Returns have been disconnected with the social returns of ESG-related and impact investments, leading to confusion around different targets and how to integrate them into an investment framework. A case study demonstrates how investors can better allocate their capital by explicitly incorporating impact preference and returns into portfolio theory.
Australia’s second-largest superannuation fund, the A$240 billion Australian Retirement Trust, will likely “do more, not less” investing in China, said the fund’s head of strategy, following significant internal debate over geopolitical developments and how they will impact the portfolio.
Global pension funds are increasingly looking to private assets to build resilience, stress testing various scenarios to manage the liquidity risks that come with increasing private market allocations.
Muslim consumers comprise a young and enormous population, and there is a growing opportunity for startups that cater to their needs, argues one of Asia’s most impressive venture capitalists, Thomas Tsao.
A future of rising uncertainty demands investors fundamentally re-think the way they assess risk when building resilient portfolios, argued a panel of experts from MSCI and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC.
Markets are facing an “evolution, not a revolution,” and asset returns are likely to improve over the next ten years, despite a range of challenges facing global markets.
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