Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 188
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Country Report
Regulation: Focus on access and tax
Regulatory activity continues, with an emphasis on flexible access to savings and tax advantages
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Asset Class Reports
US Equities: Stable despite the threats
Investors have not shied away from equities, despite the expectation that near-record low volatility might be due to turn soon
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Special ReportInterview: China – the new frontier for Hooley
State Street’s CEO Jay Hooley has found inspiration in China’s digital strategies, but doing business there has proved tough. Interview by Joseph Mariathasan
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Asset Class Reports
US Equities: Survival in the internet onslaught
The new disruptive environment is having a profound effect on the types of businesses that can survive and prosper
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Country Report
Case Study: Pegaso diversifies
As Pegaso reviews its asset allocation, increased diversification and alternative investments are key topics of discussion
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Country ReportCOVIP: Plenty more work to do
Italy’s second-pillar pension system is growing and strengthening, but several areas of concerns remain
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Asset Class ReportsUS Equities: Opportunities in infrastructure
The scale of infrastructure spending being promoted by the Trump administration suggests a role for private-sector funding
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Asset Class Reports
PureGroup: Sensitivity of US equities to macroeconomics
The data shows the sensitivity of selected US equity funds to macroeconomic factors
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Country Report
Governance: a work in progress
A recent episode involving major Italian pension funds shows how pension fund governance in Italy is still under the spotlight
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Country Report
Bail-in regulations: Questions on rules
First-pillar pension funds for white-collar workers are being treated differently when it comes to protection from bank insolvency
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FeaturesInterview: Andreas Kretschmer, former CEO of Ärzteversorgung Westfalen-Lippe
When Andreas Kretschmer was recruited to the pension fund for doctors in the German province of Westfalen-Lippe (ÄVWL) in 1992, he did not know much about pensions. But that was the whole point
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Features
Asset managers prepare for a digital future
A three-way chain reaction between technology, regulation and demographics is driving a new transformation
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Interviews
Focus Group: Diversity more than a ‘trend’
We asked a group of European pension funds with total assets of €110bn about governance
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Interviews
On the Record: How do you do operational due diligence?
Three pension funds - RPMI Railpen, Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company and Blue Sky Group - discuss their approach to operational due diligence
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FeaturesAccounting: Changing assumptions
The annual pensions accounting survey from KPMG is revealing on assumptions around asset ceiling guidance, discount rates and life expectancy
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InterviewsHow we run our money: PREVIP
Livio Raimondi, CIO of PREVIP, a €2.2bn multi-employer DC pension fund in Italy, talks about the fund’s growth aspirations
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Features
Briefing: MiFID II – The birth of a market
As MiFID II comes into effect, asset managers and brokers must negotiate a price for sell-side investment research
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Features
Briefing: Cyberwar without end
Financial institutions are involved in a cyber arms race against criminals
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Features
Briefing: Greece's political millstone
Uncertainties in the euro-zone pose a risk to Greece’s improving economy
