Emerging market outperformance to widen Emerging market growth in set to grow in relation to developed markets, as growth in the USA and Europe slows... April 1, 2019 News MPG Launches diversified high-yield debt fund Managing Partners Group (MPG) has launched a new fund to invest in a diversified portfolio of fixed income and high-yield... April 1, 2019 Round-Up Impact investing – the next step after ESG? Anna Shiel of Big Society Capital surveys the increasing popularity of impact investment into such sectors as social housing and... Anna Shiel Head of Origination Big Society Capital April 1, 2019 Focus ESG investing: spotting opportunities and avoiding risks Dr Henrik Pontzen of Union Investment discusses a number of regulatory, market-driven and other factors that are coming into play... Dr Henrik Pontzen Head of ESG Union Investment April 1, 2019 Focus PLSA set out its priorities for the next four years The Policy Board of the UK trade body for pension funds, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA), has agreed... April 1, 2019 News PiP acquires onshore wind farm assets The Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PiP), developed by UK pension funds to boost their access to infrastructure assets, has bought a... April 1, 2019 News ESG investing and fixed income: the next new normal? Mike Amey and Gavin Power of PIMCO discuss why the bond market may be uniquely suited to benefit from, and... Mike Amey Head of Sterling Portfolio Management and ESG strategies PIMCO Gavin Power Chief of Sustainable Development and International Affairs PIMCO April 1, 2019 Focus Investors moved 20% of assets out of UK since Brexit vote, report claims Over a fifth of the expatriate and international investors served by a global financial advice firm have asked for advice... April 1, 2019 News Timing momentum with Automated Intelligence pays off A fund manager has claimed that the momentum factor behind share price movements can be enhanced by the use of... April 1, 2019 News Exploring fossil fuel divestment James Mowat of Majedie Asset Management considers the question of investing in the oil & gas sector in light of... James Mowat Client Director Majedie Asset Management April 1, 2019 Focus