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Integrating ESG into the investment process

This MSCI paper provides a framework for integrating ESG considerations into the investment process of mainstream institutional asset managers. In particular, it introduces a portfolio analytical framework that aims to measure how well ESG factors are integrated across the entire portfolio and that can be used to set quantifiable objectives for improvement.
Amanda WhiteAugust 24, 2011
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DB dose needed to purge DC parasites

This month Australia celebrated 20 years of its compulsory superannuation guarantee system. Observing the past two decades, “entrepreneurial academic” Jack Gray has some advice for those rebooting their system, and it’s not defined contribution.
Amanda WhiteAugust 24, 2011
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Have your say What is the collective noun for a group of global pension funds? * What is the collective noun for a group of fund managers? * The best results will be published next week.
MAX RYERSONAugust 17, 2011
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Back to the future: short-selling ban lambasted

Cliff Asness must be a very stressed man. Not only has he been “mad as hell” for nearly three years (or is it mad again?) but also the reprise in responses by regulators around the globe to market crises, namely banning short selling, means he doesn’t have to write any original words in response.
Amanda WhiteAugust 17, 2011
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