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Former Treasury Secretary, Larry Summers, questioned the successful functioning of US democracy and America’s continued ability to “lead the world”.
Transition portfolios of stocks and cash
Forget traditional portfolios of stocks and bonds, in portfolios of the future, low yielding bonds could be ditched for cash suggest FIS2020 Digital panellists.
Portfolio actions for a sustainable tomorrow
Tim Hodgson imagines a future where portfolios are managed to risk, return and impact goals via a total portfolio approach that puts every investment into a competition to best meet those goals. He outlines some questions to guide portfolio actions to get there.
The Rise and Rise of China
As China’s economy and geopolitical influence continue to grow, what are the threats and opportunities for investors?
APG’s view on accelerated change
APG’s CIO Peter Branner explains how the pandemic has accelerated key trends already underway around digitization, central bank policy and action to combat climate change. It all points to fierce competition for private assets.
Cbus benchmarks managers on climate risk
The $32.5 billion Australian superannuation fund has set emissions targets for portfolios and incorporated TCFD disclosure rules as it makes climate risk management a factor in awarding mandates.
Portfolio Engineering
For decades, we have engineered scalable portfolios to help institutional investors achieve their goals. In the past, these goals have typically been financial (eg. return and risk targets), but now many investors are also seeking to achieve environmental and social impacts through their portfolios. We believe the best way to achieve both financial investment goals and these impact goals is through portfolio engineering that incorporates these objectives holistically, beginning with crisply defining an investor’s goals, systematically looking across a variety of asset classes to find assets that are aligned with these goals, and then combining those assets to create a portfolio that is designed to achieve a high ratio of return to risk.
Nuance the name of the low carbon game
The £30 billion ($38 billion) Brunel Pension Partnership, the asset pool comprising 10 of the United Kingdom’s local authority pension schemes, is finding significant investment opportunities in private-sector renewables infrastructure.
Investors should invest – A framework for investing in clean energy and sustainability
This session looked at the opportunities for new investment, the risk/return trade-off and how investors should approach the opportunities.
FIS Digital – June 2020