All IPE articles in December 2021 (Magazine) – Page 2
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Book ReviewBooks: How a small island helped shape modern China’s world view
The Gate to China: A New History of the People’s Republic & Hong Kong by Michael Sheridan, HarperCollins, 2021
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Country ReportFinland: Declining birth rate is main worry
The country’s defined benefit pension system is largely healthy, but long-term challenges need to be addressed now
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FeaturesPensions Insider: Like the lead role in a bad film
In the sixth of a series of articles aimed at empowering trustees, our insider advises full cooperation with investigators if falsely suspected of impropriety
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Special ReportOutlook: New challenges await
Inflation rising above central bank targets in both the US and Europe threatens the global economy as it recovers from the shock of COVID-19. The impact on interest rates and growth is unclear, leaving investors with a dilemma on their hands. Should they continue to maintain a risk-on stance or raise their defences against potentially higher volatility throughout next year? At this time of uncertainty, IPE asked a selection of CIOs and strategists to comment about their asset allocation priorities for 2022 and beyond
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Opinion PiecesLetter from Australia: In need of a broader asset pool
With a market cap of just A$2.7trn (€1.75tn), Australia’s ASX stock market is increasingly overshadowed by a rapidly growing pool of super savings which now exceed A$3trn.
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Asset Class ReportsAsset class report – Equities: focus on tech and social media
Oh MAAAN! FAANG stocks (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google) are definitely due a rebrand now Facebook has restyled itself as Meta Platforms, Inc. While a rebrand can refresh perceptions, Facebook’s underlying business issues look more intractable, posing questions for long-term investors. We look at two topics in our equities report: how big tech companies are maturing, and how social media companies’ activities are dividing investor opinions.
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Country ReportDenmark: Ambitious Denmark leads on green-energy transition
Pension funds play a key role in achieving carbon emissions target set for 2030
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Opinion PiecesGetting ahead of the skill curve
Twenty years ago, in December 2001, Denmark’s giant labour market pension fund ATP implemented an interest-rate swap. That doesn’t seem too shocking now as liability-driven investment (LDI) is a mature and well-understood concept that is embedded in pension risk-management and regulatory practice.
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FeaturesAhead of the curve: Factors in political change
The evacuation of US and coalition troops and civilians from Afghanistan and the Taliban takeover in August prompted us to examine other episodes of regime change and how equity markets reacted.
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Opinion PiecesLetter from US: Crypto currencies gain a toe-hold in America’s 401(k) retirement plans
Crypto investing is not going to become mainstream any time soon in 401(k) plans. But the US retirement market is becoming more and more sophisticated – investors are becoming interested in digital assets, and asset managers, platform providers and consultants are all developing digital products and services.
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FeaturesLong term matters: What COP26 means for you
Whether the COP26 glass is half full or half empty is the wrong question.
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FeaturesResearch: DB plans caught in a Catch 22
Pascal Blanqué and Amin Rajan argue that a toxic confluence of demographics, regulation and interest rates are undermining the finances of pension schemes
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Special ReportSpecial Report – Prospects 2022 for European Institutional Investors
It’s all about inflation, stupid! Well, yes and no. While inflation is one of the top concerns raised by contributors to our vox-pop section on the economic outlook, growth and interest rates feature highly too. On the topic of inflation, EFG Bank’s Stefan Gerlach outlines why inventors should look at the underlying components of headline inflation numbers. We also look at the NextGenerationEU bond issuance programme, and the implications on the bond market. And energy specialist Cyril Widdershoven outlines the case for oil and gas as a transition play.
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Country ReportCountry Report – Pensions in the Nordic Region (December 2021)
Our report on the Nordic region leads on Denmark’s ambitious plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70%, and with a 2030 deadline. That plan, the most stringent in the region, needs capital. And while there is no shortage of local pension fund investors willing to contribute, they say more detail is needed on the specifics.
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator - December 2021
IPE’s sentiment statistics for 2021 are highly unusual. First, they were moving closely together, with one exception only – confidence in Japanese bonds remained an outlier throughout the year, with the gap with other areas increasing steadily.
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