All IPE articles in March 2018 (magazine)
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Interviews
Focus Group: March 2018
We asked a group of 24 pension funds with total assets of €164bn their views on the current risks and opportunities
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator: March 2018
What does one expect to happen when positive sentiment declines across the board? What we know is that near universal sentiment movements do not happen often
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Opinion Pieces
Long Term Matters: What my illness is teaching me about investment
When diagnosed with life-threatening conditions, we can be devastated, run from the diagnosis or embrace it and adapt. No prizes for guessing the smarter choice. The same goes for investment decision-makers today
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Special Report
African adventures
Africa represents multiple opportunites both for returns and altruistic behaviour, yet it requires a long-term commitment from investors
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Country Report
UK pensions: Looking ahead to pensions white paper
Industry commentators do not expect radical changes to retirement legislation
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Features
Ahead of the Curve: Arch nemeses - value and growth
Value has outperformed growth over the long term, but over the past decade value has endured its longest and one of its weakest periods of relative performance on record
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Special Report
Emerging Markets: Ballots ahead
Elections in key countries could put investor confidence to the test
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Features
Asset Allocation: What’s changed?
While there was general acknowledgement that this year would indeed bring more volatility to financial markets, the sharpness of February’s stock market moves was still surprising
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Country Report
Asset allocation: Steadying the ship
Better funding positions offer Dutch pension funds a chance to increase diversification
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Features
ESG: European Commission triggers unease with ESG approach
Pension fund associations have warned the European Commission not to take a prescriptive approach to the consideration of environmental, social, or governance (ESG) factors by institutional investors
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Interviews
Strategically speaking: Deutsche Asset Management/DWS Group
Deutsche Asset Management set about trying to conquer the world in the 1990s and 2000s. CEOs have come and gone, as have brands. Another rebrand will follow this month’s planned IPO
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Country Report
Trustees: The right balance
The collapse of Carillion highlights just how difficult it is for pension fund trustees to influence the sponsoring company
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Country ReportBelgium: Focus on risk and returns
Pension funds face lower returns and greater regulatory pressures
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FeaturesDon’t turn a blind eye to Italian politics
This month’s Italian general election might seem another non-event from an investment standpoint, but it has long-term significance
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Features
Investment returns: Record year for equities boosts European pensions
In a year full of records for equity markets, European pension funds posted positive results – with most improving on their 2016 investment returns
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Country ReportDutch pensions: IT is a bottleneck
Antiquated IT systems stand in the way of an overhaul of Dutch pensions
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Special Report
Brazilian equities – Politics and Brazil
Politics is clouding the outlook for Brazil following the rebound
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Asset Class Reports
Small Caps: Positive outlook continues
European small caps could continue to do well in the prevailing economic and political environment
