Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 304
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Is there a credit bubble in China?
Joseph Mariathasan asks if China’s financial system is in jeopardy.
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Fixed Income - Southeast Asia stands firm
Southeast Asia is becoming an important part of an investor’s portfolio, writes Betty Kotevski.
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Australian fixed income still looking attractive
Betty Kotevski looks at the impact of rising rates on the Australian market.
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Fixed Income - The search for yield continues
Leslie Shaffer explores the role of fixed income in pension plans in the coming post-QE era.
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Pension funds gradually taking more risks
Pension funds are becoming tangled in a maze amid an inability to determine proper forex hedging strategies.
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Indonesia makes progress in Islamic finance
Bee-Lin Ang looks at the development of Islamic financing in Indonesia.
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At the crossroads of performance and relevance
Peter Guy looks at the cyclical and secular changes in the hedge funds industry.
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Divergence driving returns in Asia
Some positive signs are emerging in Asia’s hedge fund industry, writes Albourne Partners’ Richard Johnston.
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China: Resolving the mismatch in asset-liability
As China seeks to overcome asset-liability mismatches, it is developing fixed income as a source of funding, writes Iain Mills.
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Alternative energy - Some things you need to know
The long term drivers behind alternative energy continue to make it an appealing investment space, but you better know what you’re doing before you jump in, writes Cameron Dueck.
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Risk of a carbon bubble
According to Carbon Tracker, markets are mispricing risk by valuing companies as if all their reserves will be fully exploited
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Islamic Financing - Positioned for growth, Insha'Allah
Bee-Lin Ang looks at the significant challenges facing the Islamic financing industry in Asia.
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Inflation-linked bonds set to make a come-back
With the government planning to issue ¥300bn ($3bn) worth of notes in October after a five year absence from the primary market
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Japan's GPIF mulls PE and infrastructure moves
Takahiro Mitani, Chairman at Government Pension Investment Fund discusses about greater diversification of assets in an interview with Nenkin Joho.
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Insurers and liability management
Cameron Dueck asks insurance executives in Asia how they are navigating through volatility with a long-term focus.
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Buyout now while stocks last
Pension longevity transfer, whether through full insurance buyouts, bulk annuities or longevity swaps, is still largely a UK business.
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The EM story is evolving, not ending
This month will mark five years since the Lehman bankruptcy, years that have seen some changes in pension fund attitudes to risk. Counterparty risk now matters. There is ‘tail risk’.
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Reform saga continues
The long and winding tale of Dutch pension reform entered a new chapter in July, when the council of ministers signed off on a consultation document outlining changes to Dutch pension legislation, in particular the financial assessment framework (FTK).
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Webb’s policy challenges
The achievement may seem modest, but September 2013 marks 40 months since Steve Webb became pensions minister, a junior post within the UK’s Department for Work and Pensions, but one with far-reaching influence over the design, structure and, by extension, asset allocation of occupational pensions in UK.
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IORP: what to expect this autumn
The calm comes before the storm. Almost two months of holiday have just gone by, and the European Commission is back this month with one major task – make a legislative proposal for the revised IORP Directive.
