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Hydrocarbon investment could avoid global recession

United States policy has quietly encouraged India and other countries in Asia to buy Russian hydrocarbons to avoid a global recession, driven by energy and food shortages, according to US government adviser and Russia expert Stephen Kotkin. While “no one wants Russia to get away with” invading Ukraine, an energy supply shock prompted by sanctions […]
Sustainability in Practice

The challenge of investing sustainably in sovereign debt markets

Investors speaking at Sustainability in Practice reflect on the challenges of sustainable investment in the trillion-dollar sovereign debt market: engagement, choosing what to measure and the impact of elections on policy to name a few.
Sustainability in Practice

Bridgewater sees opportunity for impact and return in mining groups

After a decade of underinvestment, Carsten Stendevad, co-chief investment officer for sustainability at Bridgewater Associates sees impact and return opportunities in commodities.
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The Asset Owner Directory is an interactive tool to give readers an insight into the world of global asset owners. It includes key information for the largest asset owners around the world such as key personnel, asset allocation and performance.

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PPF’s Kenneth warns PE investors face tougher times ahead

The CIO of the United Kingdom's Pension Protection Fund warns that traditional private equity models are no longer going to reap the same return. It's led the fund to explore opportunities in the European mid-market.

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Investing in the backbone of the future energy system

Power prices will not fall to zero in a world of renewables and renewable energy generation ebbs and flows require smoothing and investment in new technologies according to experts on renewable energy. Gas will be in the system longer as a bridge fuel, and investors should also explore opportunities in construction-ready or operational fixed-price renewable […]
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Fiduciary Investors Symposium

SUITABLE FOR: Institutional investors, chairs of investment committees and specialist consultants from the world’s largest pension, sovereign wealth and endowment funds.

This event will co-ordinate academics specialising in investment management and behavioural finance.
It will explore the applicability of the efficient market hypothesis in the current market environment – across different asset classes – and the tension between efficient markets and quantitative techniques with behavioural finance and fundamental analysis – challenging investors to think differently about asset allocation and investments, governance and decision-making.

May 23-25, 2022 | University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Sustainability in Practice

This conference is an urgent call to action for all investors to influence investee companies to change their focus and put people before profits to create a more sustainable economy, and to wake up to the crucial role they play in ensuring a sustainable recovery.

September 13-15, 2022 | Harvard, Cambridge USA
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CEPB gets tough on climate lobbying

Climate lobbying by powerful trade associations is delaying and diluting the impact of net zero policies and running counter to the effort policy makers, companies and investors are making to reduce their emissions, says Clare Richards, senior engagement manager in the investments team at the £4.3 billion Church of England Pensions Board where she has […]
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Climate policy key to balancing incoming economic shocks

The methods central banks use to predict inflation are breaking down, and world governments will need to look beyond monetary policy and incorporate fiscal and climate policy levers to balance fragile economies, according to renowned economics professor Warwick McKibbin.

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Global Pension Transparency Benchmark
Global Pension Transparency Benchmark

Responsible investing disclosures more transparent

The increased adoption of RI principles was clearly visible in this second iteration of the Global Pension Transparency Benchmark. Scores within the RI factor saw the largest year-over-year increase with the average score across all funds increasing by 6.9, so where were these increased scores most evident?
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Asset owners fear rising inflation and falling equity valuations

The 2022 annual CIO Sentiment Survey, a collaboration between Top1000funds.com and CaseyQuirk, finds asset owners most concerned about equity valuations and inflation. After three years of fee rises, asset owners are paying less for investments while CIOs in 2022 are also working with a smaller manager roster.
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The five characteristics of a future portfolio: CAIA

The traditional 60/40 portfolio allocation is no longer enough. The opportunity for alpha is not gone, but the low-hanging fruit has long been harvested, and the path toward higher absolute returns has gotten far more nuanced according to a new report from the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA)
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Performance variation impacts treatment of infrastructure: PGIM

Historical performance and cash flow characteristics differ enormously among infrastructure asset sectors, and even between assets of the same sector, says the vice president of PGIM IAS’ private assets research program. But scarcity of data makes infrastructure performance notoriously hard to study.