All IPE articles in February 2019 (Magazine)
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News
AP6 posts 9.6% gain as CEO Swartling bows out
Return is down on 2017 but new strategy is on course, outgoing boss Karl Swartling says
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News
UK regulator authorises first DC master trust
Willis Towers Watson’s LifeSight master trust is first over the line as UK brings in new rules
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Country Report
Swedish roundup: €3.3m fine for Avanza Pension
Plus: Mercer enters Swedish asset management market with multi-asset launch
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News
Index providers respond to controversial weapons campaign
€6trn of investors want exclusion to be the default for indices, providers emphasise choice
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Features
Wrong on the recession
The clouds darkened last month. Forecasts of the world’s economics prospects became distinctly gloomier.
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Interviews
How we run our money: Laborfonds
Ivonne Forno (pictured), the CEO of Laborfonds, the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol regional pension fund, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo shortly after the fund’s 20th birthday
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Features
Investment self help
Many people start their new year with diets, exercise, or perhaps a dose of self-help. Bookshops are well stocked with guides to better working, living, thinking, sleeping and even breathing.
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Country Report
Pension reform: Signs look good for this year
The comprehensive nature of the government’s pensions reform road map is significant progress
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Asset Class Reports
Private equity: An expanding universe
A significant growth in direct lending has helped boost the private equity market
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Features
US economy: Overpricing recession risk
Financial markets have suffered a nasty bout of indigestion since October. The interplay of sentiment and volatility induced widespread pessimism, with added concern that market tantrums could subsequently bleed into the real economy
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Special Report
Infrastructure: Joining the dots on green projects
Lack of a co-ordinated policy is hindering climate-friendly infrastructure investment
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Special Report
Fees & costs: The price worth paying
Awareness of the true costs of asset management services is rising
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Features
IORP II kick-starts consolidation
In the final article on a new survey, Pascal Blanque and Amin Rajan argue that IORP II is set to drive out structural inefficiencies in the EU pension landscape
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Features
Fixed income, rates, currencies: Clouds to darken further
Markets have pulled back from US rate hike forecasts; Euro credit looks set to be most vulnerable to quantative tightening; The European elections in May look set to see a surge in support for populist parties
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Features
CLO supply outstrips demand
Do reports of a growing wariness over collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) mean that the good times are over for the investment vehicle?
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Special Report
Interview - Chris Sier: Thirst for knowledge
Chris Sier, former chairman of the UK’s Institutional Disclosure Working Group (IDWG), talks about the power of data and his plans
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Special Report
China: The greening of China
China plans to invest more than $6trn in green power and clean tech in the next two decades
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Asset Class Reports
Venture capital: Venturing further in Europe
The European venture capital market is increasingly attractive
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Features
Regulatory capacity crunch?
This year could turn out to be a lucrative one for lawyers in the pension and investment sectors. Deciphering Brexit implications, ensuring compliance with IORP II and localised rulebook changes will keep the legal profession busy
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Country Report
DB funding: Calm waters or the eye of the storm?
An update on the accounting deficits in Irish defined benefit (DB) pension schemes