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The US Department of Labor has publicly condemned the OECD for “pushing members to politicise their pension systems by integrating ESG factors unmoored from returns”, declaring that it will no longer support the OECD’s responsible investment principles and the concept of ESG “a Marxist march through corporate culture”.
Asset owners apply pressure on managers for net zero integration
The David Rockefeller Fund and Wespath Institutional Investors explain how they are engaging managers, and holding them to account, in the drive to net zero integration.
Alaskan fund to air salaries thoughts in public
The board of the Alaska Permanent Fund’s management company has called a special meeting for next Monday, and invited public participation, to discuss the management’s salary structure.
The Fraying U.S. – China Co-Dependency
After many years of extraordinary growth, China has clearly been adversely affected by the global economic recession. Its own economy is slowing rapidly, with declines in exports, property prices, and fixed investment. In response, the Chinese government. strongly motivated to maintain stability, is injecting large doses of fiscal stimulus and making other administrative efforts to
Rising to the challenge
Boards and investment committees must rise to the current challenge, with governance models needing a pivot to respond to the new social distancing norm. Roger Urwin outlines a virtual investment committee model.
San Jose Retirement: How risk-on restored returns
Uniquely positioned in Silicon Valley, the City of San Jose Retirement System is poised to fulfil its 4 per cent target allocation to venture capital. It underscores a bold risk-on strategy that CIO Prabhu Palani has used to transform the fund he joined in 2018.
Do funds of hedge funds really add value?
This paper, by Serge Darolles of Lyxor Asset Management, and Mathieu Vaissie, research associate at EDHEC-Risk Institute, looks at the performance of funds of hedge funds through the crisis, and introduces a return-based attribution model allowing for the full decomposition of funds of hedge funds’ performance.
Coca-Cola and Robeco talk engagement
In an intimate case study this session at the Sustainability conference profiles the relationship between Robeco and CocaCola and how investor engagement has helped prioritise sustainability issues and drive long-term growth through a focus on the circular economy.
The undesirable effects of banning short sales
In his latest paper, professor of finance at EDHEC risk and asset management research centre based in France, Abraham Lioui, conducts an in-depth study of the recent decision to ban short selling, highlighting the quesionable reasons for the ban and the prejudices that weigh on those that short.
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