Defined benefit still dominates largest funds
Defined benefit funds still dominate the structure of the largest 300 pension funds globally, and this troop of large funds now make up almost half of all pension assets around the world.
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Plumbing the depths of water risks
Norges Bank Investment Management, which manages the 3.1 trillion kroner ($580 billion) Norwegian Pension Fund Global, has reported on the water management risk disclosure of the companies it invests in for the first time.
Is the end nigh for the euro?
The outlook for the euro is dire, according to the Frankfurt-based Georg Schuh, head of fixed income, Europe, for Deutsche Asset Management, and investors should react accordingly.
Bernanke fails to provide a ray of light in the gloom
While cautiously optimistic about the chances of a global recovery, State Street Global Advisors chief economist Dr Christopher Probyn says last week’s speech by US Federal Reserve Governor Ben Bernanke was disappointing.
Colorado gears up for local stoush
A potentially bitter legal battle shaping up between a municipal hospital and Colorado’s public pension fund demonstrates the likely pressures that underfunded funds face as they are caught up in local and state government efforts to slash their budgets.
ESG culture crucial to integration says innovating funds
Some of responsible investing’s most sophisticated adherents have moved from token aspirations to attempting to imbed environmental, social, governance integration into all their investment decisions. Top1000funds.com talked to Dutch asset manager PGGM and Danish fund ATP, which are both widely regarded as ESG leaders, about how they have integrated ESG into their investment processes.
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