All IPE articles in November 2020 (Magazine)
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Opinion PiecesTalking to strangers
In his recent book, Malcolm Gladwell discusses how people’s natural lack of ability to detect lies can lead to unpleasant consequences.
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Special ReportStandard-setting on reporting takes next step
A route to global standards for corporate sustainability reporting might at last be emerging
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InterviewsOn the Record: Manager selection
IPE asked three institutional investors how manager selection has changed as a result of the restrictions imposed in response to COVID-19
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FeaturesPerspective: Manager selection in a pandemic
The social distancing restrictions imposed to contain COVID-19 have made external asset manager selection more demanding, but investors are adapting
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Opinion PiecesLeading viewpoint: Rethinking materiality: the missing link
Materiality is the missing link between sustainability reporting, corporate strategy, risks and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
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Opinion Pieces
Leading viewpoint: Letter to the top
A letter to the top 100 heads of ESG at global asset managers
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Opinion PiecesLeading viewpoint: Shaping a new landscape
Five key themes within ESG and the case for focusing on them
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Special Report
Reporting: Leader and laggard
A comparison between Exxon Mobil Corporation’s and Equinor’s climate reporting shows marked differences
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InterviewsHow we run our money: Lothian Pension Fund
Bruce Miller (pictured), CIO at the Lothian Pension Fund, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the fund’s inclination towards equities and internal management
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Opinion PiecesGuest Viewpoint: Five reasons to invest in pensions technology
The world has changed exponentially in 2020, leading many multinationals to ask valid questions about how they can enhance their global operations.
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Special ReportFiduciary Management: Reshaping the pensions landscape
Mandatory tendering in the UK market has fuelled rapid growth in the fiduciary management industry
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Opinion PiecesLetter from US: Gold investment returns to favour
“Negative real interest rates and unconventional monetary policies have been the catalyst of the new-found interest in gold,” says Jim McKee, a gold expert at Callan’s alternatives consulting group.
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Opinion PiecesLeading viewpoint: Why we fiduciaries are failing younger members
Small adjustments are not enough: we need to reimagine our approach
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Special Report
The letter but not the spirit in emissions reporting
Much of the corporate reporting on emissions reduction is short on detail about how targets will be achieved
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Country ReportSwitzerland: Moves to ease the passage of reforms
Changes to the first and the second pillars are running in parallel to make them acceptable to the public
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Country ReportSwitzerland: The road to digital pensions
From letters still sent by pension funds, to apps and portals, the road to digitise the Swiss pension system looks long but promising
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FeaturesPrivate Markets: Denmark's Industriens Pension
Industriens Pension looks forward to a continuing positive experience investing in private markets
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Special Report
Growing demand for sustainability reporting
There is increasing awareness that sustainability is a key factor in investment decisions
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Opinion PiecesThe looming trust deficit
Once again, European pension systems – notably those of the Netherlands and Denmark – have scored most highly in this year’s Mercer CFA Pension Index. These successes are no accident, and among the key ingredients is years of pragmatic and consensual policy making.
