Not withstanding the effect, for investors, of globalisation, country and sector bets still drive the performance of global equity portfolios. And research shows that whole countries tend to stray from fair value for a lot longer than individual stocks do. Deutsche Asset Management has produced a paper on ‘Diversification-Based Investing’, which leads one to think about building a core balanced portfolio of country and sector index funds.
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GIC, Temasek eye trillions of growth in climate adaptation market
Singapore’s two largest asset owners, GIC and Temasek, see attractive opportunities in climate adaptation solutions – a relatively underfunded area compared to decarbonisation. The former has already made selective adaptation investments and said the opportunity set across public and private debt and equity could increase to $9 trillion by 2050.
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Alternative PE vehicles underperform
Alternative private equity vehicles underperform the associated main fund, new research from Harvard's Josh Lerner and MIT's Antoinette Schoar has shown for the first time - but skilled limited partners flip the script.
Pensions’ flawed return forecasts
We all know past performance is not indicative of future results, but a new study finds evidence that US public pensions are basing performance forecasts on their own prior experiences anyway.
PRI demands ESG action from consultants
A new report from the Principles for Responsible Investment states that investment consultants must put ESG issues at the core of the advice they offer, to build a sustainable finance system.
A guide to long-term mandates
Focusing Capital on the Long Term has published a paper with 10 things asset owners and managers can do to negotiate deals that align their incentives – and thinking – with longer time horizons.
SDGs economic opportunity: report
A new report from the PRI and PwC states that global investors can perform their fiduciary duty and create a boon in market opportunities and jobs by actively pursuing the SDGs.
Investors’ role in company collaboration
Investors play an important role in facilitating corporate collaborations to improve sustainability says a leading Harvard academic in sustainability.
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