Latest Special Reports – Page 48
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Church Pension Fund: Moving the needle
The Church Pension Fund in New York reflects on how it practises impact investing
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Venture Capital: Impact’s matchmaker
Solve, an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), aims to connect impact focused start-ups with sources of capital
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Special ReportPension consolidation: is it all good news?
Consolidating pension funds has its pros and cons but the investment office could benefit the most
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Special ReportConsultants: Gearing up for alternative advice
Investment advisers have laid the groundwork for further growth in the alternative investment market
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Special ReportFactor Investing: Trend convergence
Factor investing has proved to be one of the enduring innovations of asset management in recent years
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Climate risk: Running out of time
Climate-risk scenario-analysis disclosure is not enough – companies need to act now
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Portfolio Construction: The last free lunch
Robust portfolio construction has become the key to success in factor investing
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Risk management: Risky business
Investors are diversifying their portfolios globally, but they are also exposing themselves to a broader range of risks
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The momentous challenge
A successful momentum strategy requires close attention to trading costs and timing and the impact it has on returns
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Innovation: How to rebuild trust in pensions
Technology and customer-service are central to rebuilding trust in pension systems
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ESG: The sustainability factor
Integration of ESG within multi-factor portfolios is the next frontier in asset management
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Is ESG inherently multi-factor?
Multi-factor ESG is probably more successful as a marketing term than it is at providing a coherent approach to mixing ESG and other factors in a portfolio-construction methodology
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ETFs: Smart beta or smart marketing?
Concerns remain about smart beta products and how investors are using them
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Active Quant: A never-ending arms race
Quant funds face a perpetual battle for innovation
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Switzerland: Unique challenges
The small size of the stock market hinders the deployment of factor investing in Switzerland
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Fixed income: Starting to catch up
Exchange-traded funds have made most of the running in fixed income
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Regulation: Stepping outside the comfort zone
Global non-financial trends will shape the regulatory agenda for years to come
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Emerging Markets: Ballots ahead
Elections in key countries could put investor confidence to the test
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The Dollar: A safe haven emerges
Expected dollar weakness could strengthen the case for emerging markets in the short and long term
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Special ReportCarbon: Task force sets the tone on reporting
TCFD recommendations for a standardised reporting framework are gaining traction
