Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 133
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Special ReportAustria: Government’s fall is another blow to reform
Promised tax reforms were put on hold following the toppling of the government. But this is just the latest in a line of unfulfilled pension promises
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Opinion PiecesAn ageing Europe needs radical policy ideas
The Centre for Social Justice – a UK centre-right think tank – has proposed retirement policy reforms including raising the country’s state pension age to 75 by 2035
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Country ReportNEST: More than a pension
NEST’s Insight unit is looking at how to improve pensions outcomes for the less fortunate
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Special ReportUS-China trade war: A trembling world
The trade conflict between the two largest economies is reverberating across the world
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Special Report
A green game changer
New EU green finance requirements will increase demand for better and more comparable ESG data
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Special ReportBelgium: Rolling out IORP II
Belgium is proud of its transposition of the EU’s new pension fund directive
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Country ReportFunding: Striking the right balance
Companies need to find the right balance between making pension deficit contributions and paying dividends to shareholders
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Special ReportCPPIB’s Asian quest
The largest Canadian pension fund already has a long track-record in the Asia-Pacific region but plans to grow its presence in the region
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Special ReportDenmark: New developments
The past year has brought changes affecting pensions and the investment sector, along with a new government
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Special ReportCapital markets: All roads lead to China
There are numerous channels through which the Chinese capital markets are opening up to foreign investors
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Special ReportFinland: Two to become one
The government is planning to unify the municipal and private-sector pension systems
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Special ReportFrance: Act I of the pensions big bang?
The government’s PACTE law could transform the pensions landscape
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Special ReportGermany: Tinkering at the edges
As yet no social partners have adopted the latest pension model in an already highly complex system
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FeaturesPension promises: Hybrid plan accounting
Staff at the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) are sketching out an approach to tackle so-called hybrid pension plan accounting
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Opinion PiecesGreenwish: wishful thinking in the ESG world
Every so often I come across a paper which I think is a ‘must read’ and Duncan Austin’s ‘Greenwish: the wishful thinking undermining the ambition of sustainable business’* is one.
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FeaturesGlobal conflict: Another side of the triangle
So much attention is focused on the trade conflict between the US and China that it is all too easy to miss the bigger picture
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FeaturesPassive investment: Dawn of a new banner theme
This follow-up article on the rise of index investing highlights how pension plans are seeking to promote stewardship among their index managers
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InterviewsOn the Record: Emerging markets
We asked two pension funds whether the distinction between emerging and developed markets still makes sense
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FeaturesCross-border pensions: Barriers to entry
The experience of Bosch shows that a better framework is required for cross-border pensions
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InterviewsHow we run our money: PGB
Harold Clijsen CIO of Dutch multi-sector Pensioenfonds PGB, speaks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about asset allocation, sustainable investment and member communications
