All IPE articles in July 2011 (Magazine) – Page 3

  • Interviews

    ‘Adjacency’, or the art of step-by-step

    July 2011 (Magazine)

    It is tempting, just because it is so good at it, to think of the $11bn (€7.8bn) London-based hedge fund manager CQS as a credit specialist. But founder Michael Hintze is keen to emphasise its broader strengths. “We are a big hedge fund, but we do more than simply provide absolute returns in credit,” he says. “Nowadays we are a global multi-strategy, multi-asset management firm providing hedge fund, long only and bespoke solutions for clients.”

  • Features

    Actual results may vary

    July 2011 (Magazine)

    On Friday 10 June, the Dutch government, together with employer and employee representatives, signed a comprehensive agreement to drastically reform the Dutch pension system.

  • Features

    An avarice for absolute return

    July 2011 (Magazine)

    Pirkko Juntunen looks at the unique pension investment policy employed by Swedish construction company Skanska

  • Features

    Risk abides, man changes his mind

    July 2011 (Magazine)

    Financial risks grow and subside with economic cycles but always remain. Human attitudes towards them also vary. Arguably they matter more and often change the most. Allianz Global Investors’ first RiskMonitor survey, conducted in conjunction with IPE, paints a picture of pension funds’ current attitudes to risk and how they are changing.