds raised their allocations to European venture capital
If European policymakers are serious about reviving economic growth and securing Europe’s competitive position on the global stage, they urgently need to focus on closing the “innovation gap” with the US.
Index providers, we have a problem
Big tech governance is rightly a shareholder engagement topic of huge importance, and one that investors, including the AP funds’ Ethics Council, Railpen and APG have promoted in recent years. The issue is rapidly moving up the scale for active institutional owners.
Dear CIOs: Let’s talk about the asset owner-isation of the UK
As UK pension asset owners grow in scale, investment partnerships must evolve to put decision-making, accountability and members at the centre
Pension funds are stress-testing every climate future except the most likely one
Ben McNeil, founder of Emmi, highlights the importance of understanding how a net-zero world impacts investments
To compete, Europe needs scale – not just simplification
Regulatory simplicity has become a significant part of the EU’s competitiveness agenda. But while it’s important, it’s not enough to make Europe competitive on its own.
Net zero: a capital allocation challenge
The transition to net zero is fundamentally a capital-allocation challenge underpinned by accelerating engineering realities
Geopolitical risks, asset pricing and portfolios
Unprecedented geopolitical risks are influencing global economic and financial systems, affecting not just major economies but also smaller emerging markets
AI boom highlights a flawed bond market
Mark Versey, CEO of Aviva Investors, explains how AI-driven debt issuance is exposing passive bond investors to growing concentration risks and undermining traditional index diversification
The next EU budget must become a capital mobilisation strategy
Piotr Dmuchowski, CEO of PFR TFI and a board member of Sustainable Investment Forum Poland, says Europe’s next EU budget should use public funds to mobilise private capital for investment, resilience and competitiveness
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