All IPE articles in December 2018 (magazine) – Page 2
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Interviews
Strategically speaking: BlackRock Credit
BlackRock is adding to its global private debt capabilities
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Opinion PiecesBrussels People: Sven Giegold, MEP
While he derives some satisfaction from advances in green energy and the like, Sven Giegold is unhappy that most global investment can still be classed as environmentally unsustainable.
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Special ReportBuilding investor resilience in a downturn
Investors need to look at varied downturn scenarios that take new risks into consideration
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Asset Class Reports
Case Study: Local Pensions Partnership
LPP’s Richard Savage describes his approach to running an in-house global equities portfolio
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Features
Collective DC in the Netherlands
How Dutch collective defined contribution schemes came about and how they differ from other schemes
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Country Report
Werner Hug: Less complexity, more solidarity
The Swiss second pillar has become too complex and lost sight of its original principle of employer patronage towards employees
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Features
Macro Matters: Currency returns to the fore
Global tension means exchange rates will again become a key mover of investor decisions
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Features
ESG: Scheme to develop green mortgages
Lenders see an apparent correlation between energy efficiency and lower defaults
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Special Report
Multi-Asset Strategies: Worrying developments
Late-cycle dynamics, geopolitical tensions, trade wars and uncertainty surrounding Brexit are making investors jittery
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Country Report
Mortality: How a year makes a difference
Swiss longevity assumptions have substantial effects on key technical figures in Pensionskassen
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Country Report
ESG: Still the ugly duckling
ESG is still an unpopular investment strategy in Switzerland. How will it overcome this lack of enthusiasm?
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Features
How do investors view the future of the EU economy?
Cyclical recovery or secular healing? That is the big question behind the European Union’s economic bounce after its ‘lost decade’ – the toughest period since the founding of its predecessor, the European Economic Community, in 1957.
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Asset Class Reports
Global Equities: Valuation vagaries
Mean reversion is useful in valuing stocks, but there are many unpredictable factors that can disrupt long-term assumptions
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Special ReportEuro-zone: The risks of reversal
The impact of monetary tightening is one of investors’ main concerns for 2019
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Country Report
Risk Management: Is everything still good?
Swiss pension funds have coped well with the financial crisis, but appearances can be deceptive
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Special Report
Multi-Asset Funds: A flexible way to generate income
Multi-asset funds that take account of investor goals and time horizons could provide steady income
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FeaturesLiabilities remain in focus
Given overall pressure on funding rates and falling asset markets, 2019 looks set to be a year where good governance and adaptability to external events will be crucial
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Interviews
On the Record: The question of hedging
We asked two European pension funds how they hedge against interest rate risk, as the probability that interest rates will rise over the few next years grows
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FeaturesInterest rates are not a one-sided risk
Pension funds should always act as long-term investors whenever possible
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