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Factor investing: it works for credits too
Pension funds, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds increasingly apply factor investing to equities in their portfolios. And now institutional investors would also like to apply this concept to credits. A research study ( ‘Factor investing in the corporate bond market’) shows that factor strategies can be attractive in credit markets. How does this work
Nordhaus and ‘No Regrets’
Nobel Prize winner Professor William Nordhaus, Sterling Professor of Economics and Professor of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University, explains his theory of ‘No Regrets’ whereby companies can integrate ESG at a level that brings real benefits for society but has limited impact on the corporate.
Reaping the Rewards of UCITS Pooling
The introduction of master-feeder pooling as part of the UCITS IV directive is set to spark wider interest in the concept of pooling, and this Vision paper examines the various options available to asset managers as they seek to build efficient and scalable fund structures. Click here to download the report
Financial professionals should leverage
Financial professionals must learn to leverage disruption so that it can be used to clearly establish our purpose and our value to our clients and our investors. CFA Institute’s CEO Paul Smith argues we should not fear it, nor should we fight it.
CalPERS finds continuity in climate of uncertainty
Investors are grappling with a multi-regime change that is manifesting in trade and geopolitical upheaval and a rise in real interest rates. But at a recent meeting, the CalPERS board heard that US equities remain top performers and the dollar, though weaker, is still historically strong and wil remain so.
Pension funds and FoFs continue to wade into cleantech funds
Cleantech investments is one area in the private equity and venture capital space which is continuing to show strong growth, according to a report by London-based alternatives research house Prequin.
UPP: Canadian investor looks outside US markets
Canada’s University Pension Plan is eyeing new risks and opportunities triggered by policies from the Trump administration, like additional taxes for US investments and a surge of public spending on defence and infrastructure in Germany. It is also fine-tuning its roster of active managers.
Texas Teachers backs emerging managers
Texas Teachers has further evolved its emerging manager program, launching EM 3.0 which includes a further $3 billion allocation to emerging manager partners. Head of the division Kirk Sims explains.
How to spot an authentic leader
The investment industry needs authentic leaders: what do they look like? Rob Lake argues for a new form of leadership that is intensely human and can stimulate more innovation and creativity in work.
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