All IPE articles in March 2018 (magazine)
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Features
Interview: Matti Leppälä, PensionsEurope
PensionsEurope’s CEO discusses the challenges faced by the sector under the changing regulatory environment
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Features
Identifying the real risk
Risk, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. The first half of February surprised markets with a sudden collapse in the value of risky assets followed by a rebound
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Interviews
How we run our money: MP Pension
Anders Schelde, the new CIO of MP Pension, tells Rachel Fixsen how the pension fund has progressed since striking out on its own in 2015
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Opinion Pieces
Guest viewpoint: Luke Hildyard
“The potential impact of climate change on investments should be considered at least on an annual basis”
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Country Report
Fiduciary management: Foreign fiduciaries struggle
Pension funds’ changing requirements are having a profound effect on the market for fiduciary management
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Interviews
On the Record: How do you invest in emerging markets?
Three instutional investors – Louvre Endowment Fund, Elo & Amonis – share their views on emerging markets investing
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Features
Mortgages: Safe as Dutch houses?
The Dutch residential market offers good opportunities in fixed income, but foreign investors should do their research
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Special Report
The Dollar: A safe haven emerges
Expected dollar weakness could strengthen the case for emerging markets in the short and long term
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Opinion Pieces
Letter From The US: ESG strategy not just divestment
ESG investing is a hot topic in the US pension fund industry. “One dollar out of five from institutional investors is going into ESG investing”
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Features
Diary of an Investor: Imperfect foresight
‘Administration!’ declares Geert, our head of investment research one morning. ‘Not a sexy subject.’
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Country Report
New system: A spring deadline
Despite appearances to the contrary, a compromise on a future retirement system may be close
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Country Report
DB transfers: Freedom under fire
Three years after its introduction, the liberation of pensions savings has been marred by accounts of poor advice and scams
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Features
Cryptocurrencies and the state
Digital currencies dominate the media and water cooler conversations these days
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Special Report
Europe's pensions regulation, country by country
Key regulatory issues affecting pensions across the region
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Features
Consolidation’s cornerstone
We journalists are naturally drawn to stories involving big sums of money, controversies, disagreements, and ambitious innovations. Pension fund consolidation in its various forms has all these elements
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Special Report
Regulation: Stepping outside the comfort zone
Global non-financial trends will shape the regulatory agenda for years to come
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Features
Iceland: Pension fund ownership comes under the microscope
Like any major earthquake, Iceland’s financial collapse in 2008 has had its aftershocks.
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Special Report
Private equity: Emerging signs of a comeback
Emerging private equity markets deserve the attention of investors with a long horizon
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Country Report
Collective DC: Let's not go Dutch
The experience of collective defined schemes in the Netherlands illustrates shortcomings
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Features
Derivatives: Pros and cons of central clearing
While there is uncertainty over exemptions for pension funds, compliance with EMIR could bring benefits