All IPE articles in March 2019 (Magazine)
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Special Report
Sterling scenarios
Sterling will remain mired in uncertainty as long as the conflict over Brexit is unresolved
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Features
Shunning the UK is a mistake
Continental investors hold nuanced views on Brexit. It is fair to say, however, that they generally see its impact as a negative factor for the UK economy, at least in the short term.
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Opinion Pieces
Hedge funds under scrutiny
Last year was good for hedge funds in terms of raising new money. But at the same time the industry suffered its biggest annual loss since 2011
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Features
Nordic focus: A northern pensions hub
Innovation showcase: three Danish pension tech case studies
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Opinion Pieces
Firebrand targets supervision
One of the knottier issues in Brussels at the moment is the future of the European supervisory authorities
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Country Report
Fiduciary managers: A healthier market?
Standardisation of data provision could prove essential to driving greater competition in UK fiduciary management
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Country Report
Funding: Where do pension funds end?
Identifying the funding horizon means balancing objectives and expectations, particularly given likely prescriptive new funding rules
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Special Report
Pension tech for dummies
There is no shortage of new technologies that can improve retirement outcomes for pension fund members
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Features
Lessons from Down Under
As Australia is one of the world’s largest DC markets, the recent government-backed inquiry into financial services deserves a closer look
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Asset Class Reports
Issuance: Down but not out
The huge growth of BBB-rated credits in the investment-grade sector has raised some concern but there are opportunities for investors
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Opinion Pieces
Guest viewpoint: David Kavanagh
The deadline for national implementation of the IORP II directive passed this January
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Special Report
Data and processes: The IT diet
Sophisticated data and analytics processes should drive better control in investment functions
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Features
Fixed income, rates, currencies: Global economic discomfort
Fed’s wait-and-see approach to monetary policy adds to contradictary signals
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Features
The euro crisis is not over
The euro’s existential crisis subsided several years ago but it would be wrong to assume it has disappeared. The forces that could undermine its integrity have not vanished.
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Special Report
UK Financial Reporting Council: On the radar
Reactions to the Kingman review on UK corporate reporting oversight
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Asset Class Reports
Ratings: When corporates can trump sovereigns
Several factors can place corporate credit ratings higher than that of the domicile country
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Special Report
Strategy: Pension funds confront FX risk
Investors are paying more attention to currency hedging strategies in the face of increased global risk
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Country Report
LGPS pooling: Funds under pressure to comply
About 30% of assets have been absorbed by the new LGPS pools
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Features
Buyouts: Philip Green’s M&S venture
Philip Green, a British retail billionaire, is perhaps best-known for the controversy surrounding the pensions deficit of his defunct BHS high street chain
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Special Report
Chris Sier: Data brings freedom
A UK fintech envoy talks about the potential for technology to empower investors