Brendan Maton
Regular contributor
FeaturesInvestors grapple with sustainability in short selling strategies
The recent move by the EU to exclude derivatives from sustainable strategies has focused attention on the role of short selling in promoting lower carbon emissions
- Country Report
UK: Behind the pooling figures for local government pensions
Comparing the cost savings of the eight local government pension scheme pools is a complex exercise
- News
EC follows through with derivatives exclusion in final SFDR RTS
Exposures through derivatives not allowed to be reported as sustainable elements of strategy
- Special Report
SDG reporting: Beyond SDG-washing
Only thorough processes and due diligence can make sense of the welter of claims and frameworks by companies using the SDGs as a reporting tool
- Special Report
Manager Selection: A new guide to the future
Past performance is an unreliable guide to future success. Might the corporate culture of asset managers offer better foresight?
- Features
Share buybacks: Bringing it back in-house
The corporate policy of share buybacks received a boost with the US tax cut, but are they an efficient use of excess capital or a means to further enhance executive remuneration and entrench societal inequality?
- News
Lawyers warn on political influence over public funds after UK court ruling
Palestine Solidarity Campaign to consider appeal against court decision
- Features
Short Selling: The long and the short
Earlier this year, the UK politician Peter Kyle described BlackRock as “schizophrenic” for holding both long and short positions in Carillion, a London-listed construction company that went bankrupt in January.
- News
Carillion: Trustee chair quizzed over pension contribution deferrals
Robin Ellison told a parliamentary enquiry that the trustees had been in “robust” negotiations with Carillion for years
- Country Report
UK pensions: Running the rule on costs
A large proportion of institutional investors’ costs remains opaque. Will a new UK initiative change this?
- Country Report
Consolidation: Pressure to unite
Are mergers or other forms of consolidation likely for UK pensions?
- News
Chris Sier appointed to lead UK cost transparency push
Outspoken campaigner will lead a working group to agree an industry standard disclosure template
- Special Report
UK LGPS: In flux
Governance in the new-look local government pension scheme of England and Wales
- News
UK regulator sets sights on institutional cost transparency
LGPS transparency code cited as FCA lays foundation for industry standard
- News
LGPS transparency code to show investment costs 'over £1bn' [updated]
Improved disclosure to reveal the true level of fees as asset managers brace for regulator’s report
- News
UK government divestment rules 'unlawful', court rules
LGPS funds not banned to comply with foreign or defence policies when implementing divestment decisions
- Country Report
Interview: Mark Burbach - Blue Sky Group
Mark Burbach, the chief investment officer of Blue Sky Group, tells Brendan Maton how it is coping with increased investment regulations
- Asset Class Reports
Investing In High-Yield Bonds: Is the party winding down?
Brendan Maton finds there is some wariness about how long high-yield debt will continue to offer good returns in the current environment, although investors still find the asset class attractive
- Special Report
Special Report Active Management: The active game
Asset management is attracting growing attention from new competition as well as regulators and politicians, finds Brendan Maton
