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With the return to favour of top-down equities management and renewed focus by pension funds on their asset allocation and beta exposures, there has consequently been a resurgence in thematic investment styles and products.

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US asset managers trail European counterparts in ESG

Less than a quarter of US asset managers are using ESG risk analysis to inform their investment decisions, and European managers are considerably out-performing their American and global counterparts in integrating sustainability considerations, a report from MSCI ESG Research has revealed.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

CalPERS’ real estate target to oscillate to 10 per cent

CalPERS will change its interim asset allocation targets to accommodate the smooth transition of the real estate portfolio to its long term 10 per cent allocation. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Future Fund lags behind long-term objectives

Australia’s $77.63 billion Future Fund is lagging behind its long-term investment objectives, achieving a nominal annual return of 5.2 per cent over the past five years.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Towers Watson thinks ahead to map creative investment

Market volatility is not something the Thinking Ahead Group at Towers Watson concerns itself with, it is more worried with understanding the interconnectedness of the world and how that can help create ‘useful investment maps’. With this in mind, head of the group Tim Hodgson, says it recently recalibrated its list of 15 “extreme risks”.mrec4inarticleinline

Young ESG veteran sees move to mainstream

Partner and global head of Mercer’s responsible investment business, Jane Ambachtsheer, has received a lifetime achievement award for her commitment to socially responsible investment in Canada. She spoke to Amanda White about what it’s like to be a life-time achiever at the age of 36, and what still needs to be done in integrating ESG

Thinking about Innovation as the new asset bucket

I had a moment this week where I was utterly absorbed by how indulgent my job can be. I interviewed Tim Hodgson, head of the Thinking Ahead Group at Towers Watson. He gets paid to think, and I was getting paid to talk to him about thinking. Anyway, it’s had a knock-on effect and ever

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