All IPE articles in May 2016 (Magazine) – Page 4

  • Special Report

    Observations on ETF liquidity

    May 2016 (Magazine)

    The exchange-traded fund (ETF) market continues to grow rapidly in size and popularity, reaching $3trn in assets worldwide

  • Special Report

    Regulatory trends and the implications for UCITS ETFs

    May 2016 (Magazine)

    Based on the European regulations that have been published in the last few years, it would seem that regulators consider transparency to be the panacea to all investor concerns. Already, in this space, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) provided its guidelines on ETFs and other UCITS issues in 2012, which were completed by the ESMA Q&As of March 2013. 

  • Special Report

    Understanding factor investing

    May 2016 (Magazine)

    Interest in factor investing is increasing. According to Morningstar data, over 60 smart beta-related ETFs were launched in 2015 in Europe, almost double the number launched in 2014

  • Special Report

    Mind the infrastructure gap

    May 2016 (Magazine)

    Energy infrastructure will remain a relevant and interesting field for asset owners as governments look to plug the investment gap, finds Jonathan Williams

  • Special Report

    Oil & Gas: In search of moats

    May 2016 (Magazine)

    Joseph Mariathasan asks whether investors should take a bullish or a bearish stance on the low oil price

  • Special Report

    MENA holds sway

    May 2016 (Magazine)

    Middle East and North Africa countries will continue to rule in the oil market, although budget deficits are a growing threat, according to Cyril Widdershoven

  • Paolo Stefan
    Features

    How we run our money: Solidarietà Veneto

    May 2016 (Magazine)

    Paolo Stefan, director of Solidarietà Veneto, tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the Italian fund’s regionally-focused investment strategy

  • Opinion Pieces

    Long-Term Matters: Hug a whistle-blower

    May 2016 (Magazine)

    Ask any board director or chief executive of a well-run company what they worry about most and the answer is invariably ‘what I don’t know is happening’

  • Country Report

    Interview: Roger Tischhauser

    May 2016 (Magazine)

    Roger Tischhauser is responsible for 40% of the assets in the Swiss second pillar and is an agent for reform in the pensions debate

  • Asset Class Reports

    Secondaries move up the ladder

    May 2016 (Magazine)

    The secondary market has become an integral part of the private equity universe. Even big sovereign wealth funds are participating

  • Special Report

    SME Lending: Transmission revamp

    May 2016 (Magazine)

    SME lending is a crucial element in any developed economy. We assess the opportunities and risks for European institutional investors

  • Opinion Pieces

    Letter from the US: The robo-race starts

    May 2016 (Magazine)

    Robo-advisers are gaining ground in the US retirement industry. Their success will have an impact on the market, accelerating the shift of assets out of actively managed funds and into index funds

  • Special Report

    Offshore wind market speeds up

    May 2016 (Magazine)

    The offshore wind market is becoming an increasingly attractive investment option as it grows and matures. Michael Ferguson looks at the recent project Meerwind

  • Features

    Pensions should have a wider purpose

    May 2016 (Magazine)

    Pension funds like to emphasise that their key goal is to provide sustainable retirement income to their members.Yet many pension funds spend significant resources on addressing issues that go beyond providing pensions