All IPE articles in February 2016 (Magazine) – Page 2
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Special Report
DC & Trustees: Code of conduct warning
Gill Wadsworth reports on The Pension Regulator’s new draft code of conduct for trustees, which raises the bar for improving the pension product and the quality of governance
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Special ReportUK Defined Contribution: Mastering the master trusts
Master trusts are attracting most of the UK’s auto-enrolment savings. We look at the market’s regulation, its sustainability and what could change
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Features
TTYPE: Tracking cross-border pension rights
Establishing a cross-border pension-tracking system (ETS) was never going to be easy, but the TTYPE project – short for Track and Trace Your Pension in Europe – has been considering options since 2013, recently developing a business plan for the venture.
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Country Report
Ireland's DB funding steps up a gear
Irish DB schemes face a new financial buffer from this year. Each of the various ways to meet the risk-reserve standard comes at a considerable cost
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Asset Class ReportsSmall & Mid-Cap Equities: Digging for victory
Successfully investing in small and medium-sized companies involves getting to know the intricacies of how relatively simple businesses work
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Features
Dutch Pension Reform: Transparent system looks imminent
When the Dutch Pensions Federation recently called for the introduction of collective defined contribution (DC) arrangements, combined with individual pension assets and risk-sharing, it was not the first to do so. However, it is noteworthy that the industry association has highlighted how the current system of predominantly defined benefit (DB) plans has become too complicated.
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Country Report
Ireland's risk reserve requirement: New duties
Philip Shier and Aidan Kennedy review the new risk reserve requirement for pension funds
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Features
Hedge Funds: Efficiency or waste?
Negative sentiment against hedge funds is overblown providing investors can identify the right managers using a robust approach, according to Chris Redmond
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Features
Is your roof fixed?
With market volatility, oil price falls, interest rate increases in the US and QE in Europe, the investment landscape has rarely looked so clouded
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Special Report
UK Pension Freedoms: Focus shifts to retirement
The pensions freedoms legislation has focused schemes’ attention on at-retirement provision
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Country Report
IAPF: Look to the future
Despite a growing economy and regulatory developments in the defined benefit sector, Ireland still faces challenges in its pensions system. Jerry Moriarty urges long-term considerations to form part of future pensions policy
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Special Report
Member Outcomes: Time to get it right
Following recent changes in regulation, now is the time for schemes to focus on improving outcomes for members, says John Foster
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Opinion Pieces
Guest viewpoint: Saker Nusseibeh - Hermes Investment Management
“Carbon risk is more of an issue for investors today than ever… But most fail to take it properly into account”
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FeaturesHow we run our money: PFA Pension
Anders Damgaard, CFO of Denmark’s PFA Pension, share his company’s plans to strengthen internal investment capacity and its quest for yield in illiquid markets
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Country ReportPensions in Ireland: No universal solution
Despite promising comprehensive pension reform and after five years in government, Ireland’s Fine Gael-Labour-led coalition is months away from an election without a significant road map for change
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Features
Keep politics out of pensions
Pension funds and asset managers should focus more on their role of providing retirement income and less on political questions. Indeed, it would be best if the pensions industry ditched entirely what has become known as ESG (environmental, social and governance).
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Features
Strategically speaking: Loomis Sayles
This year, Loomis Sayles will be celebrating the fifth anniversary of its European headquarters in London. The Boston-based active manager has plenty to cheer about its presence this side of the Atlantic
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Asset Class Reports
Mid-caps: Time to take the middle road
Offering better outperformance than large-caps and more robust than small-caps, mid-caps are particularly attractive
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Features
From Our Perspective: Pensions-by-wire
It is well known that commercial pilots don’t actually need to fly their planes thanks to fly-by-wire software. Even so, the presence of skilled pilots throughout any flight is essential. No-one would step onto a plane otherwise.
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Features
Vietnam: Ripe for take-off
Picking up the pace of Vietnam’s privatisation efforts is key to a more robust capital market, argues Thu Hoai Nguyen
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