The Norwegian government is trying to balance financial returns with sustainable development in regulating the GPFG, and the possibility of applying this model to other sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) and institutional investors in general. In this paper for the University of Oslo, Adjunct Professor Anita Halvorssen argues that sustainable development needs to be included in the newly adopted Generally Accepted Principles and Practices (GAPP/ Santiago Principles) for SWFs.Click through to research paper here
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Norway aims for ‘green’ returns
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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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Hybrid pension plans: history, economics, features
As the trend away from defined-benefit pension funds continues around the globe, this paper by Towers Watson examines the plan design of hybrid funds looking at the risks, funding volatility, cost control and lifetime income.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The impact of scale, complexity, and service on admin costs
Using data on 90 pension funds from 2004-2008 this paper examines the impact of scale, the complexity of pension plans, and service quality on the adminstrative costs of pension funds, and compares those costs across Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, and the US. It finds that, except for Canada, large unused economies-of-scale exist.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1
Portfolio choice with illiquid assets
New research by Columbia University’s Andrew Ang, Dimitris Papanikolaou from Northwestern University, and Mark Westerfield from the University of Southern California, shows that illiquidity, modelled as the ability to trade only at randomly occurring discrete points in time, has large effects on policies and optimal asset allocation. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Sustainable investing: positioning for long-term success
A new VisionFocus report by State Street leverages new research by State Street Global Advisors to examine the growing impact of environmental, social and governance concerns on the investment decisions of institutional investors.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Managing investment risk
This survey-based study describes how large global funds manage investment risk from strategy to implementation. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Better pensions, no added cost
Denmark’s Labour Market Supplementary Pension Plan (ATP) concluded that its approach to pension management needed to change.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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