All IPE articles in May 2021 (Magazine) – Page 2
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Opinion PiecesOECD: plans to mobilise institutional capital
The OECD is committed to facilitating development finance through structures that provide a commercial return
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FeaturesNet-zero opportunities: Global green momentum boosts prospect of a mining super cycle
The Covid-19 pandemic has given everyone pause for thought. It has also been a catalyst for action. For some, global warming seemed like a nebulous, distant concern. But the fragility of life on earth has been laid bare.
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Book ReviewBook review: Shooting for the moon
Mariana Mazzucato calls on us to reformulate capitalism itself, and to return to the ‘Big Government’ rejected by the baby-boomer generation
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Special ReportImpact bonds: Clipping the impact coupon
High risk, costs and complexity have hindered the development of impact bonds. Could this be about to change?
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FeaturesLong term matters: Is your board colluding with E(rratic) S(uperficial) G(reenwash)?
ESG is booming, but the industry risks becoming complacent. Fund managers are creating new products that meet markets’ needs more than those of society and the thin ‘layer’ of ESG in core investment processes is not contributing to the much-needed transformation of our economies and societies.
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Special ReportMaking more of blended finance
Net-zero asset owners are trying to encourage larger asset managers to develop blended finance solutions at scale
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Blended finance: Institutional opportunity?
Unlocking institutional capital for blended finance will require a thorough understanding of the long-term requirements of investors
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SDG reporting: Beyond SDG-washing
Only thorough processes and due diligence can make sense of the welter of claims and frameworks by companies using the SDGs as a reporting tool
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InterviewsHow we run our money: Bayer-Pensionskasse
Stefan Nellshen (pictured), CEO of the Bayer-Pensionskasse, tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the fund’s ALM approach
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Asset Class ReportsESG: Avoid sustainable equity exposure pitfalls
ESG strategies can introduce unintended factor biases, which can affect overall risk-return objectives if not managed correctly
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Opinion PiecesLetter from Australia: A question of gender imbalance
Statistics offer a snapshot into the real world and they reveal a depressing picture of gender inequality in Australia’s superannuation system.
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Asset Class ReportsAsset class report – Emerging market equities
The pandemic has substantially altered the landscape for emerging markets. While some countries have contained its effect better than any developed market, others have been devastated. How should investors regard the impact of COVID-19 in their decision-making on future increases on allocations to emerging markets? In this report, we analyse the outlook for the asset class in general, and find out why Brazil continues to hold the interest of investors.
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FeaturesPerspective: APG & E Fund in China
APG’s partnership with E Fund Management has produced tangible results
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InterviewsInterview: Amlan Roy, Head of Global Macro Research, SSGA
Amlan Roy holds no truck with the popular view of demography that most readers will recognise. That is the oversimplified model that focuses on an ageing population placing an intolerable burden on the public finances
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Asset Class ReportsEM outlook: Opportunities amid uncertainties
The pandemic has greatly affected emerging markets but while some are in a bad state others are showing great resilience
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Asset Class ReportsBrazil’s allure defies negative signals
Latin America’s largest economy continues to hold the interest of investors despite its poor showing on COVID, the economy and politics
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Asset Class ReportsAsset allocation: More factors to consider
COVID-19 has added a further blow to a decade of factor investing underperformance and highlighted the increasing impact of ESG
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Opinion PiecesLetter from US: Aid without reform set to resolve the multi-employer pension plan crisis
Until March, The prospective collapse of multi-employer pension plans meant that over one million retired truck drivers, shop assistants, builders and other members of 186 schemes were at risk of losing their retirement benefits.
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FeaturesAhead of the curve: Occupation could trump sex
There remains a great deal of popular debate about such things as the sex-linked glass ceiling, cliff, escalator and the ‘sticky’ floor, all of which imply that career opportunities are different for men and women.
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FeaturesAfrica offers Europe opportunities
In 2015, Europe faced the prospect of a million Syrian refugees fleeing from civil war, attempting to cross into its borders. The sudden influx created a political as well as a humanitarian crisis with Hungary building a 175km-long fence to prevent crossings from the Balkans.
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