Impact investing’s case for scale

Impact investing’s case for scale

Impact investing has come a long way in the past two decades, going from a niche strategy to a $1.5 trillion industry, but there are still challenges for it to reach institutional scale due to the lack of products and insufficient evidence of outperformance in some parts of the market.

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ADIA overhauls investment technology to tap alpha

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is introducing more technology in its own internal processes and is determined to become a more active - and reactive - investor. The fund’s decision to invest more in its own in-house technology came with the realisation that a slow down in its capacity to generate alpha was linked to a lack of investment in big data and AI.

CalPERS gets ready to settle discount rate and SAA

At US pension fund CalPERS' board meeting next week, the investment team hope to settle on a new discount rate and begin structuring a strategic asset allocation to support it. Leverage will be a key component of the fund's new approach.

Mega trend opportunity for active investors

Investing in mega trends like technology, demographics and sustainability involves abandoning the benchmark in the ultimate active portfolio.

Real estate’s risks and opportunities ahead

As the demise of the office component in real estate allocations continues investors are favouring data centres, warehousing and low cost accommodation.

Why the private credit cycle has 2-3 more years to run

More investors are moving into private credit. Opportunities from the pandemic are far from over and the asset class is proving an important allocation in a wider, simplified fixed income portfolio. Investors at FIS Digital discuss their allocations and approaches.

Tokenisation is the greatest disruptor ahead

Blockchain technology will open up illiquid assets, like real estate, to new investors in what could be the greatest disruption ahead. Franklin Templeton's Jenny Johnson explains how the asset manager is ensuring it taps the new opportunity.

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