All Special Report articles – Page 72
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Tracking Railpen’s switch
Liam Kennedy asks Paul Trickett about the progress the Railpen Investments board is making in changing the way it invests
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Special ReportTop 400 Asset Managers 2015: Global assets top €50trn
Once again, IPE surveyed over 400 managers for this year’s study, canvassing end-2014 data in most cases. The results give a broad overview of the global asset management sector, with granular depth on European managers and institutional business
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Top 400: New perspective on equity strategies
Investors are waking up to the advantages of using equity strategies in portfolio construction to capture illiquidity, skill and style premia, according to Stuart Gray
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Top 400: Multi-asset – in search of opportunities
A complex and changing pensions market means responsiveness is key for asset managers, say Nigel Birch and Will Mayne
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Top 400: Disruptive change - an end to the innovator’s dilemma?
The combination of technology and innovation like exchange-traded funds looks set to change some aspects of the asset management value chain, according to Amin Rajan and Subhas Sen
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Top 400: A better deal on fees
Fee structures are imperfect and may be poor value. Nick Sykes outlines ways they could be improved for institutional investors and investment managers
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Top 400: Managing talent in a new world
Tim Wright says agility and innovation will be crucial to attracting and retaining key personnel in the asset management industry
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Top 400: The fee music’s still playing – for now
The institutionalisation of European asset management and changing investor fundamentals could limit the future profitability of the asset management industry, says Alastair Sewell
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Top 400: Time for compulsory stewardship
Asset owners and investment managers should be made to disclose their portfolio turnover and how they vote their proxies, according to Raj Thamotheram and Matthew Taylor
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Top 400: Investing for the future
Changing institutional investor thinking has profound implications for asset managers. Here, eight leading figures from six international organisations outline progress made on an initiative to realign institutional investment with long-term goals
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Top 400: Mass market – a brave new world
Andy Masters and Richard Clarke argue that asset managers need to be more focused on the end consumer and develop a range of products suitable for multi-phased retirement
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Special ReportRegulatory environment still weighted against Europe's ABS market
The European market for asset-backed securities has ample potential but suffers as a result of an unfavourable regulatory regime
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Euro-zone recovery: SME Lending – Affairs of credit
Everyone wants to secure funding for small businesses, which has led to initiatives across Europe designed to take up lending slack where banks have pulled back
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The unique case of Greece
The tribulations of recent years have turned Greece into a unique case within the euro-zone
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Special ReportEuro-zone recovery: Catching a tailwind
Euro-zone assets have generally performed well in recent years, but there are some substantial hurdles if their growth is to be sustained
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Risk parity: The interest rate challenge
Risk parity managers say they are ready to meet the challenge of acute interest rate uncertainty
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Two cheers for the euro-zone
January’s announcement by the ECB of its bond purchase programme has been followed by good numbers
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Risk parity and commodity investing
Joseph Mariathasan assesses the role of risk parity strategies in commodities
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Risk parity cost: The price of protection
How much should a risk parity strategy cost?
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Risk parity strategies making inroads in DC
UK pension schemes are increasingly attracted to risk parity funds. Are trustees and members have enough information to make informed decisions?
