Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 417
-
Country Report
Clear boundaries ahead
An amendment to the legislative framework for pensions aims to reduce the number of supervisory authorities for Pensionskassen with clearer structures and more unified rules on governance, finds Barbara Ottawa
-
Features
Risk separation
The 2008 asset allocation review of UBS’ Swiss Pensionskasse turned into a more extensive exercise than the fund had expected, but the fund kept faith with its strategic asset allocation. Nina Röhrbein was in conversation with Christoph Schenk, the funds CIO and recently appointed CIO and head of investments for UBS AG
-
Features
‘Perseverance is crucial’
Nina Röhrbein assesses this year’s cross-border fiduciary management deal between APG in the Netherlands and Italy’s PensPlan
-
Special Report
How do you integrate ESG in your portfolio?
Henrik Larsen CIO Sampension Denmark Danish common management company for three pension funds Invested assets: DKK125bn (€16.8bn) Participants/members: 289,000 Defined benefit Date established: 1945 Sampension’s environmental, social, governance (ESG) policy - which was implemented in 1999 - is a result of discussions within ...
-
Features
Iceland’s crisis fund
Icelandic pension funds are in the process of finalising details of the Icelandic Investment Fund (IIF), which will invest in domestic businesses that have suffered in the economic crisis. Hrafn Magnússon, managing director of the Icelandic Pension Funds Association (IPFA), an umbrella organisation for 33 pension funds, revealed that the IIF is expected to have funds of between ISK 50-75bn (€275-413m) to invest in companies in all economic sectors.
-
Special Report
Slow and steady
Martin Steward discusses how to win big from controlled risk with Majedie’s Tortoise fund
-
Opinion Pieces
The pensions professor
Teresa Ghilarducci is one of the most watched economists and pension experts these days. She is the Irene and Bernard Schwartz Professor of Economic Policy Analysis and the director of the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis at the New School for Social Research in New York, and the author of the book ‘When I’m Sixty-Four: The Plot against Pensions and the Plan to Save Them’
-
Opinion Pieces
AIFM: "Blood and guts"
The European Commission’s proposals for its Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) directive faces a tough time as it progresses through the European Parliament, and there could be blood and guts flying during hearings in the Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) committee.
-
Country Report
Investing in banks: brilliant or bunk?
Pension schemes should invest €30bn worth of pension money in illiquid bank assets,according to a recent proposal presented to the Dutch finance minister, Wouter Bos. A great idea? Pension luminaries Jean Frijns and Dick de Beus believe it is, and explained their views to Mariska van der Westen
-
Features
Is credit due?
Corporate bond managers insist that active management is no luxury in their asset class. Martin Steward asks if they are just talking their book
-
FeaturesThe simplicity bug is spreading
In the second article in a series on a new study, Amin Rajan and Nicholas Lyster argue that, like other crises, this one will pass. But its pain will long endure
-
Features
EU plans foundations statute
Foundations are a growing force in institutional investment but face obstacles to cross-border activities. Now the EU, supported by sector associations, is devising a statute. Gail Moss reports
-
Features
A busy time for the lobbyists
Gail Moss finds out what pension fund associations are doing in response to issues caused by the current financial troubles and reforms across Europe
-
FeaturesAustria: Pensionskassen under construction
Austria’s coalition partners will outline a reform to the Pensionskassen system this autumn, finds Barbara Ottawa
-
FeaturesBelgium: The challenge of small funds
Julie Henderson assesses Belgium’s pensions landscape and finds that with a large number of small funds, economies of scale may be needed
-
Features
CEE: Reforms go forward in -challenging economic climate
Thomas Escritt, Pirkko Juntunen and Krystyna Krzyzak outline forthcoming regulatory and legislative changes to pensions in Central and Eastern Europe
-
-
FeaturesFinland: Temporary solution
Reeta Cevik assesses proposals to evaluate temporary investment regulations and to raise the retirement age
-
