All Features articles – Page 42
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FeaturesInterview: Baer Pettit, President of MSCI
Moving away from the shackles of being a pure index provider has created its own challenges for MSCI
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FeaturesGood things come to those who save
Good things come to those who wait – so goes the tagline of a famous Irish export, Guinness
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Securities Services: Evolutionary pressures rise with new demands
Key challenges facing securities services include margin pressure, regulatory change and technological development
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ESG: EC proposals under scrutiny
Last month brought to an end a key period of feedback on the European Commission’s (EC) sustainable finance proposals.
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FeaturesA welcome regulatory effort
Further regulation to make investment funds and asset management activities rock-solid is essential
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Non-performing Loans: A market in full swing in Europe
A stockpile of nearly €780bn worth of non-performing loans weighs on the European economy
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Research: Passive funds extend their reach
In the second article on a new study, Amin Rajan and Simon Klein argue that momentum towards passives is unlikely to ease during this decade, but that its composition will change
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator: July/August 2018
As often in high summer, storms – in the form of volatility – may be on the horizon
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FeaturesAbsence of leaders
Italy’s new populist government has taken power thanks to an agenda that had pension reform among its priorities. However, the programme underpinning the coalition agreement does not contain a single word about supplementary pensions
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Accounting Matters: Wasted time on reclassification
The FRC appears to have given up its 13-year campaign to become a private-sector body
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FeaturesAchieving Europe’s investment goals
By the time you read this, football’s World Cup will be into its latter stages.
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The active-passive debate: A survey canvasses opinions of pension investors
Game changer or new danger? That is the question behind the spectacular worldwide rise of passive funds in this decade
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FeaturesTrouble ahead
The current discussion of monetary policy is in some respects reminiscent of that of the mid-2000s
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FeaturesAhead of the Curve: Return of the information edge
According to reports, global bond ETFs had their best quarter on record in the first quarter of 2017 with $44.5bn of inflows
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Asset Allocation: Nessun dorma
There have been many times when Italy’s volatile politics have entertained the world. And occasions when that volatility has spilled into financial markets
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ESG: Recalling integration basics
A recent white paper suggests ESG integration has lost its meaning and needs to be recaptured
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Managers get behind ETFs
The asset management arms of JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs have bolstered their European exchange-traded funds (ETFs) teams with a series of senior hires, throwing a spotlight on a sector overlooked by pension fund investors.
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FeaturesReasons to understand blockchain
The rise of blockchain architecture coincides with a period of falling trust in institutions
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FeaturesBrexit is no simple break
The implications of the UK’s EU departure will be complex and wide ranging for asset managers
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Shades of grey on Dutch CDC
Dutch collective defined contribution is mostly a uniform concept, but with important distinctions
