I speak to Matt about his wonderful collection of old (retro?) computers but also all about the challenges of defining an ethical framework for algorithms, and what we can do to understand this tricky area.
NZ Super cuts benchmark return expectation on US valuation concerns
A view that the US stock market is overvalued and equity risk premia will be lower over the long term has driven New Zealand Super to lower the return expectations for its reference portfolio following its recent five-yearly review of the benchmark. Co-chief investment officer Brad Dunstan also flags underweight commodity exposure as an area to address and explains why the fund remains sceptical of illiquidity premia despite seeing a growing case for private markets.
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CPP drives new corporate framework for emission abatement
CPP Investments’ proposal for projecting the capacity of companies to abate greenhouse gas emissions can help corporate boards and executives better understand the least and most polluting elements of their business, and steer investor capital to industries with lower emissions, said Richard Manley, managing director, head of sustainable investing, CPP.
Net zero alignment: Assign portfolio managers strict carbon budgets
A new paper outlines how investors can align their portfolio to science-based carbon budgets consistent with 1.5 degrees of warming.
The transition from ESG to SDG
Asset owners reflect on the challenges of integrating the SDGs like problems aligning fiduciary duty to some of the targets of the 17 goals and the fact most of the capital going into the SDGs flows into listed companies in the global north.
Cambridge endowment talks inflation and divestment
Rising inflation will make it more challenging to meet the £4 billion Cambridge University Endowment Fund’s 5 per cent return hurdle, said Tilly Franklin, CIO, speaking at Sustainability in Practice. Franklin oversees a multi asset, diversified portfolio that is managed externally. The fund has significantly outperformed over the long term (10-year returns are 11 per
Testing the rhetoric: the three questions investors should ask companies
BA, Shell, and Arcelor Mittal have set 2050 net zero pledges but neither company is likely to meet them because they have no recourse to the renewable energy sources required.
Private credit’s pivotal role in low-carbon transition
Private credit will play a vital role in accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy. According to Rob Horn, global head of the Blackstone Credit Sustainable Resources Group, this role is set to get a whole lot bigger.
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