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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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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Russell investment manager outlook
Investment managers are more bullish about markets with US large cap growth the flavour of the moment, according to the latest Russell Investment Manager Outlook, which among other findings shows the percentage of surveyed managers rating the market as fairly valued at the highest level since March 2007. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
How investors can learn from Tiger Woods: the human foible of loss aversion
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Equity paradigms challenged
A number of new research articles have deunked two universally held beliefs in the investment industry, that shares are a good long-term bet and that economic growth is good for equities. Dr Arjuna Sittampalam, Research Associate with the EDHEC-Risk Institute and editor, Investment Management Review, examines the research. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Australia’s DC funds take on more risk than OECD peers
Pension funds in Australia allocate a higher proportion of assets to shares than pension funds in any other country, according to a survey which looked at the asset allocation of pension funds in selected OECD countries. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
ESG and performance
According to academic research analysed by the Mercer Responsible Investment business unit in its latest report, there is a growing engagement by the investment community in responsible investment, just as the link between environmental, social and governance issues and performance proves to be a positive relationship. Amanda White spoke with Helga Birgden, head of responsible
Emerging wealth
In this research report Watson Wyatt asserts the long-term outlook for emerging economies will impact positively on emerging market investments, but it warns that choice of asset class and implementation route are not obvious. The report suggests exposure to the macroeconomic dynamics of emerging markets will be most readily obtained in emerging market equities, debt
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