All IPE articles in September 2019 (Magazine) – Page 3
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Interviews
Strategically speaking: APG
If people ask Peter Branner why he moved from Sweden to the Netherlands to run the asset management arm of APG he might tell them that he is in effect chief investment officer for more than a quarter of the Dutch population
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Features
Global conflict: Another side of the triangle
So much attention is focused on the trade conflict between the US and China that it is all too easy to miss the bigger picture
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Special Report
Austria: Government’s fall is another blow to reform
Promised tax reforms were put on hold following the toppling of the government. But this is just the latest in a line of unfulfilled pension promises
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Asset Class Reports
Emerging market equities: ESG in Latin America
An anti-corruption drive by Latin American companies is creating opportunities for responsible investors
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Special Report
Capital markets: All roads lead to China
There are numerous channels through which the Chinese capital markets are opening up to foreign investors
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Features
Ahead of the curve: The psychology of contrarianism
Sociologists are likely to see contrarian investors as deviants, while psychologists may see them as healthy, ‘independent’ thinkers
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Special Report
Norway: New public sector scheme agreed
A hybrid framework is set to boost competition in the municipal pensions market
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Country Report
UK: ESG moves up the trustee agenda
UK pension scheme trustees now bear the responsibility to weigh ESG and climate change risks more explicitly
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Opinion Pieces
An ageing Europe needs radical policy ideas
The Centre for Social Justice – a UK centre-right think tank – has proposed retirement policy reforms including raising the country’s state pension age to 75 by 2035
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Country Report
Welcome to the feedback age
DC funds are increasingly employing focus groups to gain insight into the motivations of their members. But pensions are not as easy to review as hotels or restaurants
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Special Report
Switzerland: Let’s try this again
The Swiss government is to present a social security pension reform bill in the autumn, including some measures rejected by the public in 2017
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Features
Briefing: Sri Lanka after the bombings
The tragic Easter Sunday bombings have devastated tourism, a key plank of the economy
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Special Report
France: Act I of the pensions big bang?
The government’s PACTE law could transform the pensions landscape
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Features
Pension promises: Hybrid plan accounting
Staff at the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) are sketching out an approach to tackle so-called hybrid pension plan accounting
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Opinion Pieces
China’s human rights abuses pose challenges
Investors who are serious about ESG should ask themselves about their China strategies
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Special Report
Portfolio strategy – The good things about commodities
Commodities can provide portfolio diversification as well as a cushion against inflation shocks
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Features
IPE Quest Expectations Indicator: September 2019
Market sentiment has split in two. For the euro-zone and the US, there was a correction that did not affect trends and equities are still favoured. In the UK and Japan, sentiment is moving towards favouring bonds
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Special Report
Top 1000 Pension Funds 2019: Asset growth in challenging times
The assets of the 1,000 largest European pension funds increased by 7% to €7.72trn in the last 12 months. This robust increase is set against a volatile backdrop in terms of asset prices and markets
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