All IPE articles in May 2020 (Magazine)
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FeaturesLong Term Matters: Learning from COVID-19
As the tide of the Second World War was turning in favour of the Allies, there was a ferment of discussion – initially bottom up – about how to build a better world when the war was over. While loved ones were fighting overseas and people at home were struggling with rationing and movement restrictions, some made the time to think about the future. The Bretton Woods Agreement, establishing fixed exchange rates, happened ten months before the war ended in Europe.
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AnalysisPerspective: COVID-19: Funds seek solace in the long term
COVID-19 is forcing European pension funds to put on a brave face as asset portfolios and funding ratios plummet, and regulators soften their stances.
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AnalysisPerspective: Inspired actuaries form COVID-19 rapid response group
At the onset of Europe becoming the epicentre of the coronavirus crisis, there were individuals in one profession that were keen to act as quickly as possible in response to what they saw “could well be humanity’s burning platform for change”.
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AnalysisPerspective: EIOPA’s COVID-19 address reassures
A coronavirus crisis statement from EIOPA addressed to national supervisors drew positive words from lobby groups PensionsEurope and the European Association of Paritarian Institutions (AEIP).
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FeaturesBriefing: COVID-19 crisis shines light on private equity tech
It was five years ago that Partners Group’s disaster-recovery team began preparing for a crisis like the one that would shut down all but four of its 20 offices by the end of March.
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator May 2020
Using last month’s model of the statistics on daily new cases as an early indicator and daily case mortality as evidence of policy change, the 21 April situation looks like:
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Special ReportImpact principles: Held to account
How will the IFC’s impact investment principles help investors seeking transparency and clarity about their investments?
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AnalysisPensions accounting: A matter of survival
If there is one thing DB scheme sponsors and trustees can be sure of this year, the COVID-19 pandemic is going to affect not only their ability to fund schemes but also how they account for them
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Features
Briefing: A close look at active credit
Research suggests credit mutual funds and hedge funds are not delivering outperformance
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Opinion PiecesGuard against mission creep
As the impact of the coronavirus continues to make itself felt, largely out of sight in hospitals and care homes, the parallel with today’s social, market and economic situation feels unusually apt
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Opinion Pieces
Factor investing: Viewpoint: The case against factor investing
Factor products are not necessarily a panacea for equity market outpeformance
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FeaturesAhead of the curve: Can the system win in EMs?
Systematic investment models have been commonplace in equity markets. Can they generate returns in emerging market debt?
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Special ReportZurich Insurance Group: Zurich’s ambition to measure and manage
With ambitious impact targets, Zurich Insurance Group needed to develop a robust framework to measure progress
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Special ReportUpright Project: Applying tech to impact
Nordic institutions are backing an AI approach to assessing individual businesses and their impacts
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Special ReportImpact investing: Build back better
It is a common observation – supported by the likes of the World Bank and the United Nations – that incorporating resilience into communities after a natural disaster helps prepare them for future catastrophes. This is known in the jargon as ‘building back better’.
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FeaturesBriefing: Long-term investing: it’s up to the pension board
A practical framework for pension fund trustees looking to implement long-term investment approaches
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Special ReportBribery and corruption: Sustainability’s nemesis
SDG 16.5, covering bribery and corruption, is central to other SDGs but hard to tackle in practice
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Opinion PiecesNot business as usual
Basing investment decisions on short-term events can have long-term consequences, so it is vital trustees seek guidance
