Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 270
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Asset Class Reports
Emerging Market Debt: Default judgement
The US Supreme Court judgement that led to Argentina’s eighth debt default is an alarming precedent for both emerging and developed sovereigns, argues Rani Mina
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Asset Class Reports
Emerging Market Debt: Carry through the crises
Navigating the switch from fundamentals-driven volatility to carry-driven calm in 2013-14 has been a challenge for emerging market debt managers, Martin Steward writes. The eruption of political crises simply adds to the complexity
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Features
No place like homes
Christophe Caspar looks into whether or not European housing is a safe home for fixed income investors
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Features
Time for a debate
This autumn our government is orchestrating what it calls a ‘national debate’ on the future of our Dutch pension system. We at Wasserdicht Nederland have always taken a prudent approach to our pension schemes and we have remained well funded. Unlike many other Dutch funds, we have not had to implement benefits cuts – something I hope our members appreciate.
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Special Report
The Top 1000 - Who counts what?
Fennell Betson outlines why so many of the estimates for European pension assets produce different figures
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Special Report
Top 1000 - Stop pigeon-holing DC
Amin Rajan and Steven Hinds describe a new project that aims to create a typology of defined contribution plans.
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Special Report
Top 1000: Back to work
The new Parliament and Commission will set a new agenda in Brussels. But there is plenty of work to do on proposals of various kinds that affect pension funds. Compiled by Gail Moss
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Special Report
Top 1000: Netherlands - (Another) new FTK
A revised FTK is set for implementation in 2015, and is the prelude to a wide-reaching reform to the Dutch pension system
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Special Report
Top 1000: Norway - Little interest in hybrids
Hybrid pensions have not attracted very much interest. New mortality tables shine a spotlight on pension providers.
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Special Report
Top 1000: Spain - Serious about reform
A new round of pension reform, including re-rating the state pension, is just one aspect of the government’s attempt to address the budget deficit.
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Special Report
Top 1000: Sweden - Spoilt for choice at the regulatory smörgåsbord
Indecision over which entities should be covered by which new European regulation is being addressed by Sweden’s pensions industry and authorities.
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Special Report
Top 1000: Switzerland - Reforms lack comprehensive support
The government has amended few of its Altersvorsorge 2020 reform proposals following a consultation with the industry.
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Special Report
Top 1000: UK - A brave new pensions world
Compulsory annuitisation will be abolished and the government is to introduce new defined ambition pensions as an alternative to pure defined benefit and defined contribution.
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Features
Focus Group: Political risk versus reward
Unsurprisingly for anyone who has caught a news broadcast during 2014, 20 of the investors polled for this month’s Focus Group think that political risk has increased over the past 12 months, with the five remaining funds saying it has stayed about the same. None feels that it has decreased.
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News
Dutch pensions regulator fines PNO Media for late reporting
Pension fund, sponsor ‘genuinely sorry’ for missing deadlines
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Features
Buy-and-hold birth pangs in Asia
In this second article on a new study, Nick Lyster and Amin Rajan debate that the notions of risk premia and time premia are slow to take root in the predominant savings culture of emerging markets.
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Special Report
Top 1000: Italy - Pensions not prioritised
Pension funds still await a reform of the law that restricts their investments and they remain cautious about SME and infrastructure investments.
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Special Report
Top 1000: Portugal - Towards sustainability
Raising the retirement age and linking pensions to life expectancy are part of Portugal’s agenda for making its retirement provision more sustainable.
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Features
Pension Fund Governance: ABP to the ballot box
For the first time, the €309bn Dutch civil servants fund has held elections for its accountability body. More controversially, pensioners will now sit on the main board, writes Mariska van der Westen
