All articles by Joseph Mariathasan – Page 23
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Asset Class ReportsPre-listing Support for Private Companies: Joining the ‘elite’
London Stock Exchange’s Luca Peyrano talks about its Elite programme for late-stage private companies and finds that it is preparing to spread its influence across Europe
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Asset Class ReportsPrivate Equity: Alternative investment structures
Both general and limited partners are striving to break free of traditional fund structures to find more flexible and efficient ways to commit to private equity
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News
IPE Views: Why are error margins ignored in LDI?
The importance of knowing the errors in any measurement is not just critical for the pilots of low-flying planes, Joseph Mariathasan warns
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IPE Views: China's financial revolution
Joseph Mariathasan reports on the ‘Big Bang’ in China’s financial services industry
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IPE Views: Watch out, MiFID II is coming!
Uunderstanding the known unknowns of MiFID II will be critical, Joseph Mariathasan warns
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IPE Views: Europe expands!
Investing in European equities is much more complex than it may appear at first glance, warns Joseph Mariathasan
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Special Report
Convertibles and Solvency II: Preaching to the unconverted
Joseph Mariathasan asks whether convertible bonds might offer Solvency II-regulated investors some equity upside with a limited capital charge
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News
IPE Views: Sir Edward Heath and the European concept
Does the political necessity for European co-operation trump economic arguments, asks Joseph Mariathasan
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IPE Views: Is nuclear power's potential too great to ignore?
Joseph Mariathasan questions the wisdom of considering all things ‘nuclear’ in a negative light
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News
IPE Views: Greece and the Hotel Euro-zone
Joseph Mariathasan explains how the euro-zone is not unlike the Hotel California – you can check out any time you like, but you just can never leave
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News
IPE Views: Must institutional investors consider human rights?
IPE contributing editor Joseph Mariathasan asks whether, when it comes to human rights, institutional investors should have to worry
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IPE Views: How big can an Apple grow?
Joseph Mariathasan wonders what, if anything, can check the technology giant’s astonishing growth
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Asset Class Reports
Cheap oil and weak euro: Impact on European equities
Joseph Mariathasan considers the likely effects of dramatically cheaper oil and a weak euro on European earnings and equity market prices
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NewsIPE Views: The oil price – driven by economics or politics?
Joseph Mariathasan considers the impossible challenge of predicting the price of oil
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IPE Views: Should investors be concerned about farm animal welfare?
The treatment of company staff has long been on the radar for investors. But Joseph Mariathasan says that animal welfare is just as important
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News
IPE Views: Hedge fund fees
IPE contributing editor Joseph Mariathasan explores whether hedge funds can justify their fees
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News
Grexit: Economic choice or political nightmare?
The Greek crisis is not just about debt – it’s about the raison d’etre of the EU itself
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Asset Class Reports
Investing In Investment Grade Credit: A widening spread
Joseph Mariathasan finds that the divergence of USD and EUR corporate bond performance tells us a lot about how badly Europe’s economy is lagging that of the US
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Asset Class Reports
Investing In Investment Grade Credit: Problem solving
Forthcoming solvency rules led many insurers away from equities towards corporate bonds just in time to dodge the financial crisis. With yields low and spreads tight, but the Solvency II ghost still at the feast, Joseph Mariathasan looks at what they are doing now
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Asset Class Reports
Investing In Investment Grade Credit : Improved credit rating?
The financial crisis threw the spotlight on rating agencies. In particular, the failures in sub-prime asset-backed securities (ABS) that were seen as the catalyst that unleashed the global maelstrom of 2007-09 called into question their methodologies for rating structured products.
