‘Climate-aware’ assumptions reflect view that successful transition will be a source of growth and return
Despite the two funds planning a merger, the two separate sectors will retain some freedom to negotiate their own pension arrangements
Four professors criticise political drive for AP funds to invest in exclusively sustainable manner
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FDP’s idea lacks risk analysis on global financial markets and currency crises in emerging markets
Denmark’s biggest pension fund takes issue with measuring carbon footprints
Varma’s climate portfolio reaches 12.4% of €50.2bn total assets
Swedish pensions buffer fund matches AP3’s return and narrowly beats AP4 in 2020 with 9.7% gain
Denmark’s biggest pension fund takes issue with measuring carbon footprints
Varma’s climate portfolio reaches 12.4% of €50.2bn total assets
The chair of EIOPA will be stepping down in March after 10 years in office
Six major pension investors chart the risks and opportunities ahead as the world moves into a recovery phase
Clive Gillmore is a rarity nowadays among asset management CEOs in that he is keen to discuss what he sees as the difficult moral choices embodied in ESG investment
Chris Rule (pictured), CEO of the £19.7bn Local Pensions Partnership (LPP), speaks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about building an in-house investment management outfit
Mirtha Kastrapeli, founder and CEO of Beyond Alpha, makes a case for shifting to SDG-based systems investing
Lærernes Pension, Kempen, Wellington, ESMA, PIMCO, Partners Capital, Capital Group, Aviva Investors, LGT Capital Partners, MaPS, LifeSight, Dalriada, Impact Cubed
Ross Trustees, Kempen Capital Management, BMO GAM, BNPP AM, Hymans Robertson, Arabesque, Chronos Sustainability, Triple Point Investment Manager, First Sentier Investors, Aviva Investors, Groupama Asset Management
* Data as of 31 December 2020.
The supply of ESG-aligned bonds is increasingly underpinned by regulatory pressures and client demand for products targeting non-financial objectives. As the investable universe grows, so the number of funds and assets will increasingly find their way towards fixed-income ESG solutions. However, to strike the right balance between financial and non-financial returns investors should look for ESG-authentic leaders with good risk-return capabilities
Three years on from the onset of MiFID II, market participants, governments and regulators are assessing its outcomes and considering adjustments.
While EU regulation is a positive development, which will bring greater standardisation to ESG reporting, investors, organisations and regulators must aim to go further
Looked at collectively, or even individually, the cashflow needs of Europe’s defined benefit (DB) and hybrid pension schemes are huge and potentially challenging given the scale of income generating assets needed to help service them.
Domestic challenges and US political developments have proved such a preoccupation recently that it has been all too easy to miss a key global shift. China’s rise to global prominence has accelerated markedly as a result of the past year’s events.
The financial system seems to have coped well with COVID-19. This is despite the repeated recent warnings about a build-up of systemic risk. In turn this has been linked to the abundance of cheap debt and the growth of the asset management industry.
Multiple lockdown restrictions have brought about a simpler way of working for some – remotely from home for most – but for institutional investors it also meant coming up with strategic models that could maintain the quality of asset managers’ due diligence – existing or potential.
Looked at collectively, or even individually, the cashflow needs of Europe’s defined benefit (DB) and hybrid pension schemes are huge and potentially challenging given the scale of income generating assets needed to help service them.
Domestic challenges and US political developments have proved such a preoccupation recently that it has been all too easy to miss a key global shift. China’s rise to global prominence has accelerated markedly as a result of the past year’s events.
The financial system seems to have coped well with COVID-19. This is despite the repeated recent warnings about a build-up of systemic risk. In turn this has been linked to the abundance of cheap debt and the growth of the asset management industry.
Diversification is back in favour for hedge funds and those with a downside protection mandate delivered during the crisis
Today’s realities and intangibles have changed the face of value
The US credit market is heading for change under new President Joe Biden’s administration
The pandemic has clearly shaken up the equity markets but which trends are likely to persist in the long term?
The pandemic has devastated some sectors while boosting others