All IPE articles in December 2016 (Magazine)
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NewsNumber of Dutch schemes set to drop to 200 next year, regulator says
DNB expects consolidation trend to continue post-2017
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Features
President Trump
The election of Donald Trump as US president represents a sea-change in politics and for a second time in less than six months, following the UK’s Brexit vote, investors are left unscrambling the implications for markets over various time horizons.
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Features
Pension Investing: Is the tide of globalisation turning?
In the first of a series of articles, Pascal Blanqué and Amin Rajan argue that Britain’s vote to exit the EU will hit asset valuations, mainly via political contagion rather than corporate profits
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Asset Class Reports
Investing In Hedge Funds: Liquid movement
Niki Natarajan looks at how liquid alternative strategies could be the answer to the current low-interest-rate and high-volatility environment, even if it seems counter-intuitive
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Features
Focus Group: The foresight saga
Almost a third of investors, seven out of 23 polled for this month’s Focus Group, consider a hard landing in China to be the biggest economic or political risk facing the global markets in 2017.
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Country Report
Finland: The great public-private transfer
As Finland prepares to transfer responsibility for pension liabilities away from the state towards the private sector, Reeta Paakkinen looks at possible outcomes for provision and contributions
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Country Report
Finland: In-house property focus at Etera
Jukka Reijonen, head of real assets at Etera, the Finnish occupational pension insurance company, talks to Reeta Paakkinen about the fund’s investment portfolio
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Features
Pension Fund Performance: Third-quarter results: equities lead the way
Rebounding equity markets over the third quarter bolstered year-to-date (YTD) returns at many European pension funds, particularly in the Nordic region.
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FeaturesHow we run our money: ENPAM
Emilio Giorgi (pictured), chief risk officer at ENPAM, Italy’s largest private pension fund, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about its commitment to investing in projects that directly benefit its members
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Country ReportGreenland: PFA’s pullout ends local provision
Rachel Fixsen finds Danish-based pension provision is set to increase as PFA Soraarneq exits the island’s pensions marketplace
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Asset Class Reports
Investing In Hedge Funds: Emerging strategies
Joseph Mariathasan explores the universe of emerging market hedge fund strategies
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Features
Discount Rates: Discounting dilemmas
As risk-free rates edge towards zero or below in many regions, questions must be asked about discounting methods, according to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
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Features
Hedge funds deserve more love
There is a disconnect between perception and reality when it comes to hedge funds which could lead to poor decisions by institutional investors.
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Country Report
Denmark: Crossing the pensions divide
Pension providers are venturing outside their traditional markets, reflecting changing career patterns, writes Rachel Fixsen
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Features
Diary of an Investor: Diversity counts
Recently we had to admit that the trustee board of the Wasserdicht Dutch pension fund isn’t very diverse. Of course, we fulfil the requirement to have one female trustee and one under the age of 40 and have for some time
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Asset Class ReportsInvesting In Hedge Funds: The party continues
Headlines suggest institutional demand for hedge funds is waning. But the facts paint a different picture, finds Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
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FeaturesNeuromarketing: Cerebral pension matters
What happens when you put members in an MRI scanner? The Dutch pension provider APG has done just that. Gail Moss outlines how understanding the subconscious and intuitive neural processes that affect decision-making can benefit pension providers and members
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Opinion Pieces
Long-Term Matters: Carbon footprint envy
An explosion of providers and events promise to turn investors into low-carbon heroes. Even campaigners use it to benchmark managers. What will it deliver? Raj Thamotheram writes
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Opinion Pieces
Guest Viewpoint: Jon Little - Northill Capital
“Successful managers are hard to find but those that do exist generally share some common characteristics”
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Features
Letter from Brussels: Securitisation snared
Legislative efforts to boost European securitisation are facing headwinds. A regulation proposed in September 2015 is still being scrutinised by the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee which has suggested over 100 amendments.
