At the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment conference Cape Town on October 1, general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation Sharan Burrow delivered a speech entitled Push the Reset Button – a Line Between Speculation and Investment. She discussed the stability of the global economy, the necessity for investors to shift to long-term thinking and the crucial role of pension funds in truly sustainable investment. At the heart of Burrows’ speech is the centrality of workers’ capital – the money that funds the industry that feeds us – and the respect that deserves.
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Giant Norwegian SWF sizes up active management
An external review is being carried out on behalf of one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds, the NOK2.47 trillion ($405 billion) Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global, to determine whether active management should continue, with opinions sought from international experts in the UK and US. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
CalsTRS initiates active/passive review
CalSTRS staff will present to the investment committee the first of three reports on the optimal balance between active versus passive in its global equity and fixed income portfolios, a process that will culminate in recommendations for any structural changes in February next year. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
New York examines investment transactions for non-compliance
The Mercer Sentinel Group has completed a review of the New York Common Retirement Fund’s investment transactions approved by the State Comptroller over a two year period, concluding only one out of 112 transactions did not comply with written policies and procedures. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Eastern Promise: Why China’s only half the story
Kristen Paech talks to Michael Hanson-Lawson, CEO of East Capital Asia, about the new kid on the emerging markets block – Eastern Europe – and why pension funds should consider an allocation to the region, which has tripled nominal GDP over the past five years. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Fiduciaries and investors ‘divided’ over inflation
There is a fundamental disconnect emerging between fiduciaries, and their underlying ‘real’Â investors, on whether deflation or inflation is the prevailing investment theme, according to political and policy consultant Pippa Malmgrem, who spoke with Michael Bailey about why the prevailing model of strategic asset allocation has to change. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
AP2, AP4 hail active management
Swedish buffer funds AP2 and AP4, have hailed active management as a major driver of profits in the first half of the year, at a time when the Government has challenged the value of active management and launched a review of the funds’ costs management. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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