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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.
AI cannot yet fully replicate human behaviour in all its dimensions, but if we are able to mitigate the risks that have and will come from multiple sources, it can be a game changer for our industry.
Sweden’s SEK 900 billion ($84 billion) AP7 can finally invest up to 20 per cent of its assets in alternative, illiquid investments. A new allocation to infrastructure and targets to double private equity are in the offing following the fund dipping a first toe in real estate.
Attempts by multiple Republican states to restrict where US pension funds can invest are symptomatic of bad governance. Top1000funds.com takes a deep dive into the quagmire of US state pension funds to assess the impact on CIOs, highlighting the need prevent the politicisation of investments.
The active equities team at CPP Investments has abandoned antiquated investment categorisations, such as style and size, and views companies through a more holistic “domain” interpretation. Global head Frank Ieraci discusses the team’s approach and the contributions it makes to the total fund, including capital efficiency, agility and pure alpha.
For pension funds with large in-house teams that are also navigating the risk and opportunity of sustainable investment, a global head of ESG can play a vital role. Jennifer Coulson, the investor's first global head of ESG, explains why.
In the midst of the great power rivalry between the US and China, “we need to carve out a future that works well for all of us” says National University of Singapore’s Danny Quah, in a talk examining the global economy and the role of Asia. Listen here.