All Special Report articles – Page 61
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France: Pension funds à la française
For the first time occupational pensions are to receive a dedicated regulatory underpinning of their own
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Spain: Political standstill halts reform
The Spanish pension system needs significant adjustment to ensure its sustainability, but politics has got in the way
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Special ReportThe Netherlands: On the way to a new system
The Dutch cabinet is weighing up proposals for a new sustainable pension system that retains the support of younger workers and is fair to all generations
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Texas Teachers: Strength in numbers
Britt Harris, CIO of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, tells IPE about its public markets solutions partnership with JP Morgan Asset Management
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Special Report Risk & Asset Allocation: Another dimension
Charlotte Moore examines how practitioners are looking to integrate risk factors in multi-asset portfolios that goes beyond traditional risk parity
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Asset Allocation: Matters of perspective
There is still a role for risk parity strategies, finds Emma Cusworth, provided pension funds take a long-term view
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Interview: Keith Ambachtsheer
Liam Kennedy in conversation with Keith Ambachtsheer. His latest book, The Future of Pension Management, was published earlier this year
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ATP: Rebalancing the risk diet
Denmark’s supplementary labour market pension fund has revamped the risk-based investment strategy it applies to its investment portfolio
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Innovation: State Street's Beacon Project
State Street is digitising every aspect of its financial services business through its Beacon Project. Is it the model for others to follow?
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Securities Services: Blockchain - A beginner’s guide
Think you understand and grasp the concept of blockchain technology? Prepare to be surprised as we explain the theory and potential uses within securities services
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Special ReportPension Fund Governance: The pension pay challenge
Brendan Maton delves into the opaque – and controversial – world of pay in the pension fund sector
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Regulation: Scrutiny pushing up costs
The securities services industry is finally experiencing a respite from a decade-long regulatory onslaught which has increased costs for all participants
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Dutch funds slow on diversity
Some funds are making symbolic appointments as they struggle to meet requirements on board level diversity
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Interview: Edward Qian
Christopher O’Dea speaks to Edward Qian, the man who coined the term risk parity and who says it should be adopted at plan level
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Market Volatility: Friend or foe?
Joseph Mariathasan explores whether risk parity contributes to turmoil in the market
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Securities lending squeezed
Anthony Harrington discusses the effects of the Basel III capital adequacy regulations on the securities lending business
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Risk Parity Performance: Looking to reduce leverage
Risk parity strategies fared poorly in 2015 owing to commodities exposure, finds Charlotte Moore. This year some managers are reducing leverage, which could affect returns
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Settlement: A pan-European platform
Anthony Harrington looks at the introduction of the Europe-wide Target-2 Securities settlement engine for securities transactions
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Special ReportTop 400 Asset Managers 2016: Global assets now €56.3trn
Assets managed by the leading global asset managers increased by nearly 12% over the course of last year, according to the 2016 IPE Top 400 Asset Managers survey. This is less than the 17.8% increase recorded over the course of 2014, although higher than 2013’s 8.9% increase.
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Top 400: Trends in Asset Management - Time for reinvention
Asset managers face an existential crisis as they confront the end of a six-year rise in asset prices. What does the future hold for the industry? Christopher O’Dea investigates
