All IPE articles in May 2017 (Magazine) – Page 2
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Features
Discount Rates: An exercise of judgement
A pension fund sponsor in Ecuador has raised an important point about IAS 19 discount rates, reports Stephen Bouvier
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Features
Diary of an Investor: Looking the part
We at Wasserdicht Pension Funds have been using BIG Asset Management for what seems like an eternity. I have learned two things about BIG over the years
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Special Report
The great factor debate
Daniel Ben-Ami examines a key question that is too often neglected: why does factor investing work?
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Features
Creative destruction is needed
The current vogue for optimism about the prospects for the developed economies is overdone. There may be a slight cyclical upturn but its significance is limited
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Special Report
Gaining currency as a risk control
Lynn Strongin Dodds finds that worries about currency risk are leading investors to consider factor-based approach when investing in foreign exchange markets
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Special Report
Global Defined Contribution: Targeting the right glidepath
Christopher O’Dea finds defined contribution pension sponsors are increasingly looking for more flexibility in target-date funds to cope with changing worker demographics
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Asset Class Reports
Investing In Private Equity: Concerns in a hot market
Joseph Mariathasan finds that high valuations in the private equity market means it can be an easier decision to sell than to buy
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Special Report
Crowding concerns
The rise in popularity of factor investing strategies and products raises questions about crowding, writes Paul Amery
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Country Report
Fees: Clear on management costs
Ueli Mettler and Benita von Lindeiner examine the difficult question of costs in Switzerland’s second-pillar pension system
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Special Report
Chile: Chilean pensions under pressure
Chilean workers face an uncertain retirement future. Poor pension prospects have led to calls for nationalisation, says Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
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Special Report
China: China playing catch-up
Available figures suggest China’s enormous pension market could mean huge potential opportunities for insurers and asset managers, writes Florence Chong
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Special Report
Case Studies: LPP and FRR
Charlotte Moore outlines how two pension funds are using factor-investing strategies
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Asset Class Reports
Venture Capital: Handle with care
Venture capital is becoming more popular with investors but picking the right firms might not be easy, finds Joseph Mariathasan
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Special Report
Building the car while driving it
There are many ways to measure and assess impact. Emma Cusworth reviews the importance of credible data in impact investment strategies
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Opinion Pieces
Letter from Brussels: A warm reception for PEPP
In contrast to complaints that Brussels’s legislation burdens the financial sector, the European Commission may be gratified by the positive response to its flagship Capital Markets Union (CMU) programme.
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Country Report
Pensions In Switzerland: Make or break
The referendum in September will decide the fate of the Swiss pension reform package. Barbara Ottawa analyses the first stages of the political campaigns leading up to the vote
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Special Report
ISIF: Double bottom line
Additionality, displacement and deadweight are key impact concepts for the Ireland Stategic Investment Fund, according to Rachel Fixsen
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Country Report
Good governance boosts returns
Best practice in governance has been shown to produce above-average investment returns, say Manuel Ammann and Christian Ehmann
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Asset Class Reports
Sovereigns look for private boost
Joseph Mariathasan says the long-term goals of sovereign wealth funds mean they can tap the potential of private markets
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Country Report
Lombard Odier Pension Fund: A blueprint for multi-asset
Lombard Odier Pension Fund has developed an innovative multi-asset approach based on absolute return and diversification
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