Sustainability
Call to trustees: Stand up to managers
The largest asset owners should care about the stewardship difficulties facing asset owners with less than £20 billion in assets.
Janice TurnerDecember 18, 2019
PRI in Person
Slavery victims look to financial world
Speaking at the PRI in Person in Paris in a panel to highlight the role of finance in addressing social issues, Ghanaian James Kofi Annan, sold into slavery at the age of six, told his story.
Sarah RundellSeptember 13, 2019
PRI in Person
Asset owner call to drive policy
It is difficult to see how the world will cap emissions in line with the Paris agreement unless asset owners drive change, aligning their portfolios to net zero and demanding more from their managers, delegates at PRI in Person heard.
Sarah RundellSeptember 12, 2019
Governance
CalPERS wrestles governance change
CalPERS is poised to reduce the number of investment committee meetings, and the size of the committee, as it strives to boost returns.
Sarah RundellAugust 28, 2019
Organisational Design
The responsibilities of decision making
The output of a decision-making process is more than just a decision, which is even more good reason to work hard at getting that process right.
Bob CollieJune 18, 2019
Governance
Metrics for long term performance
Academics Gordon Clark and Ashby Monk have created 11 metrics that focus on meaningful and useful predictors of long-term performance. It’s a boon for investors struggling with the problem of appropriate measures for investing for the long term, a horizon where traditional benchmarks don’t always fit.
Amanda WhiteFebruary 7, 2019