All articles by Liam Kennedy – Page 9
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Special ReportImpact investing: Build back better
It is a common observation – supported by the likes of the World Bank and the United Nations – that incorporating resilience into communities after a natural disaster helps prepare them for future catastrophes. This is known in the jargon as ‘building back better’.
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Opinion PiecesGuard against mission creep
As the impact of the coronavirus continues to make itself felt, largely out of sight in hospitals and care homes, the parallel with today’s social, market and economic situation feels unusually apt
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NewsPhenix launches impact fund rating service
Amsterdam-based consultancy has already rated 40 managers’ funds prior to debut
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Sector biases skew low vol smart beta performance in downturn
US low volatility strategies fail to provide downside protection in 2020 crash
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NewsIPE Survey: Pension funds fend off COVID-19 effects
At least three participating funds reported a fall in value of up to 15%
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Obituary: Fritz Janda of Austria’s pension fund association
The death has been announced of the long-serving managing director of the Austrian Fachverband der Pensionskassen
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BlackRock bond CIO sees buying opportunities
Selective potential in high yield where collateral and covenants are better
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Opinion PiecesKnowns and unknowns
“There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don’t know we don’t know.” Donald Rumsfeld, former US secretary of defence, February 2002
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Book ReviewBook review: Radical Uncertainty by John Kay and Mervyn King
Within the terms of their own analysis, the authors of Radical Uncertainty might be remembered for a prescience they could neither possess nor aspire to
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InterviewsUK auto enrolment: The architecture of a reform
The UK’s auto-enrolment policy has been successful. But this success has been no accident, as a new research project shows
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Opinion PiecesCoronavirus: Letter from Liam Kennedy, editorial director, IPE
Very few of our readers will not be affected in some way by the spread of coronavirus and COVID-19. For IPE and most of its editorial team based in the centre of London, the virus has curtailed travel and meetings. We have also taken the decision to postpone events, including ...
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Opinion PiecesDelivering sustainable long-term value
Some private equity investors claim the increased focus in private ownership imposes a new long-term perspective
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Opinion PiecesEasier to abolish than to reform
The collective pension plan in its various iterations is probably one of the most significant, and undersung, financial and policy innovations of the 20th century. Workplace pensions represent one of the most important, if not the most important financial assets for millions of people.
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Opinion PiecesPost Brexit questions
By the time you read this, the UK will have left the European Union, following three years of negotiation, renegotiation and delay
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InterviewsStrategically Speaking: Aspect Capital
Over the last few years, Aspect’s diversification strategy has involved generating alternative income streams from new programmes and reducing the cost base
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AnalysisPost Brexit questions
We will continue our coverage of issues that matter for European pension funds and institutional investors.
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InterviewsStrategically speaking: QMA
QMA’s CEO Andrew Dyson explains why current market dislocations arguably represent the biggest investment opportunities of the last decade – if not of the last 25 years – for value investors
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Opinion PiecesBeyond green ambitions
Europe has lofty ambitions as it positions the European Green Deal as Europe’s growth plan for the coming decade and beyond
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FeaturesPerspective: Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
As he ends a six-year stint at the helm of Ontario Teachers’ and prepares for retirement, Ron Mock reflects on the alignment of interests between the organisation and its stakeholders
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Opinion PiecesCan we all be Canadian?
As we approach the 2020s, what have we learned about pension investing in the last 20 years?
