All IPE articles in June 2016 (Magazine) – Page 2
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Special Report
Infrastructure Debt: A niche strategy
There are many reasons why infrastructure debt should feature in LDI strategies for UK pension funds. But do not expect a huge growth in allocations, says Joseph Mariathasan
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Country Report
Finland: On cusp of reform
Finland is about to overhaul its pension system including a higher retirement age and the introduction of two new types of pension, writes Reeta Paakkinen
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Features
Convexity: the perfect trade?
Chris Brandt outlines how investors can make use of convexity in fixed income portfolios
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Asset Class Reports
Liquidity: The drought continues
Liquidity in the government bond markets has dried up since the global financial crisis of 2008-09. Do these parched markets characterise the new economic norm?
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FeaturesCommunication: Lessons from Scandinavia
The UK can learn from Scandinavia as it seeks to implement a pensions dashboard by 2019
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Opinion Pieces
Letter from the US: No clarity on hedgies
Not all pension funds are abandoning hedge funds. And the ones that are could be making the same mistake that investors often make – basing decisions on the past.
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Features
ESG: The circle of life
Susanna Rust delves into the circular economy and why it matters for long-term institutional investors
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Special Report
The changing world of risk
Uncertain times on the horizon call for an adaptive toolkit in liability-driven investment, argues Paras Shah and Rik Merkx
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Features
Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global: Changes at the margins for oil giant
Falling inflows from oil revenue to Norway’s leviathan Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) will not change the NOK7.1trn (€762bn) sovereign wealth fund’s investment strategy or its need for diversification, according to the fund’s second in command.
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Features
ESG: PGGM gets serious on carbon reduction
PGGM, asset manager for the €172bn Dutch healthcare pension fund PFZW, is to divest the scheme’s stakes in more than 200 mining, steel and energy companies in a bid to halve its investment portfolio’s carbon footprint.
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Special Report
The Capital Markets Union
The CMU is the latest EU initiative aimed at smoothing the way for integrated cross-border capital markets activity, writes Diego Valiante
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Country Report
Sweden: Business as usual?
Rachel Fixsen looks at how the Swedish buffer funds have reacted to the flawed and ultimately shelved attempts to reform and consolidate them
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Opinion Pieces
Letter from Brussels: Tax targeting continues
Pressure to clean up the financial sector has led to copious legislation from Brussels.
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Special Report
Brexit: Industry Views
How might a British exit from the European Union affect European institutional investors both inside and outside the UK? IPE asked experts across Europe for their views in the run-up to the 23 June British referendum. Here is a selection of their responses
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Features
Investment: Brexit proofing
Christopher O’Dea reports on the implications for institutional investors arising from the UK’s referendum on European Union membership
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Asset Class Reports
Brexit – are Gilts a haven?
Joseph Mariathasan asks how the potential UK exit from the European Union would affect the sovereign debt markets
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Asset Class Reports
Investing In Government Bonds: Low yields, high interest
The euro-zone sovereign debt market is distorted by negative yields and quantative easing. Joseph Mariathasan assesses solutions to the situation
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Features
Bond Strategy: Time to reallocate?
Nimisha Srivastava and Harald Eggerstedt call for a rethink of fixed-income investment in the face of the ECB’s asset purchase and QE programmes
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Asset Class Reports
Sensitivity of global inflation bond funds to macro factors
The data shows the sensitivity of global inflation-linked bond funds to changes in macroeconomic factors: global default spreads, global term spreads, global dividend yields and global interest rates.
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