All IPE articles in November 2017 (Magazine)
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Special Report
Will the pound rebound?
The UK currency could recover from its recent poor performance
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Country Report
Reporting: On pause
The Swiss government has decided against further reporting standardisation for Pensionskassen
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Special Report
The new silk road
China’s One Belt One Road initiative has the potential to encourage rail improvements and boost trade across Asia and Europe
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FeaturesTime to rethink liabilities
As the institutional world focuses more on a long-term approach to asset portfolios, it is high time regulators allowed a similar approach to liabilities
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Special Report
Investor Strategy: Looking over the hedge
Currency strategy should move up the agenda as global policy divergence continues
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Opinion Pieces
Guest Viewpoint: Sarah Keohane Williamson & Matthew Leatherman
“The selection of a benchmark is secondary to many other provisions for encouraging long-term behaviour”
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InterviewsHow we run our money: FRR
Olivier Rousseau, member of the executive board of Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites, talks about regulation, ESG and his vision for the markets
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Country Report
Risk: Funding obligations force yield hunting
Coverage ratios have improved but riskier investments mean some pension funds are vulnerable to market shocks
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Asset Class Reports
Frontier markets: Exploring new frontiers
Investing in frontier markets can bring rewards but investors should pay attention to risk
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Special Report
Fixed income ETFs: the next frontier
Equity ETFs are still more popular, but fixed income products are catching up
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Special Report
Using ETFs for income investing
Many investors have traditionally associated passive investing with the headline values of indices and the resulting opportunities for capital growth. But over the last decade this approach has changed.
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Special Report
Indices, ETFs and governance
ESG concerns were once the remit of active and activist investors, but ETF and index providers are becoming increasingly vocal proponents of better corporate stewardship
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Special Report
Global trends in institutional ETF trading
As institutions increase their use of ETFs, they have also grown more discerning regarding whom they trade with and how these trades are executed
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Special Report
Understanding the ETF landscape and flows in Europe
April 2017 marked the 17th anniversary of the listing of the first ETF in Europe. Although no longer a new product, the sector’s growth rate continues to be impressive
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Opinion Pieces
Long-Term Matters: Elephants in the sustainability room
Decent folk in the investment world are beginning to ask why our sector is so slow to change. Why can’t it function as a fit for purpose enabler of human prosperity?
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Interviews
Strategically speaking: Eastspring
Investment professionals are fond of talking about the power of compound interest but many fail to fully appreciate its implications for Asia
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FeaturesThis time is not different
The financial markets continue on their remarkable bull run despite facing many threats
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Features
Diary of an Investor: A weak link
As an investment professional I am used to traditional risk categories like equities, interest rates, inflation and the like. Now it seems we will have to add information security risk to that list
