Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 87
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Special ReportFinland: Unified pensions blueprint awaits proposals
A tripartite working group is preparing recommendations on how to merge local government and private-sector pension systems
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Special ReportFrance: PER rises as state reform remains uncertain
President Emmanuel Macron conditions pension reform relaunch on COVID recovery
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Special ReportGermany: Top-down transparency
The supervisor BaFin has clarified governance and risk-assesment rules for occupational pensions
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Opinion PiecesPolicy underpins action
Politicians in a variety of different places understandably want to harness the capital of institutional investors. Dutch and UK politicians in particular have made no secret of their desire for local pension funds to invest for domestic ends.
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Opinion PiecesOpportunities beyond the traditional approach to PE
The many thousands of fast-growing small and mid-sized companies globally represent the potential giants of tomorrow, and also provide a fertile hunting ground for those seeking superior investment opportunities.
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FeaturesLong term matters: Commenting from the cheap seats or on the playing field?
Scientifically literate investment executives who care about the future of human civilisation and the ecosystem will be painfully aware that Jean-Claude Juncker’s comment about the euro-zone also relates to the climate crisis.
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InterviewsHow we run our money: The People’s Pension
In a valedictory interview, Nico Aspinall, outgoing CIO of The People’s Pension, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about running one of UK’s largest occupational defined contribution pension schemes
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Opinion PiecesNorway SWF’s net-zero plans under scrutiny
Last month the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund – Government Pension Fund Global – was reprimanded by several industry experts and economists for not having yet joined the United Nations-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance.
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InterviewsInterview: Mats Andersson – French honour for Swedish pioneer
AP4 former CEO Mats Andersson was awarded the Légion d’Honneur at the French Embassy in Stockholm this summer – an accolade that made the international nature of his achievements plain
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InterviewsOn the record: Aiming for carbon neutrality
Two Nordic pension funds discuss their ambitious climate transition strategies
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Special ReportIceland: Pension reform hits the doldrums
Major review brought to a halt by concerns about insufficient consultation and criticisms of some proposed changes
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Opinion Pieces
Notes from the Netherlands: Truly Paris aligned
A milestone was reached in July when the first Dutch pension fund announced its divestment from fossil fuels. Surprisingly, the fund in question was neither civil service scheme ABP nor healthcare fund PFZW, the two largest Dutch funds, both of which have the ambition to be leaders in sustainable and responsible.
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Opinion PiecesAfrica’s challenge for Europe
“Europe needs to create a new ‘spice route’ through Africa to the markets of Asia”. That was what Martin Schoeller, managing director of the Schoeller Group, a diversified services company with a focus on sustainability, told me in a discussion on the need for greater European investment in Africa.
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Opinion PiecesLetter from Australia: Too good to be true?
If Australia’s latest five-yearly Intergenerational Report (IGR) is to be taken seriously, Australian retirees can look forward to comfortable retirements 40 years hence.
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Opinion PiecesLetter from US: SEC looks towards mandatory ESG disclosure by companies
October will be an important month for investors and corporations as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will then propose new rules on climate change and other environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
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FeaturesPerspective - After Merkel: in search of a new model for pensions
Germany’s new government will feel the pressure to transform the pension system. Some parties have embraced new funded concepts and have put forward credible ideas
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FeaturesResearch: Engagement key to navigate the raft of social complications
Simon Klein and Amin Rajan find investors are opting for more social-related investing
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Opinion PiecesGuest Viewpoint: Amlan Roy - Changing mindsets on demography is vital
Recent news headlines have warned about the implications of current and projected population growth declines. This article provides perspective on impending demographic changes and their manifold implications
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Features
Pensions Insider: Improve your effectiveness by joining the inner circle
In the third of a series of articles aimed at empowering trustees, our insider outlines the importance of patience and networks in complex, illiquid transactions
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FeaturesBriefing: The sustainability missing link
Love him or loathe him, no one can doubt that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a penchant for self-publicity and a talent for disruption in industries from automobiles to space. He has lately taken an interest in the metals and mining sector. In June, he tweeted that he would provide a “giant contract for a long period of time if you mine nickel efficiently and in an environmentally sensitive way”.
