All IPE articles in November 2019 (Magazine)
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Country ReportSpain: The tide turns
Investors hope that this month’s general election brings much needed stability to a faltering economy
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Opinion PiecesWhat's in a pensions minister?
Last month, Jerry Moriarty, the chief executive of the Irish Association of Pension Funds, called on the country’s government to appoint a pensions minister
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FeaturesSwitzerland: Online lending
The popularity of crowdlending is rising, but will it challenge the mainstream?
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Special ReportRisk metrics jigsaw
Moves to promote useful climate risk disclosure among companies are hampered by highly variable risk metrics and a lack of cohesive standards
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Special ReportInvestment Research: The small-cap research squeeze
MiFID II is affecting smaller company research in unexcepted ways
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Special ReportIndustry viewpoints: Research post-MiFID II
How has research consumption changed since the unbundling of sell-side research costs from brokerage fees?
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Special ReportIceland: From strategy to practice
Several factors are pushing Icelandic pension funds towards responsible investment
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Country ReportPortugal: In search of higher yield
Asset allocation strategies remain largely unchanged and the search for yield broadens out
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Opinion PiecesGuest viewpoint: Kerrin Rosenberg
“It is crucial to remember that the focus on good governance extends to including illiquid and private investment”
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InterviewsStrategically speaking: Generali Investments
A year into Generali’s ambitious growth plan, it looks set to meet its promises
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Spatial finance has a key role
The increasing amount of geospatial data can help foster sustainable finance
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: The quagmire of ethics
Assessing what should be considered ethical is more challenging than generally assumed
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Opinion PiecesLong Term Matters: Time to shit or get off the (ESG) pot
The ESG project is well beyond its childhood, even its teenage years. PRI has been going for 13 years and SRI activity pre-dated it by a decade.
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Special ReportMateriality: A new framework for ESG
A new materiality concept focuses on seeking investment value where the interests of shareholders and other stakeholders intersect
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Special Report
Mining the ESG vein
ESG used to be an optional extra in the mining industry but governments are starting to mandate minimum standards through legislation
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Country ReportDiscount rates: Stranger things
Negative interest rates are making Swiss pension funds more expensive
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Asset Class ReportsEmerging market debt – Global view: A mixed picture
Although emerging markets are in aggregate enjoying structural improvements, there are stark differences between regions
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Opinion PiecesSystemic risk debate intensifies
The financial system is facing its greatest challenge since the 2018 financial crisis
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FeaturesPerspective: Fear the walking dead
Zombie firms – those dependent on the easy availability of cheap credit – threaten to suck the life out of otherwise viable companies
