Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 356
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Country Report
Central and Eastern Europe: Sword of Damocles
Romania’s fiscal austerity has sheltered its nascent pension fund industry but the outlook is still unclear, writes Thomas Escritt
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Country Report
Central and Eastern Europe: Post solidarity
Svobodka Kostadinova and Dr Nickolai Slavchev deliver an overview of the dynamic Bulgarian pension system
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Country Report
Central and Eastern Europe: National wealth
Iain Morse outlines the development of Russia’s two sovereign wealth funds
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Special Report
Latin America: No more stereotypes
Having escaped the shackles of their stereotypes, Latin American countries today present to investors an attractive mix of low budget deficits, low public and private debt, and prudent monetary policy. Gail Moss reports
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Special Report
Latin America:L’enfant terrible
Among the Latin American countries, Argentina, with its high inflation and capital restrictions, is arguably the most problematic investment prospect for investors, as Gail Moss finds
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Special Report
Latin America: First place in Peru
Prima AFP would like to see limits on international investments liftged to that it can fully exploit its emerging consumer theme, writes Gail Moss
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Special Report
Latin America: Funds that Brazilians bank on
FUNCEF and Banesprev are both moving to take advantage of Brazil’s evolving pension investment rules, writes Gail Moss
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Special Report
Latin America: Domestic influences
To gain exposure to the domestic story, investors need to dig below the global LBO activity that has dominated the region, finds Joseph Mariathasan
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Special Report
Latin America: The long road ahead
Quality assets are not cheap, but those prepared to finance greenfield sites in Latin America can be well rewarded for taking diminishing risk, writes Cécile Sourbes
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Special Report
Latin America: The fat of the land
Fertile soil and good water supply – but lagging development – present a compelling opportunity for agriculture investors, finds Stephanie Schwartz-Driver
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Asset Class Reports
Emerging Market Equities: Tide of history
Emerging markets, and their trade relationships with one another and the rest of the world, are changing. Traditional investment frameworks are struggling to remain relevant, writes Joseph Mariathasan
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Asset Class Reports
Emerging Market Equities: The evolution of fundamentals
Exposure to global smaller companies can capture diversification by market capitalisation, but also by developed and emerging market exposure, writes Nick Hamilton
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Asset Class Reports
Emerging Market Equities: Rooting for acorns
Somerset Capital finds a nice selection of tomorrow’s mighty oaks and quality local businesses among emerging small and mid-caps, writes Martin Steward
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IP Asia
Family offices on the rise in Asia
Accumulating wealth in Asia is driving the growing interest in family offices. Wing-Gar Cheng talks to those involved in this important investor segment.
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IP Asia
Chinese SWFs play key role in outbound investment drive
Iain Mills explores the key role that Chinese sovereign wealth funds play in the country’s outbound investment drive.
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IP Asia
Infrastructure - strong demand across the region
Since the collapse of Lehman Brothers back in 2008, the financial industry has focused on liquidity as the answer to investors’ short term worries. Meanwhile, institutional investors have been looking more seriously at higher yielding and less correlated investments through the private markets. IPA talks to the market players about this trend
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IP Asia
When will the Maharlika open the gates for investors?
Seeking to be one of the main recipients of anticipated international capital flow to Asia, the Philippine Government is focused on promoting the Philippines as a prime investment destination.
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IP Asia
China proceeds cautiously on variable annuities
As China continues to expand its variable annuities (VA) pilot scheme, international debates over the desirability of VA products carry on. Iain Mills examines the issues.
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IP Asia
Pension funds urged to maintain long term horizon
Institutional investors ought to exploit their comparative advantages, and rethink governance and the financial theories they utilise. Wing-Gar Cheng reports.
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IP Asia
Is Asian corporate governance fatally flawed?
Tepco, Japan’s largest utility, which is receiving a bailout after poor board oversight and risk management contributed to the Fukushima nuclear disaster, has been filing falsified reports to nuclear safety regulators since the 1980s
