Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 325
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Features
Contagious junk?
Speculation that European downgrades could squeeze EM corporate bond issuers is overblown, finds Martin Steward
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FeaturesThe correlation myth
Patrick Burke d’Orey argues that factor analysis shows that correlations are not at all-time highs – and that even in 2008 there was wide dispersion in pair-wise factor correlations
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Special Report
Split over atoms
Nina Röhrbein finds few pension funds have specific policies on nuclear, and reports differing views among funds and managers
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Asset Class Reports
Small & Mid-Cap Equities: Punching above their weight
Martin Steward takes a tour of some world-beating European companies with four leading small-caps managers
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Features
Relationship issues
The demand from pension funds for greater transparency from their custodians is growing more urgent, finds Iain Morse
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Features
Diary of an Investor: Early retirement? No thanks!
One day during our Christmas break, my wife was horrified to read in the daily paper that retirement ages are going up. Jeanette is a French national, even though she has lived most of her life outside of France. ‘There won’t be enough jobs for the young people and the elderly will be forced to work until they drop,’ she said.
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Features
Focus Group: Political considerations
Two-thirds of respondents to this month’s Off The Record survey have, over the past five years, taken action in their investments to try to adapt to a preponderance of political risk in financial markets.
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Opinion Pieces
Letter from Brussels: Enforcement problems
Enhancement to the EU’s successful UCITS legislation for cross-border collective investments is now underway. But there are nagging concerns that whatever the outcome for UCITS V, the good work could be undone by member states and their judicial systems failing to enforce common rules.
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Opinion Pieces
Letter from the US: Back from the edge
If there was a clear message from the whole ‘fiscal cliff’ debate, it is that social security will be affected sooner or later. Employees need to realise that company-sponsored pension plans will become an even more important supplement to their retirement income.
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Country Report
Central & Eastern Europe: Are CEE pension systems safe?
Marcin Kawinski, Dariusz Stańko and Joanna Rutecka argue that the shift of risk to the individual within CEE pension systems requires greater protection mechanisms
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Country Report
Central & Eastern Europe: Against the grain
Czech plans for a second pillar go against current CEE trends, writes Krystyna Krzyzak. But the reforms still have every chance of being overturned
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Country Report
Central & Eastern Europe: It’s a tough old world
Polish second pillar pension funds are experiencing tough business conditions and restrictive legislation. Krystyna Krzyzak reports on how they are coping
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Country Report
Central & Eastern Europe: Who needs a funded system?
Bulgaria could be next in line for expropriation of funded pension assets, according to Barbara Ottawa
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Country Report
Central & Eastern Europe: Waiting for 2014
Hungarian pension funds are on the brink of extinction. The only hope is a change of government, and policy, in 2014, writes Barbara Ottawa
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Country Report
Central & Eastern Europe: No rush for the exit
Few Slovaks are making use of the possibility to exit the second pillar, according to Barbara Ottawa
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Country Report
Central & Eastern Europe: Filled with pride
Rachel Fixsen finds a buoyant pensions industry in its infancy but improvements could be made
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Country Report
Central & Eastern Europe: Conservative mentality
Latvia’s pension industry is clouded by a lack of trust and communication, writes Rachel Fixsen
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IP Asia
ASEAN as a key investment zone
Institutions are increasingly looking at diversifying their investments from other parts of Asia into Southeast Asia, writes Joseph Mariathasan.
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IP Asia
Myanmar – A first mover’s gamble
Bee-Lin Ang looks at opportunities for investors in Asia’s newest frontier economy.
