Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 159
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Country Report
Consolidation: A way out for failing smaller schemes?
Consolidation could provide economies of scale, wider investment opportunities and better governance for pension schemes
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Special Report
Interview: Xiao Fu, Bank of China International
Xiao Fu, the head of commodity market strategy at the Bank of China International, talks about what will arguably be the biggest infrastructure project the world has ever seen
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Special Report
Austria: Overcoming a troubled legacy
The challenge facing Austrian pension funds is their turbulent past rather than the new IORP II regulation
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Asset Class Reports
Argentina’s dramatic change of fortunes
Argentina has had to seek a $50bn rescue package from the IMF in its latest crisis after just two years of a boom period
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FeaturesA welcome regulatory effort
Further regulation to make investment funds and asset management activities rock-solid is essential
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Multi-sector magnet
Since 2011, PGB has almost doubled its number of participants to 235,700 from pension funds from a diverse range of sectors
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Special Report
Reflections on the crisis
IPE canvassed the views of leading economists and politicians on the post-Lehman crisis regulatory and policy response, and on the impact of the crisis on the global financial system
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Asset Class Reports
Equity Markets: Behind the latest sell-off
The recent rash of selling of EM assets has been triggered by a combination of factors
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Special Report
Belgium: Portability pain
Belgium has been accused of ‘gold plating’ the EU portability directive
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FeaturesGood things come to those who save
Good things come to those who wait – so goes the tagline of a famous Irish export, Guinness
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Special Report
Denmark: Addressing the problem of ‘interplay’
Measures are being put in place to make saving for retirement more attractive
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Country Report
Scotland’s LGPS: Don’t just dive in
Scottish local government pension funds looking to asset pool should carefully consider their options with a focus on their objectives
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Special Report
Finland: Waiting for sustainability plan
Pension funds are awaiting news on how the European Commission’s sustainable finance action plan will be adopted in the country
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Special Report
France: Sprucing up supplementary savings
A new law seeks to boost the attractiveness of pension scheme savings vehicles
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Country Report
Gresham House: Network effects
Gresham House CEO Tony Dalwood is fundraising for a UK housing and infrastructure fund, and has the LGPS in his sights
