Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 162
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Special Report
Big Data: Too big to ignore
Big data represents a huge challenge but offers a world of opportunities
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Asset Class Reports
Netherlands: Taking aim at a moving target
Dutch pension funds are taking a variety of paths as they seek to manage liabilities
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Country ReportCarlo Cottarelli: “There’s no spending your way out of debt”
Carlo Cottarelli, Italy’s caretaker prime minister during the recent political crisis, explains why the new Italian government should avoid overspending on pensions and other key budget items
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Asset Class Reports
Comeback trail
Greece has come a long way since the turbulent summer of 2015 but it still looks vulnerable as the end of its bailout looms
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FeaturesAchieving Europe’s investment goals
By the time you read this, football’s World Cup will be into its latter stages.
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Country Report
Asset Allocation: Tactics come into play
Italian pension funds are diversifying their asset allocation in response to low yields
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Country Report
Fondo Pensione Byblos: Byblos writes a new chapter
A sector fund making bold moves in alternative investment funds
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Country Report
Telemaco: A colourful approach
The telecom pension fund has increased diversification significantly, considering alternatives and ESG
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FeaturesConference report: Grappling with the gig economy
The nature of work has changed profoundly and pension provision has struggled to keep up – and so, it seems, have some trade unions
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Features
Accounting Matters: Wasted time on reclassification
The FRC appears to have given up its 13-year campaign to become a private-sector body
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Opinion Pieces
Long-term Matters: An apocryphal tale for wannabe climate-aware investors
It is impossible to know how today’s CIOs will look back on their actions in the 2010s. But, we still have time to avert the worst of runaway climate change
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Features
The active-passive debate: A survey canvasses opinions of pension investors
Game changer or new danger? That is the question behind the spectacular worldwide rise of passive funds in this decade
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Features
Shades of grey on Dutch CDC
Dutch collective defined contribution is mostly a uniform concept, but with important distinctions
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InterviewsHow we run our money: Lærernes Pension
Morten Malle, investment director of Denmark’s Lærernes Pension, explains how the fund stays agile
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Special ReportInvestment in Cryptocurrency: Disruption or disappointment?
Understanding the architecture supporting digital currencies like Bitcoin is increasingly important
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Features
Selection is key in EMD
Anxiety is growing about emerging market debt. US rate rises and the potential for a stronger dollar mean that EMD may be heading for turbulent times
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FeaturesBrexit is no simple break
The implications of the UK’s EU departure will be complex and wide ranging for asset managers
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Interviews
Strategically speaking: Alger
The pain of life and death rarely intrudes into the relatively safe world of the financial markets. But life at its most brutal intruded into the workings of Alger’s headquarters in the World Trade Center on 9/11
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Features
Asset Allocation: Nessun dorma
There have been many times when Italy’s volatile politics have entertained the world. And occasions when that volatility has spilled into financial markets
