Latest Special Reports – Page 72
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CalPERS: A matter of belief
CalPERS, the giant Californian state pension fund, recently evaluated an investment beliefs framework it introduced in 2013
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Special ReportTop 400 Asset Managers 2015: Global assets top €50trn
Once again, IPE surveyed over 400 managers for this year’s study, canvassing end-2014 data in most cases. The results give a broad overview of the global asset management sector, with granular depth on European managers and institutional business
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Two cheers for the euro-zone
January’s announcement by the ECB of its bond purchase programme has been followed by good numbers
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Top 400: Investing for the future
Changing institutional investor thinking has profound implications for asset managers. Here, eight leading figures from six international organisations outline progress made on an initiative to realign institutional investment with long-term goals
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Special ReportEuro-zone recovery: Catching a tailwind
Euro-zone assets have generally performed well in recent years, but there are some substantial hurdles if their growth is to be sustained
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Top 400: Disruptive change - an end to the innovator’s dilemma?
The combination of technology and innovation like exchange-traded funds looks set to change some aspects of the asset management value chain, according to Amin Rajan and Subhas Sen
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The unique case of Greece
The tribulations of recent years have turned Greece into a unique case within the euro-zone
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Top 400: A better deal on fees
Fee structures are imperfect and may be poor value. Nick Sykes outlines ways they could be improved for institutional investors and investment managers
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Special ReportELTIFs: Kick-starting Europe's economic growth
European Long-Term Investment Funds are designed to help kick-start economic growth by broadening the range of investors in infrastructure and research projects
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Top 400: Managing talent in a new world
Tim Wright says agility and innovation will be crucial to attracting and retaining key personnel in the asset management industry
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Special ReportRegulatory environment still weighted against Europe's ABS market
The European market for asset-backed securities has ample potential but suffers as a result of an unfavourable regulatory regime
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Top 400: The fee music’s still playing – for now
The institutionalisation of European asset management and changing investor fundamentals could limit the future profitability of the asset management industry, says Alastair Sewell
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Euro-zone recovery: Insurance and repression
European insurers are finding ways to adapt to the prolonged period of low interest rates and unconventional monetary policy
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Top 400: Multi-asset – in search of opportunities
A complex and changing pensions market means responsiveness is key for asset managers, say Nigel Birch and Will Mayne
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Euro-zone recovery: SME Lending – Affairs of credit
Everyone wants to secure funding for small businesses, which has led to initiatives across Europe designed to take up lending slack where banks have pulled back
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Top 400: New perspective on equity strategies
Investors are waking up to the advantages of using equity strategies in portfolio construction to capture illiquidity, skill and style premia, according to Stuart Gray
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What is risk parity?
All theory is grey, dear friend /And green the golden tree of life. The words of Mephistopheles in the first volume of Goethe’s Faust distinguish academia from the attractions and contradictions of the real world
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Top 400: Mass market – a brave new world
Andy Masters and Richard Clarke argue that asset managers need to be more focused on the end consumer and develop a range of products suitable for multi-phased retirement
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Risk parity: The interest rate challenge
Risk parity managers say they are ready to meet the challenge of acute interest rate uncertainty
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The language of infrastructure
Frederic Blanc-Brude argues that a new data and monitoring framework will help investors improve their decision making on infrastructure investments
