In the fall issue of the Rotman International Journal of Pension Management, Ed Waitzer, the Jarislowsky Dimma Mooney Chair in Corporate Governance at York University, Canada, argues the time has come for pension fund trustees and managers to lead rather than be dragged along. This article proposes a number of steps that can be taken to better align incentives and frame decision-making for longer-term perspectives.
Divesting from the oil sector has been a boon for La Caisse’s performance, as the Canadian pension giant says its energy investments have earned billions in value-add compared to the benchmark since the inception of its climate strategy. Head of sustainability Bertrand Millot unpacks the fund’s approach in an interview with Top1000funds.com.
Ten Ideas to Foster Long-term Investing is the last of three related papers. The trilogy offers concepts and actions for pulling away from short-term thinking. Here are some of the key steps.
The Corporate Human Rights Benchmark aims to intensify the race to the top for companies in their efforts to drive abuses from the supply chain. A new report shows it's working.
Funds in position to benefit from long-term investing must treat patience as a finite resource to be protected, otherwise they miss out on opportunities that come only with a long horizon.
Former US vice-president Al Gore told the Milken conference the world has all it needs to turn potential environmental disaster into the biggest investment coup ever - with the right approach.
Embedding ESG factors into investment decision-making processes makes related risks more apparent, while strategies based on SDGs align portfolios more closely with long-term wealth creation.
Fresh off a windfall from green-energy assets in Asia, Denmark’s $26.9 billion Industriens Pension is looking to employ the model in Africa and Latin America, where it has a track record.
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