SASB the missing link in ESG integration
ESG factors impact company financial performance and drive long-term value – but inadequate data is no longer an excuse for incorporating ESG into investment decisions.
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Investor pressure on fees
Recent institutional investor pressure is changing the nature of private equity transparency and reporting of fees. An in-depth analysis of the changes.
We don’t have to be friends
“I don’t have to like you, we don’t have to be friends,” says Chris Ailman, chief investment officer of CalSTRS.
Guide to persuading trustees to join the ESG journey: CalSTRS and BT Pension Fund explain all
For many asset owners, persuading their trustees to adopt an ESG strategy can be a challenge. The ESG strategy of one of the UK’s biggest pension funds, the $65 billion BT Pension Scheme, became more serious with the realisation that the scheme’s sponsors and beneficiaries were more interested in the area, said Daniel Ingram, head of
How to allocate assets to combat climate risk
Mercer’s extensive climate change report, launched today, gives investors a practical framework for monitoring and managing climate risk, shifting the discussion from philosophical agreement to practical investment implementation. In Investing in a time of climate change Mercer outlines extensive dynamic investment modelling that analyses changes in the return expectations of assets between 2015
Investors alter allocations because of climate risks
A number of large institutional investors, including AP1, the Environment Agency and AustralianSuper, made changes to their strategic asset allocation as a result of Mercer’s 2011 study on climate risks, and now the consultant is working with a new raft of investors to assess forward-looking climate change scenarios against their current allocations. Meanwhile one of
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