Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 18
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Special ReportAsset owners confront waning resolve of their managers on climate change
Will the notable exits from Climate Action 100+ and other investor coalitions influence manager selection decisions for European asset owners?
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Opinion PiecesFocus falls on finance for real-economy decarbonisation
This month’s COP29 climate summit will focus on finance
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Opinion PiecesEurope’s right wing can break pensions
Now that they hold power in several European countries, radical right-wing parties can make or break Europe’s pension systems.
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InterviewsVeritas: Finnish pension insurer seeks in-house efficiency
Veritas CIO Laura Wickström talks to Pirkko Juntunen about the challenges and opportunities of running a lean but efficient internal investment team
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AnalysisPan-European personal pension product requires improvement
Funded pensions can provide both a retirement income for EU citizens and capital for long-term investments by financial institutions.
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FeaturesA new perspective on credit for climate transition
Sustainable finance has turned out to be a much dirtier and grittier battlefield than early adopters and advocates projected it to be.
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FeaturesSoft landing likely again for US economy
It has been more than a year since the attacks by Hamas in Israel and tensions in the Middle East remain high, with a rising impact on financial market sentiment.
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FeaturesMarket looks to Xi Jinping for a plan to boost China’s economy
When the Chinese government announced a package of measures designed to revitalise the domestic economy in late September, the country’s stock markets responded positively, and many breathed a sigh of relief.
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Opinion PiecesWill pensions save the savings and investments union?
One only needs to glance over the first page of the recent Draghi report on European competitiveness to find that the European economy is in crisis.
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AnalysisThe pensions reform promises of Europe's far-right political parties
The rise of far-right parties has bolstered support for European welfare state systems, but radical right-wing policymakers face difficult choices
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator - November 2024
Donald Trump has profited from climate change, which he believes unimportant, as this year’s hurricane season has so far seen more storms over a wider area.
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Opinion PiecesSwiss pension funds reform second-pillar pensions from the bottom up
September’s referendum on the reform of second-pillar pensions demonstrates that comprehensive proposals engineered from the top down don’t always bring the expected results. The latest proposal was roundly defeated by two thirds of the electorate.
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Opinion PiecesEndowment funds stick with alternatives despite headwinds
Disappointing returns in the last fiscal year may force US university endowments to rethink their investment strategies, but could this include moving away from the so-called Yale model that focuses on alternative investments?
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Opinion PiecesCan UK DC pension schemes plug the venture capital funding gap?
Europe is becoming an exciting place for tech start-ups, but they are receiving little support from European pension funds, which have eschewed venture capital since the bursting of the dotcom bubble in the late 1990s.
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InterviewsBNY Investments: More than the sum of the parts?
The world’s top asset managers are a diverse bunch. From pure-play managers to investment bank-owned firms and those with an asset servicing heritage, the different flavours also reflect the changing nature of the sector.
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InterviewsPrivate equity remains a key building block for pension schemes
While allocations vary, pension funds value solid returns and private equity’s role as a diversifier. Funds use PE to gain both domestic and international exposure.
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Opinion PiecesIs it time to add a new layer to strategic asset allocation?
For years, strategic asset allocation (SAA) has been a cornerstone of investment for pension funds and other institutional investors. Is sustainability a missing ingredient?
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Opinion PiecesThe size of Australia’s super funds could threaten the financial system
Australia’s central bank has warned that rapid growth of the nation’s superannuation system could “amplify” shocks to the country’s financial stability.
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Special ReportIndex 2.0: Off-the-shelf or custom indices?
Continuing innovation in the index business leads investors to address a fundamental question – should they buy off-the-shelf products or customise their own?
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Country ReportNetherlands country report 2024: Dutch pension funds distribute buffers
The arguments heat up over what to do with excess funds in Dutch pension schemes
