Portfolio alignment metrics will be a crucial catalyst of the transition to net zero

David Blood, head of the portfolio alignment team at the COP26 private finance hub and co-founder of Generation Investment Management argues that portfolio alignment metrics will be a crucial catalyst of the transition to net zero. Here he argues, with Dominic Tighe and Tanguy Séné who are members of the portfolio alignment team, that by establishing standards of best practice, the Portfolio Alignment Report helps these metrics to reach their potential.

Diversity: How can we measure progress if we don’t have the data?

Consulting firms at the centre of driving change around diversity disclosure in asset management turn the focus onto their own organisations with a commitment to reporting by the same standards. President of Verus, Shelley Heier, who is the driver of the IIDC explains the impact.

Border to Coast: cost savings and alpha generation

In the three years since formation Border to Coast has proven success on both sides of the ledger, providing significant cost savings for its underlying partner funds and giving them access to investments they would not have dreamed of as single entities. The passionate CIO of Border to Coast, Daniel Booth, talks to Amanda White about the fund’s success and what is next in its quest for constant improvement.