Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 162
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FeaturesInterview: Baer Pettit, President of MSCI
Moving away from the shackles of being a pure index provider has created its own challenges for MSCI
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Opinion PiecesGuest Viewpoint: Roger Urwin
“There will always be meaningful work for creative and skilful people. The new paradigm is people plus machine”
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Opinion Pieces
Letter From Brussels: CMU urgency mounts
The race is on to complete the EU’s flagship Capital Markets Union project before the mandates of the Commission and Parliament elapse next year
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Opinion Pieces
Letter from the US: Insurers back new annuities rules
Insurance companies hope to play a greater role in 401(k) retirement savings plans if congress approves new rules on annuities
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Features
Government Bonds: Snapback risk alert
The Bank for International Settlements has warned bond yields could suddenly rise – a snapback could rapidly spread between bond markets
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Features
ESG: EC proposals under scrutiny
Last month brought to an end a key period of feedback on the European Commission’s (EC) sustainable finance proposals.
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Features
Ahead Of The Curve: Resurgence of private capital
The tenth anniversary of the global financial crisis is an apposite time to examine how it changed the world for investors
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InterviewsStrategically speaking: PGIM
David Hunt, the president and CEO of PGIM, draws an analogy between his role as the head of one of the world’s largest asset managers and that of a musical conductor
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Features
Securities Services: Evolutionary pressures rise with new demands
Key challenges facing securities services include margin pressure, regulatory change and technological development
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Special Report
Italy: New government prioritises public pension overhaul
Planned reform of first-pillar pensions will overturn some key changes introduced after the onset of the euro-zone crisis
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Special Report
Netherlands: Reform delayed
The four-party coalition government has postponed reform in the face of fierce criticism from the pensions sector
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Special Report
Norway: A bitter pill
New solvency regulations for pension funds have been sweetened by rules making it easier for them to invest in infrastructure
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Special Report
Portugal: Political uncertainty
The European Commission is concerned about the lack of political progress on making the pension system sustainable
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Special Report
Spain: Age old problem
Plans are being implemented to cope with the country’s rapidly ageing population
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Special Report
Sweden: AP funds under review
A cross-party group has been appointed to look into liberalising the investment capabilities of the AP buffer funds
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Special Report
Switzerland: Filling the void
The Swiss government is trying to devise a reform for the first pillar while pension funds wait for an update on regulation
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Special Report
UK: DC in the spotlight
Britain seems to be perpetually updating its pensions rules despite the preoccupation of lawmakers and businesses with Brexit
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FeaturesReasons to understand blockchain
The rise of blockchain architecture coincides with a period of falling trust in institutions
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Special ReportSecurities Services: The evolution has begun
MiFID II is already beginning to change the character of financial services
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Country ReportItaly's public pensions: Unfinished business?
Italy’s new government plans changes to first-pillar pensions that could have a significant impact on the country’s economy
