NEST comes of age
The fast-growing UK DC fund, NEST, is reviewing its objectives and so how it allocates assets. Amanda White spoke to deputy CIO, Elizabeth Fernando about the implications for investments.
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Real assets a haven in likely stagflationary environment
An overweight position in real assets and private equity, and an underweight to equities and bonds positioned the Ohio School Employees Retirement System for success in the last year but CIO Farouki Majeed is now even more convinced a stagflationary environment is likely and is positioning the fund accordingly.
Measuring outcomes is what really matters: Serafeim
Investors interested in ESG should be aware of the intensity of the commitment and develop their own deep expertise and impact-weighted accounts, according to ESG pioneer and academic, Professor George Serafeim. He will speak at the Sustainability in Practice event at Harvard University in September.
What long-term looks like: Tips for structuring mandates
The third edition of FCLTGlobal’s report, Institutional Investment Mandates: Anchors for Long-Term Performance provides a toolkit for mandate processes and behaviours to reorient towards the long term, including a rethink of KPIs that asset owners can use to evaluate their managers.
Best funds for transparency revealed: where did your fund rank?
The Global Pension Transparency Benchmark has revealed the top ranking funds globally for transparency of disclosure across cost, governance, performance and responsible investment. Click here for the results of 75 funds across 15 countries.
CPP most transparent fund: GPTB
CPP Investments has topped the list of the most transparent funds according to the Global Pension Transparency Benchmark, which has revealed the scores of the 75 underlying funds from 15 countries for the first time. Check out all the fund results.
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