All Covid-19 articles – Page 8
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News
Swedish economic resilience hits Kåpan’s foreign returns in H1
Pension fund for Sweden’s government employees reports 1.4% January-June investment loss
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USS warns of higher costs to employers as COVID-19 hits hard
The UK’s largest scheme has placed high demands on universities in order to keep potential future costs down
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NewsPandemic to cause ‘immediate effect’ on INPS financial sustainability
INPS had already recorded negative results before the pandemic started to hit Italy hard in February and March
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Special ReportItaly: Pandemic paves the way for the next phase of reform
Italian policymakers will be under pressure to upgrade the three-pillar pension system over the coming years
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Special ReportSweden: Refining the new IORP II regime
Sweden adds extra elements to its IORP II implementation and transitional measures to address the fall in asset values resulting from COVID-19
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Special ReportFrance: Reforms freeze in face of pandemic
Economic damage inflicted by COVID-19 halts plans to unify France’s 42 second-pillar schemes
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Asset Class ReportsEquities – Pandemic winners and losers
COVID-19 is proving a powerful catalyst for social and technological change
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Opinion PiecesThe post-pandemic economy could be more of the same
There seems to be a consensus that COVID-19 will bring momentous change to the global economic order. Commentators point to several developments to support this idea.
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Opinion PiecesMaking a difference
“This time is different”. Such claims were rightly skewered in a well-known book by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff. But with the benefit of recent experience it should be clear that their argument did not go far enough.
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InterviewsInterview: Dambisa Moyo on the geopolitics of global debt
When asked a simple question about global debt, economist and author Dambisa Moyo introduces a far more complex discussion about geopolitics.
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InterviewsOn the record: Crisis talks
IPE asked three pension funds how they implemented their crisis communication strategies during the COVID-19 emergency
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Special ReportChina: Western firms rethink their options
Many expect the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to prompt western companies to distance themselves from China
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Special ReportChina: ESG with Chinese characteristics
Pressure from international and domestic investors is driving an upsurge in ESG adoption by Chinese companies
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Special ReportChina: Just a pit stop on the BRI journey
China has taken its foot off the pedal of its Belt and Road Initiative temporarily to deal with domestic issues and COVID-19
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Opinion PiecesLetter from Australia: Pooling for savings and strength
The government, the regulator and economic fallout from COVID-19 have combined to pressure Australia’s large and unwieldy pool of super funds towards consolidation.
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FeaturesFixed income, rates, currencies: Still facing anxious times
Developed market government bond yields have spent the summer drifting lower as risk assets traded better. However, this benign climate has not lifted the fog of confusion caused by COVID-19.
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Asset Class ReportsSmall caps: All is not lost
Some small-cap companies have not only survived effects of the pandemic but are even thriving
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Features
Ahead of the curve: Alternative data offers insight
The measures required to stop the spread of COVID-19 – social distancing and government-mandated lockdowns – mean that, unlike in previous recessions, services have led the economic decline.
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Special ReportSpain: COVID-19 lays further obstacle on road to reform
Pandemic disrupts the latest government’s progress towards reform of the country’s pension system
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Swedish church fund profits from March equities, real estate buys
€2bn pension fund stocked up in late March after pandemic-related market falls
