Holistic returns, not poker
Hermes chief executive tells fiduciary investors that success should include helping create a sustainable world; otherwise, they’d be better off investing people’s money in top poker players.
Digital value add: alpha from IT
A panel tells delegates that asset managers need to make the shift from using IT to support back-office functions to applying it in their fundamental investment decision-making.
European risk premium justified
There is a European risk premium investors can access, the executive director of the Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites said at the opening of the Fiduciary Investors Symposium, at INSEAD.
Two-portfolio balancing act
Compenswiss moves assets between two portfolios and has an increasing focus on real estate. It’s all an effort to seek returns while keeping risks down and meeting mandates for liquidity
Return targets head downward
The challenging market environment is putting pressure on pension funds. In response, many are lowering return targets, rather than taking on more risk or requesting larger contributions.
The ‘Divest Invest’ premium
A sample Divest Invest portfolio outperformed under climate-change modelling, when compared with a more traditional allocation exposed to fossil fuels and lacking tilts towards climate solutions.
