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Execution risk in net zero portfolios
Implementing net zero ambitions is a huge execution risk for investors, says Frederic Samama who warned of the risk of everyone doing the same thing at the same time.
Amanda WhiteJune 7, 2021
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Investor Profile
Concern about hidden inflation risk: AP4
Driven by active return, AP4 produced a stellar 9.6 per cent in 2020. But its chief executive, Niklas Ekvall remains cautious about the economic outlook and its impact on the portfolio, especially with regard to inflation.
Amanda WhiteMarch 31, 2021
Investor Profile
AP4’s future: nimble and low cost
The Swedish buffer fund AP4’s high allocation to equities has meant its record annual return in 2019 has come tumbling down to a first half result of -2.5 per cent. But its very low cost and nimble nature positions it well for the future.
Amanda WhiteAugust 11, 2020
Climate
Investors’ role in a carbon-neutral 2050
Everyone's talking about it - a carbon-neutral economy by 2050 - but what are investors doing about it? Amanda White reports on the specific climate activities of some of the world's leading asset owners.
Amanda WhiteFebruary 13, 2020
Infrastructure
G20 investor group wants reform
Convincing policymakers to reform laws around infrastructure, carbon emissions and other aspects of long-term, sustainable economic growth may not be easy but a G20 group has started the dialogue.
Amanda WhiteDecember 10, 2018
Equities
Future Fund revamps equities
Australia’s sovereign wealth fund has revamped its equities portfolio to take on deliberate factor risk and target idiosyncratic risk. The fund’s head of equities, Björn Kvarnskog, explains.
Amanda WhiteSeptember 25, 2017
Sustainability
AP4 chief targets yield, alternatives
The new head of Sweden’s AP4, Niklas Ekvall, is seeking opportunities in emerging-market debt and alternative assets, while looking to expand on an already lauded ESG integration.
Sarah RundellMay 12, 2017
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Why investors should de-carbonise
Regardless of moral and scientific arguments, the “risk of policy action” on climate change is enough reason for institutional investors to consider climate risk as having real impact on their portfolios. As an example investors at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium at Chicago Booth School of Business were told that investment-grade bonds in the coal sector […]
Amanda WhiteOctober 30, 2015