In the final part of a column series exploring a new risk management framework, 'risk 2.0', WTW global head of portfolio strategy Jeff Chee outlines what investment professionals of the future need to understand about the commonalities of risk events and the resulting benefits of an interconnected risk mindset.
PRI’s draft 10-year responsible investment blueprint will address desirable characteristics, drivers of change, and risks and opportunities within the financial system. Feedback from signatories will set priorities for the next decade.
Researchers at EDHEC caution against oversimplification and call for detailed analysis of smart beta strategy performance that takes into account specific properties of the respective strategies.
Cultivating organisational purpose, identity and culture, and leadership throughout asset-owner organisations that embeds and champions sustainability is the next frontier for responsible investment, says Rob Lake.
Keith Ambachtsheer’s fourth book, to launch next month, tackles the persistent problems in pension governance, design and investment, including the sizeable aspiration/implementation gap.
With proper governance, Mercer suggests the best way to create value is to establish an internal process to evaluate and capture market opportunities and give external managers more flexibility.
The Future Fund portfolio has material exposure to two asset classes out of favour with many long-term investors. Chief investment officer, Raphael Arndt, explains why.
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