Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 166
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Country Report
Finland: Trade fears dominate
The newly consolidated Finnish mutual pension insurance sector sees new problems in the investment conundrum
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Special Report
The private equity Pac-Man
Technology is becoming a game changer in the private equity world
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Special Report
Metrics: Change and the challenge of measurement
Impact investors must deal with the proliferation of metrics. Measurement and reporting are difficult, but key to success
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Asset Class Reports
Interest Rates: Opinion divided on rate impact
Market professionals are divided on the likely impact of rate rises on the equity markets
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Features
Covenants: Uncharted territory
The decline of lending standards could spell future trouble for loan investors
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FeaturesManagers should warn on loan risks
Three-quarters of all outstanding leveraged loans lack meaningful lender protection. This is the outcome of the steep rise of ‘cov-lite’ loans since the financial crisis
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Country Report
Pension Regimes: Compulsory schemes
Liberté, egalité, diversité: an outline of France’s pension regimes
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Country Report
Finnish Self-Employed: Freelance provision requires reform
Finland has woken up to the difficulties created by the flexible world of employment and the inability of pension regulation to ensure suitable provision for the self-employed
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Features
Falling covenants compound risk
A divergence of interests between creditors and debtors is leading to a reshaping of the European market for leveraged credit
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Special Report
The future of impact investing, the future of the world?
The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has a vision.
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Asset Class Reports
US Economy: Where big is beautiful
The new economy in the US is dominated by large tech firms that are still growing
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Special Report
Cybersecurity: Threat or opportunity?
The growing danger of cybercriminal activity is a trend that deserves investors’ attention
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FeaturesThe long and short of it
One question I ask as many investors as I can relates to time horizons: How can you really be a long-term investor when everything is so uncertain?
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Country Report
Af2i: Open for business
Jean-François Boulier, president of Af2i outlines his association’s activities and ambitions
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Country Report
Sweden: AP funds work together
Sweden’s four main buffers funds have increased co-ordination since the failed system change in 2017
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Asset Class Reports
A scorecard on Trump’s rhetoric
The US president has followed through on many, although far from all, of his policy pledges
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Features
Direct Lending: Becoming bankers
As balance sheet capital requirements mean banks step away from lending, institutional investors are replacing them
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Special Report
Backlash: The turn against technology
Concerns about the dangers of new technology suggest more regulation ahead
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Country Report
KLP: Awash with cash, bereft of options
Kommunale Landespensjonskasse is asset rich with a mandate to invest in more real estate, but where can it find suitable opportunities?
