Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 181
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Country ReportAsset Allocation: Funds seek alternatives
Pension funds seek the right risk-return balance in a low-interest-rate environment. Opportunities seem few and far between
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Special Report
The long and short of alternative credit
How are hedge funds faring as investment partners and providers in private credit?
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Special Report
Fixed income ETFs: the next frontier
Equity ETFs are still more popular, but fixed income products are catching up
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator November 2017
Just when some major themes seemed to be on pause, managers’ expectations crept into rarified territory, while in others themes in place since at least 2014 have gathered momentum. Whether valuation extremes are appropriate, managers believe they will continue.
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Features
Diary of an Investor: A weak link
As an investment professional I am used to traditional risk categories like equities, interest rates, inflation and the like. Now it seems we will have to add information security risk to that list
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FeaturesTime to rethink liabilities
As the institutional world focuses more on a long-term approach to asset portfolios, it is high time regulators allowed a similar approach to liabilities
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FeaturesInterview: Joachim Wuermeling, Deutsche Bundesbank
The workings of central banks remain a mystery to many despite a shift towards more transparency over the years
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Interviews
Focus Group: Extending credit
We asked a group of pension funds with total assets of €28.2bn about their use of credit
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Interviews
On the Record: How do you attract and retain investment talent?
APK Pensionskasse, APG Asset Management and Sampension Denmark share their views on hiring and keeping the best investment professionals
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InterviewsHow we run our money: FRR
Olivier Rousseau, member of the executive board of Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites, talks about regulation, ESG and his vision for the markets
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Features
Active investment rebounds
After a period of underperformance, active investment strategies are on the up – for now at least
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Interviews
Strategically speaking: Eastspring
Investment professionals are fond of talking about the power of compound interest but many fail to fully appreciate its implications for Asia
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Features
Asset Allocation: Economics remains buoyant
Global macroeconomics are generally supportive all round – with buoyant business sentiment, rising investment spending and low unemployment
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Features
Ahead of the Curve: Beware banks
The universal desire to generate economic growth through capitalism lends itself naturally to the long-term nature of pension funds
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Special Report
The next generation bond market
Fixed-income markets have undergone significant structural changes since the 2008 financial crisis. These seismic shifts are forcing investors to adapt to a new market paradigm
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Opinion Pieces
Long-Term Matters: Elephants in the sustainability room
Decent folk in the investment world are beginning to ask why our sector is so slow to change. Why can’t it function as a fit for purpose enabler of human prosperity?
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Opinion Pieces
Guest Viewpoint: Sarah Keohane Williamson & Matthew Leatherman
“The selection of a benchmark is secondary to many other provisions for encouraging long-term behaviour”
