ESG

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Why active investment is a zero sum game

Asset owners are increasingly under pressure to find alpha via active management because of declines in beta. Drawing on his research into active strategies at Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global, Maastricht University's Rob Bauer argues active doesn't pay.

Sarah RundellNovember 17, 2022

Featured Story

New Mexico’s shakeup: Private markets in; risk parity out.

As he prepares to put more money to work in private markets, New Mexico’s new CIO Michael Shackelford discusses why he is paring back on risk parity and removing private credit hedge funds, and his preference for open-ended funds.

Sarah RundellOctober 25, 2022

Sustainability Harvard - September 2022

ESG now needs to prove its worth, argues ESG champion and historian

Sustainable investment needs to be defended from external attack as questions are raised about how much change it is actually achieving argues David Wood, director of the Initiative for Responsible Investment at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Ben HurleyOctober 25, 2022

Investor Profile

Nebraska ups global equity; navigates ESG wild fires

Nebraska Investment Council is upping exposure to active global equity and is poised to discuss increasing its private equity next year. Elsewhere, the NIC is navigating ESG wildfires as Nebraska's policy makers question passive manager BlackRock.

Sarah RundellSeptember 13, 2022

Sustainability

‘ESG’ strikes a nerve, why it shouldn’t

Dave Zellner, chief investment officer of Wespath Benefits and Investments, directly addresses the recent anti-ESG narrative, explaining Wespath's approach which means no political affiliation but assessing the risks and opportunities related to ESG factors.

Dave ZellnerAugust 31, 2022

Sustainability

ESG: It’s really quite simple

Fiona Reynolds, long-time CEO of the PRI and now CEO of publishing firm Conexus Financial, responds to the rising denunciation of ESG investing and claims that over-thinking, over-regulation and over-standardisation is complicating what is actually a very simple investment philosophy.

Fiona ReynoldsAugust 22, 2022

Featured Story

Why active investment is a zero sum game

Featured Story

New Mexico’s shakeup: Private markets in; risk parity out.

Sustainability Harvard - September 2022

ESG now needs to prove its worth, argues ESG champion and historian

Investor Profile

Nebraska ups global equity; navigates ESG wild fires

Sustainability

‘ESG’ strikes a nerve, why it shouldn’t

Sustainability

ESG: It’s really quite simple

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