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The $23 billion National Oil Fund of Kazakhstan, an economic stabilisation fund built from surplus oil revenues, is seeking external active and passive global equity managers as it pumps money into the domestic economy in an attempt to offset the impacts of the financial crisis.
How to spot real ESG integration
There are many narratives from asset owners about generating value through strategies based on environmental, social and governance factors. Looking at these value-creation stories through the lens of an integrated reporting framework can separate the genuine successes from the hype.
Asset managers inconsistent on labour rights: 2023 proxy voting results
Asset owners collaborating to influence labour rights in investee companies have another string to their bow with the release of the Committee on Workers’ Capital report examining large fund manager voting performance.
Volatility cycles of value stocks
This MSCI research examines the volatility cycle of value stocks, shedding light on the changes in relative contributions of value and non-value portfolios to total risk.
Emerging equity markets in a globalising world
Even though there has been dramatic globalisation over the past 20 years it still makes sense to segregate global equities into “developed” and “emerging” market buckets, according to a paper by Columbia and Duke academics. The research, which has important policy implications for institutional and pension fund management, shows that while correlations between developed and
Geopolitical risks and uncertainty
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UK funds keen on longevity swaps over annuities
With two more UK pension funds announcing arrangements to hedge their pensioner liabilities against improvements in longevity there is speculation these DIY swaps may replace bulk annuity buy-ins by pension funds.
Risk depends on your mental model of reality
A lot of words have been written to explore what risk is, but Tim Hodgson of the Thinking Ahead Institute makes the case that risk looks different to different models of reality. This column is the first of a six-part series exploring risk management for investment systems, or ‘risk 2.0’.
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