Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 430
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Special Report
A matter of survival
A deeper understanding of environmental, social and governance issues will allow you to make better-informed investment decisions
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FeaturesHarness the winds of change
Ben Funk, Tzvety Petrova, and Dominik Nagly of Liongate Capital argue that recent unprecedented volatility can create opportunities for carefully selected hedge fund strategies
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Special ReportBest practice lies in the balance
Gail Moss assesses the recommendations on best practice for pension funds by UK pension fund trustee Brian Holden who was commissioned to write a report on governance
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IP Asia
Pension fund boards need to speak up
The need for greater oversight of company boards begs the question of whether major pension funds and sovereign funds ought to be less passive and exert more influence over the composition of boards and how they are compensated.
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IP Asia
Japan bids to improve company responsibility
Japanese public companies are facing a changed market environment. There are opportunities for those who adapt rather than build defences.
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Features
Hard times hit real economy
Yield curve/duration The world’s central banks have been cutting official rates worldwide. Special mention goes to the Bank of England (BoE) with an eye popping 150bps cut. This drastic move is seen by many as a clear acknowledgement that it has been slow to react and insufficiently proactive. Now there ...
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FeaturesSigns of a year of eastern promise
Joseph Mariathasan looks at the economic conditions that have made investing in Asian, and particularly Chinese, private equity favourable
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FeaturesHold or fold?
Small and mid caps have taken a beating in the market downturn. Joseph Mariathasan assesses their outlook
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Features
Two paths to passive tactics
There are more and more ways to access passive investment strategies – in terms of fund types, approaches to benchmark replication and the range of providers. Here, Liam Kennedy looks at sampling and synthetic approaches to indexation
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Features
Get down to the detail
Transaction proposals for collateralised finance trades are still not acknowledging the appropriate risks, says Jeroen Wilbrink. Pension funds should only make their balance sheet available at the right price
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FeaturesPension funds see crisis role
Europe’s mighty central banks are being stretched to their limits, not only in the range of problems they need to fix, but also in their financial firepower. In some countries, pension funds have stepped in as the new investors of last resort, transforming themselves almost overnight into Pension Fund plc ...
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Special ReportHow do you get your message across?
In these extra-turbulent times, we wanted to know how keen members were to remain abreast of their pensions and how schemes were adapting, if at all, their communications policies to ensure members understood the risks they are taking. We asked for your views.
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Special Report
Diary of an Investor: Problems, problems, problems
Problems, Problems, Problems, and this time from the one area that we thought had been relatively immune from the financial chaos, namely custody. Let me be clear; our relationship with our custodian has been good. Their ability to provide standardised reporting and ancillary services is fine, and the matter-of-fact and ...
