All Special Report articles – Page 43
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Case Study: First State Super
Early mover in alternative debt financing has ambitions to expand into direct lending
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Climate change mitigation is a good investment
International support is needed to reverse the vicious circle of climate vulnerability and higher cost of capital in developing countries
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Factor Investing: Factors to consider
There are many complexities to negotiate in applying factor-investing strategies to credit markets
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ESG hedge funds: a contradiction in terms?
ESG hedge fund sounds like an oxymoron. The goals of absolute returns and the ideals of sustainable investing appear to be in opposition – self-contradictory, even
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Credit: Reading the cycle
The complex prevailing economic and political environment makes it difficult to predict how long the current credit cycle will continue
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Private Debt: Still going strong
The private debt market continues to grow in size and attractiveness
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Private Debt: Don’t just leap in
Pension funds should ask themselves important questions before entering the private debt market
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Fixed income: Will it be E, S or G?
The three components of ESG investing in fixed income – environmental, social and governance – cannot be maximised simultaneously. Investors must decide which to emphasise
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Getting engaged
Index managers are using their size and heft to influence corporate behaviour
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The very real limits of ESG integration
Just because asset managers consider ESG measures in investment decisions, it does not mean they give them much weight
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One in every four professionally managed dollars is now invested sustainably according to some definition, with a total of $22.9trn run in this way overall
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Quantifying external factors
A Mumbai-based advisory firm is promoting alternative measures to quantify added value
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Investor Profile: Japan Government Pension Investment Fund
GPIF’s 100-year perspective places ESG at the heart of its world view
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In search of a gold standard
University research network seeks to cut through the noise of ESG data
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Making impact investing more investor-friendly
Impact investing – investing in a way that delivers both attractive financial returns and measurable social or environmental benefits – has come a long way in the last decade.
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Low-carbon indices: Work in progress
Providers acknowledge low-carbon indices are imperfect, but argue they are an invaluable tool
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Walking the walk
In the past, fund managers would not necessarily spring to mind when thinking of ways to tackle climate change. Yet we are increasingly seeing more and more investors on the environmental frontline
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Spezialfonds: Assets approach €1.5trn
Securities Spezialfonds assets are approaching a €1.5trn high water mark
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Implementation: Five myths about ETFs debunked
Over the years, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have attracted their fair share of criticism from market participants, regulators and investors
