All IPE articles in February 2018 (magazine)
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Features
Looking towards a new Japan
The Japanese stock market recently hit a 26-year high. This achievement is even more remarkable when considered against the geopolitical backdrop
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Opinion Pieces
Long Term Matters: Investment can be a true profession
Carillion, the UK construction company that collapsed recently, reminds us, once again, that investment is yet far from being a credible profession
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Features
Private markets, social impetus
There is a late-stage investment cycle feel in many markets. In private equity, reports of mega-sized fund raisings and buyouts are competing with concerns about high-yield spreads and covenant-light loans
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Special Report
Illiquid investment: Investors resist the illiquid plunge
European defined contribution schemes have lagged the trend to illiquid investments
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Opinion Pieces
IAPF viewpoint: 'We must push on with reform'
A year of change is ahead to prepare for implementation of the revised IORP II Directive and reform of the DC system
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Interviews
Strategically speaking: Janus Henderson Investors
Andrew Formica, co-CEO of Janus Henderson Investors, talks about the benefits and challenges of the recent merger
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Asset Class Reports
Year in review: Rapid growth rules
The private equity industry records nine consecutive years of growth as assets under management hit a record high
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Asset Class Reports
Sustainability key to the future
ESG is rapidly evolving from a risk control practice to an opportunity for creating value and ensuring survival for firms
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Features
Don’t doubt the power of index providers
Index providers want to have the last word to preserve their independence
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Special Report
Self management: A popular model despite poor returns
Australian self-managed funds appeal to those who want to take personal control of their retirement savings
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Features
Technology trumps demography
Although many refrain from saying it openly, the elderly are often resented as a burden on society
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Country Report
DB Policy: Work in progress
Legislation to improve DB member protections is under consideration and a bill to implement IORP II is expected by the autumn
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Features
Long-Term Investing: Regaining the virtues of common sense
This concluding article on a new survey argues that pragmatism dominates asset allocation
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Asset Class Reports
Secondaries come to the fore
The secondaries market has developed into an integral part of private equity portfolios
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Features
ESG: China unveils emissions trading plan
In December, Chinese senior officials announced the imminent ‘launch’ of a national emissions trading scheme. It will be the world’s largest carbon trading system
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Country Report
DB funding: Challenge of low interest rates
Irish pension funds have been struggling with low average funding levels since the financial crisis
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Interviews
How we run our money: Centrica
Chetan Ghosh, CIO of Centrica’s UK pension fund, tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo why cashflow-driven investment is the future of pension management
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Features
Case study: Publica's index wisdom
Frederik von Ameln, portfolio strategist at Publica, explains how the Swiss pension fund uses custom benchmarks
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Features
Take care with precious metals
Gold has been a byword for trust and value for millennia. For many investors today this still holds true
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Opinion Pieces
Letter From Brussels: Brexit focus moves to pensions
As the risk of a no-deal Brexit comes into focus, attention is turning to ways to mitigate the damage across financial services, including asset management and pensions