All Features articles – Page 39
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FeaturesFixed income, rates, currencies: Hope but also fears for 2019
US domestic investors hold healthy stock market profits after a decade-long bull run Geopolitics on many fronts point to tumultuous times ahead
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FeaturesAhead of the curve: MiFID II increases asset risk
Attempts to improve transparency of research costs have unintentionally hit performance
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FeaturesHow far should auto-enrolment go?
Some are contemplating whether auto-enrolment into pension funds could be expanded to help savers in other areas of their financial lives
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FeaturesResearch - Europe: Investors braced for an era of lower returns and higher volatility
In the second of three articles on a new survey, Pascal Blanque and Amin Rajan argue that pension investors are adapting to challenges that go beyond the realms of a maturing business cycle
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FeaturesBriefing: Collateral challenges
Rising interest rates put collateral management strategies to the test
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FeaturesBriefing: Trade war, a primer
Protectionism is becoming more widespread despite the benefits of free trade being understood for more than two centuries
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FeaturesBriefing: MiFID II: a year on
The new rules are having a dramatic effect on the world of investment research
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FeaturesDouble standards on trade
No wonder the discussion of trade is in such a tangle. The terminology around the subject is almost designed to cause confusion.
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FeaturesExit Interview: Peter Hansson
Peter Hansson, former CEO of Sparinstitutens Pensionskassa, decided to retire after 25 years with the pension fund for savings institutions in Sweden as new regulatory changes loom
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FeaturesA glimpse into the future
For many people, being asked to solve their retirement planning problems is akin to being asked to build their own car
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FeaturesInvesting is not a zero-sum game
The rampant bull market of the past decade could already be a thing of the past and institutional investors are understandably nervous about the future
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FeaturesChecking back on 2018
In January, in this column, I highlighted areas to watch for 2018. In the spirit of holding myself to account, it’s time to see how they panned out
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator: December 2018
At times we aim to find the mountains within the molehills of manager expectation shifts. In our defence, any curvature is worthy of recognition. Sometimes, changes (or lack thereof) come along that are worth diving into. In the prior survey, it was the four-month lack of change within the high sentiment toward US equity markets to rise that was significant. During the current period, hyperbole aside, change has come.
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Accounting Matters: The audit F-word
Increased incidence of accounting fraud raises questions about UK audit standards
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Credit allocations: Time for a re-balancing act
Investors are ignoring indicators that should encourage a more selective approach to credit
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Fixed income, rates, currencies: Challenges still lie ahead
While the US mid-term elections saw the Democrats regain the House of Representatives, trade policy remains in the hands of the White House. Trade tensions, between the US and China in particular, will remain to the fore. President Trump’s aggressive trade policy is already having a global impact with declining purchasing manager indices indicating corporate hesitation in future plans.
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Ahead of the curve: Sporting a safety jacket in a market of weak protections
Funds that take on loans that have been rejected by banks are likely to be problematic for investors
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FeaturesDutch reform: ‘Complexity and stubbornness killing world’s best pensions system’
Despite ranking as the world’s best in the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension index, the Netherlands’ pensions system is being hit by too much complexity and ineffective regulation
