Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 149
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Special ReportWhy FRR doesn’t invest in green bonds – for now
While the French pension reserve fund has embraced and integrated the sustainability agenda in its investment strategies and was one of the first to incorporate climate change into its portfolio, it does not invest in green bonds
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FeaturesBeyond green bonds
Green finance is booming. Interest in green finance is booming even more.
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Country ReportDB funding: Calm waters or the eye of the storm?
An update on the accounting deficits in Irish defined benefit (DB) pension schemes
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Special ReportAsset managers: New fee models
The growing passive investing trend is forcing investment managers to offer new fee structures
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Asset Class ReportsVenture capital: Venturing further in Europe
The European venture capital market is increasingly attractive
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Special ReportAlecta: a Swedish investor’s green bond learning curve
Alecta, the largest occupational pension provider in Sweden, with SEK874bn (€85.4bn) in assets, now invests SEK31.4bn in green bonds.
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FeaturesRegulatory capacity crunch?
This year could turn out to be a lucrative one for lawyers in the pension and investment sectors. Deciphering Brexit implications, ensuring compliance with IORP II and localised rulebook changes will keep the legal profession busy
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Special ReportAsset managers: The profitability time bomb
How are asset managers responding to an environment with rising costs and fee pressures?
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Special ReportInfrastructure: Joining the dots on green projects
Lack of a co-ordinated policy is hindering climate-friendly infrastructure investment
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Special ReportOcean finance: In search of blue returns
Attention on polluted seas is leading to discussions about how to marshal capital to clean them up
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Special ReportChina: The greening of China
China plans to invest more than $6trn in green power and clean tech in the next two decades
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Opinion Pieces
Leading viewpoint: 2019's green investment picture
Lack of standards is not hindering green bond issuance. Pressure on corporates to finance the energy transition will intensify
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Special Report
Green bond funds: Mixed climate for European funds
Assets are up, but performance is down
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Interviews
On the record: Asset management fees
We asked two European pension funds about their attitude to asset management fees and costs
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FeaturesAuto-enrolment grows globally
A growing number of countries are planning to reduce the strain placed on public finances of providing pensions to ever more retirees by encouraging individuals to make more adequate provision for their own retirement
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FeaturesUS economy: Overpricing recession risk
Financial markets have suffered a nasty bout of indigestion since October. The interplay of sentiment and volatility induced widespread pessimism, with added concern that market tantrums could subsequently bleed into the real economy
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FeaturesCLO supply outstrips demand
Do reports of a growing wariness over collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) mean that the good times are over for the investment vehicle?
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InterviewsStrategically speaking: Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management
Following the group’s reorganisation, SMTAM’s David Semaya outlines ambitious plans to widen their international expansion
