All IPE articles in December 2014 (Magazine) – Page 3
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Country Report
How Swiss funds have achieved transparency
As part of the structural reform, §48a fig. 3 of the BVV law governing Pensionskassen investments was put in place to raise transparency in the reporting of asset management costs in the second pillar.
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Features
Briefing: Pensions Accounting, Back to basics
The International Accounting Standards Board has revealed plans to issue a due process document on the future of pensions accounting. Stephen Bouvier asks where this might lead
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Asset Class Reports
Investing In Hedge Funds: About turn for top-down
Macro, the darling of the hedge fund world through the drama of 2008-09, has struggled in the subsequent low-volatility, low-rates environment. Joseph Mariathasan asks whether recent outperformance signals a more conducive backdrop for this family of strategies
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Special Report
Special Report – Outlook 2015: Political & Geopolitical Risk
It’s 2014, and geopolitical risk is back. It’s not as if nothing happened since the Berlin Wall came down, but the sudden confluence of a US government shutdown, Russia’s annexation of Crimea, the march of Islamic State and the polling successes of anti-EU parties, not to mention the threatened break-up of the UK, has concentrated minds. Citigroup research confirms there have indeed been more frequent elections and public protests since 2011 than in the preceding decade.
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Special Report
Special Report – Outlook 2015: A year of eerie calm
While geopolitical activity has picked up markedly, financial market volatility has remained well below long-term averages. Emma Cusworth asks, are investors ignoring a build up of risk, or has the nature of the geopolitical game changed?
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FeaturesSpecial Report – Outlook 2015: Fear gauges refuse to budge
One of the defining characteristics of 2014 has been the return of geopolitical risk. For months there has been a constant stream of de-stabilising news from around the globe – from Russia’s annexation of Crimea to the advancement of Islamic State, pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong and the spread of Ebola in West Africa and beyond.
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Features
Special Report – Outlook 2015: War on Europe’s frontier
The economic and financial impact of Russia’s annexation of Crimea and Ukraine’s ongoing civil strife are mostly limited to the prime actors, writes Daniel Ben-Ami. But the Baltics are also exposed, and risks would be posed to the rest of Europe by an escalation of sanctions or a disruption of ...
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Special Report
Special Report – Outlook 2015: Giving up freedom for security
Among the many casualties of the financial crisis, perhaps the least heralded but potentially of greatest long-term impact is the modern orthodoxy of central bank independence. Charlotte Moore describes how a new orthodoxy has been written
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Features
Special Report – Outlook 2015: Monetary politics
Central bank independence is both a recent and a far from universal orthodoxy, notes William White. But the financial crisis has left the world with less of it and the likely further erosion could have significant long-term consequences.
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Features
Special Report – Outlook 2015: Taxing times for investors
A crackdown on multinational tax avoidance could have significant impact on corporate strategy and portfolio investment theses, writes Anthony Harrington
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