All Features articles – Page 62
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Diary of an Investor: What chain?
Last year, if anyone had mentioned blockchain my first associations would have been Bitcoin, the dark web and cybercrime. But such new concepts have a habit of shifting shape
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Brexit: Scheduled for departure
The political and economic ramifications of Brexit are wide-ranging. The effect on Gilts, sterling and equity markets was immediate in the aftermath of the referendum.
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Exit Interview: Shier looks back on a labour of love
Philip Shier is what they call an industry veteran. An actuary by trade, he will be retiring from Aon Hewitt at the end of July after more than 30 years at the consultancy. The move follows another significant departure this year for Shier.
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Asia: Work in progress
Mark Mobius sees a positive future for the Philippines under new president Rodrigo Duerte who looks likely to build on the success of the previous administration of Benigno Aquino III
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Political Risk: Anxiety to the fore
Investors are facing not just challenging markets but also increased political risk. Daniel Ben-Ami asks how they can tackle such uncertainty
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Asset Allocation: The big picture
While geopolitics and plain vanilla politics have been exerting huge influences on markets as we head towards summer, the macro news has continued to range from lacklustre to disappointingly poor
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Ahead of the Curve: Fund managers must face fire too
Matthew Spencer argues that investment managers should feel the pain when they under-perform and not just share in the upside
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Pensions Accounting: Appeal of a lesser evil
The International Accounting Standards Board has agreed to investigate a last-ditch attempt to address the challenge of hybrid-risk plans. Stephen Bouvier explores the issues
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator July 2016
During the survey period, managers experienced a different environment than during the two prior months. The dollar reversed its weakening trend, and commodity prices diverged as oil prices rose, metals’ declined, and coming screaming to the forefront of geopolitical headlines was the Brexit vote.
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FeaturesHow we run our money: AP2
Tomas Franzén, chief investment strategist of AP2, the second Swedish buffer fund, explains the fund’s approach to long-term investment
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FeaturesIPE Real Estate Outstanding Industry Contribution 2016 - Rupert Nabarro
“Through IPD, Nabarro educated the global property industry to the importance of independent performance measurement, risk management and information transparency. Surely all real estate investors at some stage have used his increasing legacy?” – judge’s comment An economist known extensively for his work in ...
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IPE Real Estate Honorary Commendation 2016 – Guido Verhoef
Guido Verhoef has a rich history in institutional real estate and has been head of private real estate and Dutch pensions investment manager, PGGM, since 2008. This means he is responsible for a huge €12bn global portfolio consisting of approximately 150 non-listed funds, club investments and ...
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FeaturesIPE Real Estate Outstanding Industry Contribution 2015 - Patrick Kanters
“Impressive career record and sense of responsibility. Kanters is an industry icon who runs a sophisticated organisation with a thoughtful strategy and management” – judge’s comment One of the most respected figures in the global institutional real estate industry, Patrick Kanters is managing director of ...
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IPE Real Estate Outstanding Industry Contribution 2014 - Hermann Aukamp
After 33 years at prominent German pension, scheme Nordrheinische Ärzteversorgung (NAEV), Hermann Aukamp, the scheme’s chief investment officer and director of real estate, retired in April. At NAEV, he was instrumental in drafting and executing a dynamic real estate strategy. He also acted as an adviser ...
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IPE Pension Fund Personality of the Year 2014 - Penny Green
Raising the bar in pensions Judge’s comment: “Penny has been a stalwart in UK pensions for many years and will be missed for her highly engaged and committed approach.” With over 20 years in the pensions industry, Penny Green has devoted herself not only to streamlining and ...
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IPE Outstanding Industry Contribution 2014 - Mats Andersson
Leading the fight to control climate change Few European pension fund chief executives will get to address the United Nations general assembly. Yet Mats Andersson, CEO of Sweden’s fourth pension buffer fund Fjärde AP-fonden (AP4), achieved this accolade in September this year. The hon- our of addressing ...
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IPE Real Estate Outstanding Industry Contribution 2013 - Guillaume Poitrinal
Pioneer leaves leading real estate company in great shapeGuillaume Poitrinal has won the prestigious IP Real Estate Outstanding Industry Contribution Award 2013 as he began the next chapter of his career, having just stepped down as chief executive officer of the listed French commercial real estate ...
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IPE Pension Fund Personality of the Year 2013 - Peter Borgdorff
Judge’s comment - “Peter has long been one of the leading lights within the Dutch pensions industry. For a number years, he was the head of the Dutch Industry-Wide Pensions Association, where he helped lead the sector through the constant challenges it faced. This ...
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IPE Outstanding Industry Contribution 2013 - Richard Balfe
Judge’s comment - “Richard has been an outstanding and outspoken supporter of pensions funds and the pensions industry, not only in his capacity as chairman of the MEPs fund, and more recently as a director of the CERN fund, but all through his political ...
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IPE Real Estate Outstanding Industry Contribution 2012 - National Pension Service, South Korea
Aggressive diversification pays offIt is refreshing to see a pension fund win the Outstanding Industry Contribution at this year’s IP Real Estate Awards. With some €383bn in assets under management, South Korea’s sovereign National Pension Service (NPS) is the third largest pension scheme in the world, but this award is ...
