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Holding managers to account
CalPERS has integrated sustainability into its investment strategy and implementation, and uses asset class-specific criteria to assess managers on ESG.
Amanda WhiteDecember 11, 2015
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‘Asset class alpha’, and sector ETFs
A large percentage of the outperformance of private equity can be replicated by using sector exchange traded funds, according to new research.
Amanda WhiteDecember 11, 2015
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A coming of age
Today marks the relaunch of our publication with a new look and added features. I’m sure you’ll agree our amazing team of graphic and web designers have done a stellar job. While we have a new look, you can be assured we are not only maintaining, but honing, our fierce passion and dedication to advancing […]
Amanda WhiteDecember 11, 2015
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Institutional investors get serious
Chief executive of AP4, Mats Andersson has announced that the PDC has far exceeded its decarbonisation target and reached the $600 billion mark.
Amanda WhiteDecember 9, 2015
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Investors x embrace ethics
More than half of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds, and around a third of the largest US state pension funds, have a disclosed code of ethics for their staff. According to the Public Fund Investment Policies 2015 annual review produced by the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, a code of ethics helps […]
Amanda WhiteDecember 3, 2015
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PGGM halves CO2 footprint in investments
Ahead of the COP21 in Paris, the second largest Dutch fund with €161 billion ($160 billion), Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn (PFZW), has announced it will halve the CO2 footprint of its investments by 2020. After an in-depth study with its fund manager, PGGM, the fund has decided its capital should be focused on companies that […]
Amanda WhiteNovember 27, 2015