Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 143
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Special ReportAI and Manager Selection: Will your future consultant be a machine?
The world’s largest pension fund is exploring the use of AI to help it select asset managers and assets in which to invest
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FeaturesBriefing: Emerging markets fail to catch up
Emerging markets have failed to increase their share of global investible market capitalisation since 2007
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Special ReportFactor investing: The paradox of low volatility
Despite scepticism by some investors, low-volatility investing does appear to work, especially during market downturns
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Asset Class ReportsEuropean Equities - Auto sector: Rough road ahead
Europe’s automotive industry faces global challenges ranging from emissions standards to trade disputes and radical transformation of the industry
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FeaturesResist the scourge of presentism
It has become fashionable to insist on the importance of taking a long-term view but few achieve it in practice
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Country Report
Pensionskassen facing challenges
The number of insurance-based pension funds on the supervisor’s watchlist is falling. But some providers are in serious trouble
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Special ReportESG: The missing dimension in risk management
Embedding ESG into the investment process will be in the long-term financial best interest of beneficiaries
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Special Report
Five key trends shaping manager selection
We asked consultants how the job of choosing asset managers is changing
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FeaturesBriefing: Looking to active managers
Active management versus passive index tracking remains one of the most hotly contested questions in the world of investment management.
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Special Report
Definitions: Contrasting approaches pose a predicament
Investors face a quandary as analytical tools depart from standard academic definitions of factors
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Asset Class ReportsInnovation is key for pharma
Europe’s pharmaceuticals sector must be innovative to stay ahead of global rivals
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FeaturesDeviate at your own risk
The recent controversy about factor investing has probably not caused any distress to the investment industry, let alone the wider public, but it is a fundamental one
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Country ReportPensionsfonds flourish
Several trends have converged to bolster the popularity of Pensionsfonds
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Special ReportWays to improve DC pensions
International policy best practice holds lessons for UK defined contribution pensions
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Special ReportStrategy: Factor rotation hits record pace
Tilting between factors could work well in this environment
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Asset Class ReportsBrexit: Deal or no deal
Brexit uncertainties are making stockpicking a difficult task
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FeaturesWhat’s in a number?
There has been much hand wringing among UK actuaries and pension scheme managers about the impact of a recent court ruling requiring certain pension benefits to be paid equally to men and women
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Country ReportPension risk management
Portfolios are facing up to the challenges of the economic environment. But there is still room to improve expected returns
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Special ReportManaging macro-longevity risk
An internal market for macro-longevity risk could provide an alternative to hedging tools
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Special ReportMulti-factor ETFs: A recipe only as good as its ingredients
The performance of multi-factor ETF strategies reflect the choice of factors as well as portfolio construction
