Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 145
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FeaturesBeyond the annuity waiting room
Fintech is hard to escape in daily life – whether personal finance apps, crowdfunding investments or robo-advisers.
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Country Report
Deficits: All set for a bumpy ride
Choppy markets, economic uncertainity and Brexit are among the issues faced by UK sponsors and trustees
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Special ReportPension tech for dummies
There is no shortage of new technologies that can improve retirement outcomes for pension fund members
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Special Report
MiFID II: The best is yet to come
By placing stronger requirements on best execution, MiFID II is transforming the execution landscape
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FeaturesChina tech: Playing BATs versus FAANGs
Chinese tech firms offer exposure to rapidly expanding domestic markets
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Asset Class ReportsInvestment Grade Credit: Veering between extremes
Capital markets are fluctuating between optimism and pessimism
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Special ReportEuro: Many factors to take into account
Euro-zone investors are not immune to global currency vagaries
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FeaturesThe euro crisis is not over
The euro’s existential crisis subsided several years ago but it would be wrong to assume it has disappeared. The forces that could undermine its integrity have not vanished.
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Country Report
Funding: Where do pension funds end?
Identifying the funding horizon means balancing objectives and expectations, particularly given likely prescriptive new funding rules
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Special Report
UK Financial Reporting Council: On the radar
Reactions to the Kingman review on UK corporate reporting oversight
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FeaturesMacro matters: Brexit’s challenge for Europe
It is human nature to reduce the complexity of reality to simple rules, simple foci and simple decision points. In this, Brexit is no different
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Special ReportStrategy: Pension funds confront FX risk
Investors are paying more attention to currency hedging strategies in the face of increased global risk
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FeaturesNordic focus: A northern pensions hub
Innovation showcase: three Danish pension tech case studies
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Asset Class ReportsIssuance: Down but not out
The huge growth of BBB-rated credits in the investment-grade sector has raised some concern but there are opportunities for investors
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FeaturesShunning the UK is a mistake
Continental investors hold nuanced views on Brexit. It is fair to say, however, that they generally see its impact as a negative factor for the UK economy, at least in the short term.
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Country Report
CDC: Proposals gain approval
The UK government has proposed collective defined contribution schemes. The model is gaining traction after an initially lukewarm response
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Special ReportAPG: How a giant stays agile
APG’s Growth Factory takes a radical approach to tech disruption, following the vision of director Joep Beukers
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Special ReportBrussels: Going out with a regulatory bang
Several packages related to financial services look set to be concluded before the end of this EU mandate period
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Features
Buyouts: Philip Green’s M&S venture
Philip Green, a British retail billionaire, is perhaps best-known for the controversy surrounding the pensions deficit of his defunct BHS high street chain
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Asset Class ReportsRatings: When corporates can trump sovereigns
Several factors can place corporate credit ratings higher than that of the domicile country
