Darcy Song, Author at Top1000funds.com

FIS Singapore 2024

Investors urged to approach green asset certification in Asia with caution

National University of Singapore’s leading sustainable finance researcher Sumit Agarwal has urged global investors to maintain a critical mindset when approaching an asset class’s green certification, saying that buying into sustainability claims blindly can undermine both the investment’s returns and their societal goals.

Darcy SongMarch 21, 2024

FIS Singapore 2024

Investors warm towards India despite ‘nosebleed valuations’

Investors have been warned not to compare apples to apples between China and India just because the two have similar market sizes and populations. And despite India’s sky-high valuations, Top1000funds.com Fiduciary Investors Symposium has heard that the country’s solid market structure and culture will make it worth investors’ while.

Darcy SongMarch 14, 2024

FIS Singapore 2024

Further Chinese equity market declines ‘unlikely’: Pictet chief economist

Despite China’s recent equity woes, Pictet’s Geneva-based chief economist Patrick Zweifel remains bullish on the outlook for the country, telling the Top1000funds.com Fiduciary Investors Symposium in Singapore that stabilization of macro factors and “promising cyclical developments” will breathe life into the market of world’s second-largest economy.

Darcy SongMarch 13, 2024

Organisational Design

Ditching finance stereotypes key to recruiting women to investment teams

Australia's Aware Super is calling for more women in core portfolio management and trading roles to “move the dial” on closing the gender pay gap. Head of income assets, Sonia Baillie, said Hollywood-style hedge fund manager stereotypes is making it difficult for young women to imagine themselves in investment roles.

Darcy SongMarch 8, 2024

Featured Story

Meeting multiple objectives: The pension fund addressing mental health

With the right governance models pension funds can play a role in broader societal issues, such as mental health in the workplace, while still delivering financial security for members. A unique “democratic governance structure” at the Danish Velliv Association allows it to manage multiple objectives, chief executive Lars Wallberg said.

Darcy SongDecember 1, 2023

Sustainability

Why these impact investing veterans don’t care about ESG ratings

BlueOrchard and Schroders Capital’s impact investing veteran, Maria Teresa Zappia, isn’t a fan of using ESG performance to evaluate her portfolios, suggesting that investors are limiting their options if they are not willing to consider companies with lesser ratings.

Darcy SongNovember 20, 2023

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FIS Singapore 2024

Investors urged to approach green asset certification in Asia with caution

FIS Singapore 2024

Investors warm towards India despite ‘nosebleed valuations’

FIS Singapore 2024

Further Chinese equity market declines ‘unlikely’: Pictet chief economist

Organisational Design

Ditching finance stereotypes key to recruiting women to investment teams

Featured Story

Meeting multiple objectives: The pension fund addressing mental health

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Why these impact investing veterans don’t care about ESG ratings

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