All IPE articles in November 2019 (Magazine)
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator: November 2019
Bond sentiment has been trending upwards for a year, approaching a net value of zero everywhere, except in the EU. Analysts contend that central banks have secured a soft landing.
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Opinion PiecesLetter from the US: Industry debates private equity role in 401(k) plans
Should those who invest through 401(k) retirement plans have greater access to private equity?
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Country ReportReturns: Do large pension funds achieve better results?
Smaller pension funds do not necessarily have lower returns, according to PPCmetrics
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Special ReportRobeco Active Ownership: ‘Engagement’s not a one-off’
Carola van Lamoen, the head of active ownership at Robeco, talks to Liam Kennedy
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Special ReportESG Adoption: Big advances on the ESG front
A custodian’s view on how technology and a generational shift are powering the growth of ESG investment among European pension funds
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Country Report
Reform agenda
New reforms to the first and second-pillar are due to be debated in parliament next year and implemented by 2022
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FeaturesAhead of the curve: The duration bubble
Has the world entered a new paradigm in which growth, inflation and value investing are dead? Various indicators might have us believe this is the case.
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Special ReportArtificial Intelligence: Solving the riddle with AI
Artificial intelligence is making it possible to glean better ESG information about companies
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FeaturesSpanish pension industry presents inaugural Aldecoa memorial awards
The Spanish pension fund industry gathered in Madrid last month to remember Jon Aldecoa, and to launch awards named after him.
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Country ReportAsset Allocation: Alternatives key to raise returns
Pension funds are increasing their allocations to alternative and illiquid assets in a bid to boost flagging returns
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FeaturesBriefing: Alternatives to large-cap buyouts
Large buyout funds are a staple ingredient in many institutional pension funds’ private-equity portfolios. Focusing on more diversified private-market strategies could be a better way to achieve return objectives
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InterviewsHow we run our money: Amonis
Tom Mergaerts , CEO of Amonis, tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the Belgian €2.1bn pension fund’s uncompromising investment philosophy
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: A quantitative approach to integrating ESG
Quant managers are mining ‘unstructured data’ as part of the search for the ESG factor
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Special ReportSDI Asset Owner Platform: ESG investing gets a platform lift
Two Dutch pension providers have launched a global platform to help asset owners invest in line with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
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Special ReportBrydon Review: Call for deeper, wider audits
UK review reveals stakeholders would like more information on company prospects and risks
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Special ReportCredit Ratings: Good credit, bad behaviour?
Rating agencies and asset managers are starting to integrate ESG in bond portfolios
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Opinion PiecesBold thinking needed
Muted and constrained economic growth, continued low yields and quantitative easing, combined with a poor investment return outlook, loom over Europe’s pension sector.
