All IPE articles in September 2017 (Magazine)
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Special ReportTop 1000: A bird’s eye view of €7trn
The assets captured in IPE’s annual study of the leading European retirement asset pools total €7.04trn, up from €6.74 last year – an increase of 4.45%. Yet this growth in assets masks a varied picture
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator September 2017
Investment managers’ expectations have been welcomingly accurate throughout the year. For example, positive sentiment toward European equities began to rise sharply near the end of 2016, followed by a roughly 20% rise in 2017. Additionally, expectations for dollar strength have been falling since January, and the dollar index (DXY) was down nearly 10% year-to-date through the recent survey period. What are managers’ views as we enter the second half of 2017?
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Features
Syntrus Achmea saga concludes
Wonen, the €3.2bn pension fund for the Dutch furnishing sector, confirmed plans to transfer its pensions administration from Syntrus Achmea Pensioenbeheer to TKP Pensioen
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Country Report
Outsourcing: Funds over Achmea debacle
Industry-wide pension schemes have worked quickly to find new administrators to replace Syntrus Achmea
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Country ReportAuto-enrolment: Auto-enrolment still faces acid test
Millions of workers have joined workplace pension schemes under auto-enrolment but there is still some way to go before full adoption
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Country Report
Transfer values: Advice, please
Cash equivalent pension transfers offer members flexibility and lower the funding burden for employers. What’s not to like?
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Features
Investment advisers need more scrutiny
The quality of investment advice to pension funds needs to improve
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Features
Trade dispute: Germany against the rest
Foreign criticism of Germany’s strong trade performance is escalating
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Features
Towards a higher retirement age
Europe needs to continue pushing through tough measures such as the recent increases in retirement ages seen in several countries
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Features
Ahead of the Curve: Oil as an economic barometer
As Donald Trump’s presidency faces its sternest political tests so far, markets have begun to temper some of their frothiness
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Country ReportDutch pensions: Aiming for full transparency on costs
Dutch funds are now required to provide deeper insight into their expenses in their annual reports
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Country Report
Asset Allocation: In the mix
Asset allocation review for the largest Dutch pension funds
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Features
Asset Allocation: A Goldilocks period for risk
With such a notable lack of inflation throughout developed markets, the world’s seemingly synchronised economic growth spurt is not really reflationary in the classic sense
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Asset Class Reports
Latin America debt: A complex opportunity
Latin American debt is no longer just a tactical trade
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Country Report
Covenants: Inadequacies in the covenant assessment process
How should UK pension fund trustees evaluate the credit risk they are exposed to in their main employer sponsor?
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FeaturesInterview: Christian Hyldahl, ATP
Less than a year into the job, ATP’s new chief executive is already stamping his own set of priorities on the giant Danish pension fund
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Special Report
Austria: Politics distracts from pensions
Pension reforms take second place to political squabbling
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Special Report
Investment Solutions: No turning back
The way UK pension schemes receive investment advice could change following an investigation by the financial regulator
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Special Report
Belgium: Cross-pillar reform target
The government has been acting on reform recommendations from the Pension Reform Commission
