All IPE articles in January 2021 (Magazine)
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FeaturesResearch: The shift from virtue to value
In the final article in a series of two, Pascal Blanqué and Amin Rajan argue that the success of ESG investing rests on a just transition to a low carbon future
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FeaturesPerspective: Litigation - state of pay?
Changes in legislation like the UK’s Consumer Rights Act 2015 have led to an increase of class actions led by pension funds as they seek to recover investment losses
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Opinion PiecesGuest viewpoint: Jesper Kirstein
In recent months, the asset management industry has been dominated by adjustments inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic. This article will try to look beyond this and address the question of where the asset management industry is moving in the medium to long term.
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InterviewsOn the record: Search for robust equity portfolios
IPE asked two investors how their equity portfolios are positioned
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FeaturesESG: Engaging with sovereigns
One of the narratives and unfolding developments in the world of ESG is that of its broadening to asset classes beyond public equity. This generally keeps the focus on corporates, however, while another emerging strand is about sovereign issuers.
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Opinion PiecesThe real meaning of engagement
Empirical evidence suggests that individuals are unengaged with DC pensions. This is demonstrated by the vast majority of DC members remaining in default funds and reluctant to increase contributions.
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Opinion PiecesSocial purpose: the new dimension
Investors’ attention turned to human capital issues in 2020 as COVID-19 took hold – including the treatment of staff and other stakeholders, as well as dividend policy and executive pay in cases where companies have received taxpayer support.upport.
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Opinion PiecesJapan is not that different
One of the abiding myths about Japan is that it is different from everywhere else. Not just distinctive in the sense that all countries have peculiarities but uniquely different.
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FeaturesLong term matters: What kind of decarbonisation matters most?
This article was written on the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement. In 2015, the world committed to keep warming below 2°C, meaning decisive annual reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Instead we have had a 7% increase in GHG since 2015 and are on track for about 3°C warming with a high risk of irreversible tipping points.
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FeaturesFixed Income, Rates, Currencies: A very different recovery
Amongst the remarkable happenings in 2020, from startling news of a pandemic to viable vaccine and beyond, has been the speed and scale of interventions from central banks and governments.
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Special ReportDefined contribution: The engagement fallacy
The idea that successful defined contribution (DC) pension solutions require a high level of member engagement is being questioned
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Country ReportCEE – Croatia: Real diversification
A lack of local diversification opportunities is holding back Croatian pension funds
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Country ReportCEE – Romania: Funds fight through
Conservative portfolios have served Romanian pension funds well through the crisis
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Country ReportCEE – Estonia: Preparing for a liquidity storm
A rule allowing early withdrawals is changing the dynamics of the Estonian pension business
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Opinion PiecesUncertain conditions call for a steady course
The impact of COVID-19 has made long-term strategies that embrace resilience a high priority for pension funds to ensure there is a smoother ride during turbulent times.
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InterviewsHow we run our money: BT Pension Scheme
Frank Naylor, CIO of the UK’s BT Pension Scheme, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about building a resilient portfolio
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FeaturesBriefing: Japan emerging from its invisible lockdown
Japan is all too often portrayed as being different from other countries. Not just distinctive in the obvious sense that every country has its own national peculiarities. Instead, somehow unique in a way that makes it stand out from every other country.
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FeaturesBriefing: Still a strong case for US stimulus
The next awaited US stimulus programme remains a mystery. Congress must agree on funding specifics, but the final composition of the Senate will be unknown until this month. Republicans and Democrats have been battling over spending priorities since COVID-19 struck last spring, with competing priorities.
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InterviewsExit Interview: Jordi Jofra - Still thinking outside the box
It is well into Spain’s lockdown and Jordi Jofra is ensconced in a village 40km from his former office in Barcelona. One of his lockdown boxes ticked has been to finish reading Men without Women, Haruki Murakami’s best-selling collection of short stories on men and alienation – perhaps appropriate for the times.
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Special ReportDefined contribution: ESG not enough to get young on board
Engaging younger savers with their defined contribution pension pots requires far more than just an up-to-date responsible investment policy
