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China, US rivalry looks volatile

April 13, 2018

Are the two world powers on a collision course for war? Could global investors get smashed between the two? Unfortunately, the..

Ambachtsheer’s long-term premium

April 11, 2018

Finance professor Keith Ambachtsheer has outlined a trio of possibilities for coming decades. One is a rosy outlook, two are more..

NEST’s flexible default pension

April 4, 2018

The workplace pension asked its members what they wanted during the decumulation phase. The answers led to a default product that..

Markets main fear for CIOs: survey

March 26, 2018

Asset owners are lowering return targets, shrinking active long-only allocations and getting tough on fees as harsh outlooks persist, the annual..

Fund managers lack business skills

March 19, 2018

PGGM's Jaap van Dam and Kempen's Lars Dijkstra say that asset owners with long-term horizons should look for managers who can..

OTPP makes paying well pay off

March 16, 2018

Ontario Teachers must pay well to attract talent for in-house management, but its results are worth it. The fund's ways of..

Rethink fund manager relationships

March 14, 2018

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When the £16 billion BBC Pension Scheme started moving away from active listed strategies, it was time to rethink its interactions..

The lasting impact of pension nudges

February 27, 2018

Choices people make when they enter defined-contribution schemes tend not to change, even after fraud allegations, a paper from behavioural economist..

Pensions add $4.8 trillion in 2017

February 6, 2018

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Pension assets grew by nearly $5 trillion last year and the hottest markets were Australia, Chile and Hong Kong. Go inside..

Report gives EU funds ESG guidance

February 5, 2018

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The High-Level Expert Group’s 2018 report provides a range of recommendations for how Europe’s pension funds can better address the risks..

CalSTRS to benchmark using ESG mandates

January 29, 2018

The $225 billion CalSTRS is working towards adding six equities mandates that have a specific focus on sustainability. It will benchmark..

The habits of top ESG performers

January 26, 2018

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A look at Corporate Knights’ 2018 ranking of the best companies for ESG reveals that they pay more in taxes, hire..