Ben Hurley, Author at Top1000funds.com

Research

Purse strings loosen, despite rising concern about public equity valuations

The 2024 CIO Sentiment Survey finds asset owners increasingly willing to make significant allocation shifts after several years of reticence. They have a greater appetite for risk and are increasingly experimenting with new asset classes, but they are concerned about high public equity valuations.

Ben HurleyMarch 7, 2024

Sustainability Oxford 2023

Private equity well positioned to decarbonise portfolios, but still lagging

Private equity has the potential to play a strong role in decarbonising portfolios, but many funds are lagging both in transparency and in action towards net zero, investors from Harvard and Oxford endowments and the French fund Caisse de Depots said.

Ben HurleyNovember 30, 2023

Sustainability Oxford 2023

Unprecedented challenges in a world of plenty

Renowned geopolitics professor Stephen Kotkin remains an “unbelievable optimist about where the world is,” despite the ever-present potential for catastrophe and unprecedented challenges from climate change, geopolitical power dynamics, artificial intelligence and other technological developments.

Ben HurleyNovember 30, 2023

Sustainability Oxford 2023

The broader organisational benefits that come with responsible investing

Responsible investing forces investors to take a wider perspective and directly confront ambiguity and brings a wide range of benefits to organisations including clearer purpose, better talent attraction and the ability to navigate complex multi-stakeholder issues, experts including Saker Nusseibeh say.

Ben HurleyNovember 29, 2023

Sustainability Oxford 2023

Transparency, predictability underpin impact investing at Norges Bank

Predictability and transparency are fundamental to having impact as a global responsible investor, according to Wilhelm Mohn, the global head of governance at Norges Bank Investment Management, which manages Norway’s $1.43 trillion Government Pension Fund Global.

Ben HurleyNovember 28, 2023

Sustainability Oxford 2023

Products and services, not operations, key to assessing ESG

Global asset management firm Robeco has differentiated its ESG assessment methodology to give a more accurate picture of the impact investors have on sustainable development goals (SDGs), according to Rachel Whittaker, the firm’s head of sustainable investment research.

Ben HurleyNovember 27, 2023

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Purse strings loosen, despite rising concern about public equity valuations

Sustainability Oxford 2023

Private equity well positioned to decarbonise portfolios, but still lagging

Sustainability Oxford 2023

Unprecedented challenges in a world of plenty

Sustainability Oxford 2023

The broader organisational benefits that come with responsible investing

Sustainability Oxford 2023

Transparency, predictability underpin impact investing at Norges Bank

Sustainability Oxford 2023

Products and services, not operations, key to assessing ESG

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