APG talks crypto: Those who got rich in the gold rush didn’t do the digging

APG’s chief economist Thijs Knaap and senior strategist Charles Kalshoven lay out the case for not investing in crypto. They find that only an expected return of 25% pa would make it worthwhile and even then there’s no cashflows. They argue pension funds can afford to ignore this asset.

More ambition needed from asset managers on fundamental labour rights

Sharan Burrow, general secretary of the ITUC and Paddy Crumlin, president of the International Transport Workers’ Federation outline the recently released baseline expectations for asset managers on fundamental labour rights and why pension funds should be holding their managers to account.

Best funds for transparency revealed: where did your fund rank?

The Global Pension Transparency Benchmark has revealed the top ranking funds globally for transparency of disclosure across cost, governance, performance and responsible investment. Click here for the results of 75 funds across 15 countries.

CPP most transparent fund: GPTB

CPP Investments has topped the list of the most transparent funds according to the Global Pension Transparency Benchmark, which has revealed the scores of the 75 underlying funds from 15 countries for the first time. Check out all the fund results.

The complex science of integrating impact into portfolio design

Incorporating impact into a risk/return framework creates additional dimensionality and significantly increasing the complexity of the portfolio design challenge. David Bell from The Conexus Institute explores the technical challenge of navigating the 3-D investment framework.

BHP chief executive Mike Henry on the energy transition

BHP chief executive, Mike Henry, explores the growing role of mined commodities in the global energy transition. This fireside chat was hosted by Amanda White at the Australian Fiduciary Investors Symposium in June. Henry talks about the company’s progress and the challenges of Scope 3 emissions.