If this is a time of year for reflection on a personal level, perhaps with some plans for self-improvement over the next year, whether it be more time with the family, get fit, etc, then it may also be a good time to consider the human element in the management of a fiduciary fund.

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The UK’s National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) will offer members a socially responsible investment fund, one of the first investment decisions the trustee board has made as it finalises its investment strategy. (more…)

The New Zealand government could create a single NZ$40 billion ($30 billion) fund under a proposal mooted in its inaugural ‘Investment Statement’ published this month. (more…)

The international climate process survived at COP16, but the  UN Cancun Agreement does not solve key issues such as legally binding emission targets and carbon pricing, according to chair of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change, Ole Beier Sorensen. (more…)

Two-thirds of Europe’s alternative assets fund managers oppose the AIFM Directive, with the EU passport and disclosure requirements topping the list of concerns. (more…)

Scientific director at EDHEC-Risk Institute Lionel Martellini, reminds investors of the difference between risk management and risk measurement, highlighting there are some limits to risk diversification. (more…)