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PRI pushes for just transition
The move to a low-carbon world may leave entire communities stranded if investors don’t incorporate its impact on workers into their climate-change models, the PRI says.
Why CalPERS doesn’t want to miss the climate revolution
If CalPERS had put more money into the Silicon Valley companies in its own backyard earlier it might be fully funded by now, jokes its sustainable investment head. But it won’t miss the same opportunities in climate investing.
Asset allocation evolves to factor-in client needs and measure success
Institutional investors strive to link their strategic asset allocation to their key objectives and ensure it evolves alongside technological advancements. A discussion at Fiduciary Investors Symposium Oxford explored the complexities and trade-offs inherent in portfolio construction.
Size and flow dispersion motivates fund-specific investment models in Oz
Recent research by The Conexus Institute identifies significant dispersion in the operating environment for Australia’s superannuation funds. Here they consider the impact on fund investment models including internalisation, private assets and offshore investment teams.
Emerging tech and a little pragmatism make biodiversity investible
Finding “nature positive” companies to invest in is a challenge, delegates to Sustainability in Practice at the University of Oxford have heard. But Institutional investors can play a key role in turning corporate laggards into leaders.
Finance day at COP26 marks the beginning: Reynolds
Finance day at COP26 bought headline grabbing news – including the establishment of Mark Carney’s GFANZ and new accounting standards – but the PRI’s Fiona Reynolds tells FIS delegates more needs to be done.
Maverick Series video: Gonski part II
Want to know what chairman of the Future Fund, David Gonski, thinks about governance? So did we, so we interviewed him. See how Gonski approaches his role as chairman of one of Australia’s largest funds in the second part of our Maverick Series video.
Expected returns in the 2020s and the post-pandemic Economy
The COVID crisis ushered in the paradigm shift to the MP3 world, characterized by the unprecedented combination of fiscal and monetary policy responses around the globe.
Europe’s instos need ‘thorough rethink’ on regional splits
This latest research by MSCI Barra Research analyses the equity allocations of European institutional investors, arguing the practice of separating international equities allocations into regional mandates at a strategic level “deserves a thorough rethink”
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