Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 234
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Country Report
Ireland's risk reserve requirement: New duties
Philip Shier and Aidan Kennedy review the new risk reserve requirement for pension funds
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Special Report
UK Pension Freedoms: Focus shifts to retirement
The pensions freedoms legislation has focused schemes’ attention on at-retirement provision
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Asset Class Reports
Small and mid-caps and corporate governance: Battle for a common ground
We map the obstacles in the way of a unified approach to corporate governance in a Europe characterised by a north/south divide in small and mid-caps
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Country Report
Pensions Accounting: Deficit pain lingers
Mick O’Byrne provides an update on the accounting deficits of defined benefit pension schemes of Irish listed companies and state entities
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Special Report
DC & Trustees: Code of conduct warning
Gill Wadsworth reports on The Pension Regulator’s new draft code of conduct for trustees, which raises the bar for improving the pension product and the quality of governance
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Asset Class Reports
The case for listed small-caps
The liisted small-cap and mid-cap market could be a better place for investors to start when considering a move into private equity
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Special Report
Member Outcomes: Time to get it right
Following recent changes in regulation, now is the time for schemes to focus on improving outcomes for members, says John Foster
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Features
From Our Perspective: Pensions-by-wire
It is well known that commercial pilots don’t actually need to fly their planes thanks to fly-by-wire software. Even so, the presence of skilled pilots throughout any flight is essential. No-one would step onto a plane otherwise.
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Analysis
Analysis: Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global
One of the great certainties among asset owners has been the stable, almost static asset allocation of Norway’s NOK7.1trn (€733bn) sovereign wealth fund. Changes in investment strategy could bring that perceived certainty to an end
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Features
Dutch Pension Reform: Transparent system looks imminent
When the Dutch Pensions Federation recently called for the introduction of collective defined contribution (DC) arrangements, combined with individual pension assets and risk-sharing, it was not the first to do so. However, it is noteworthy that the industry association has highlighted how the current system of predominantly defined benefit (DB) plans has become too complicated.
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Features
TTYPE: Tracking cross-border pension rights
Establishing a cross-border pension-tracking system (ETS) was never going to be easy, but the TTYPE project – short for Track and Trace Your Pension in Europe – has been considering options since 2013, recently developing a business plan for the venture.
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Opinion Pieces
Long-Term Matters: COP21 - let’s change the questions
It is clear the COP21 climate change summit was a diplomatic success in the face of powerful vested interests lobbying hard to prevent progress
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Features
Pensions Accounting: A matching miss
The shift to a new accounting model was always going to be a challenge for the insurance sector. Until now, the International Accounting Standards Board has relied on a stopgap in the form of International Financial Reporting Standard 4, Insurance Contracts.
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Interviews
On the Record: How do you help members get the best out of DC?
Three pension funds - Almenni, AP7 and Fondo Espero - share insights about their DC schemes
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Features
Briefing: A longevity step-change?
Was 2015’s unexpected increase in the UK mortality rate a blip or a slowing of the mortality improvement rate?
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FeaturesHow we run our money: PFA Pension
Anders Damgaard, CFO of Denmark’s PFA Pension, share his company’s plans to strengthen internal investment capacity and its quest for yield in illiquid markets
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Features
Financial technology: big data, greater expectations
In an age of big data, investors are making increasing demands on their managers, who are also faced with rising security and regulatory challenges, writes Vanessa Drucker
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Features
Vietnam: Ripe for take-off
Picking up the pace of Vietnam’s privatisation efforts is key to a more robust capital market, argues Thu Hoai Nguyen
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Features
Hedge Funds: Efficiency or waste?
Negative sentiment against hedge funds is overblown providing investors can identify the right managers using a robust approach, according to Chris Redmond
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Features
ESG: Accounting for nature
Elisabeth Jeffries reports on a new management tool to help companies assess environmental risks and their use of natural resources
