This research, commissioned by APG (the investment division of ABP, the €208 billion Dutch pension fund), examines the published literature on the link between remuneration and executive behaivour. It was conducted by the London Business School.
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Study links executives’ pay and behaviour
APG (the investment division of ABP
Asset Owner:ABP/APG Asset Management
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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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Industry vs country factors in global equity markets
The relative strengths of industry versus country factors can be of major importance for global equity portfolio managers. If country effects dominate, then primary consideration can be given to the country allocation decision. On the other hand, if global economic integration is reducing the distinctions between countries, then an industry-first investment process may be more
Allocating assets in climates of extreme risk
This research by MSCI provides “material extensions” of the standard stress testing methodology of portfolios. It provides a quantitative method to modify asset allocation weights in a stress scenario, and a new paradigm for translating extreme events into asset class scenarios. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Socially Responsible Investing and Expecting Stock Returns
At the Q Group Spring seminar, this paper by Sudheer Chava, College of Management, Georgia Institute of Technology finds that investors demand significantly higher expected returns on stocks excluded by enviornmental screens widely used by socially responsible investors, compared to firms without environmental concerns.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Accounting and sponsor risks in corporate pension plans
This study by EDHEC surveys how pension funds and sponsors manage the risks they face and how institutional constraints – accounting and prudential regulations, the organisation of the relationship between the pension fund and its sponsor, and social laws – influence investment strategy.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Asset allocation and asset pricing in the face of systemic risk
This paper provides a detailed overview of the current research linking systemic risk, financial crises and contagion effects among assets on the one hand with asset allocation and asset pricing theory on the other hand. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Volatility cycles of value stocks
This MSCI research examines the volatility cycle of value stocks, shedding light on the changes in relative contributions of value and non-value portfolios to total risk.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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