All IPE articles in January 2019 (magazine)
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FeaturesESG: France’s Article 173: taking stock
France’s ground-breaking reporting duty for institutional investors is being reassessed after a two-year test period
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Features
Accounting Matters: Full agenda for 2019
German DB plan sponsors might be busily acquainting themselves with new longevity tables, while in the UK there is really only one question on some accountants’ minds – GMP equalisation
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FeaturesFixed income, rates, currencies: Hope but also fears for 2019
US domestic investors hold healthy stock market profits after a decade-long bull run Geopolitics on many fronts point to tumultuous times ahead
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Interviews
On the Record: Adapting to change
As the equity markets begin 2019 in worse shape than last year, we asked three European pension funds how they conceive and execute their equity strategy, in order protect the portfolio
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FeaturesAhead of the curve: MiFID II increases asset risk
Attempts to improve transparency of research costs have unintentionally hit performance
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Asset Class ReportsLeveraged loans: Applying leverage
Leveraged loans have performed well recently but regulators are expressing concerns about risks
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Special ReportAustralia: Changing fortunes
A new landscape for Australia’s fast-growing super sector will evolve over the next five years
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FeaturesHow far should auto-enrolment go?
Some are contemplating whether auto-enrolment into pension funds could be expanded to help savers in other areas of their financial lives
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Asset Class Reports
Banking debt: The paradox of bank debt
The peculiarity of bank debt is that it can be issued by institutions with strong balance sheets
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Opinion PiecesBrussels People – Lieve Wierinck: Building on Europe’s scientific base
Lieve Wierinck’s main political passion is ensuring the EU takes full practical advantage of Europe’s excellent scientific base
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Special Report
Netherlands: A new Dutch blueprint
Several pension experts contend Shell’s individual DC plan could provide a good model for the wider Dutch market
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FeaturesResearch - Europe: Investors braced for an era of lower returns and higher volatility
In the second of three articles on a new survey, Pascal Blanque and Amin Rajan argue that pension investors are adapting to challenges that go beyond the realms of a maturing business cycle
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FeaturesBriefing: Collateral challenges
Rising interest rates put collateral management strategies to the test
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FeaturesBriefing: Trade war, a primer
Protectionism is becoming more widespread despite the benefits of free trade being understood for more than two centuries
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FeaturesBriefing: MiFID II: a year on
The new rules are having a dramatic effect on the world of investment research
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Country Report
Bulgaria: Can investors rely on pensions?
Bulgarian pension savers receive paltry returns after inflation and costs
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Country ReportCapital markets: Power to the centre
There is a trend among regional capital market participants for the increased centralisation of regulation, but it needs to be counterbalanced by increased trust
