London CIV introduces infra fund The London CIV, the Collective Investment Vehicle for London local authorities pension funds, has announced the launch of the LCIV... December 1, 2019 News Why has making an impact been made so difficult? Today’s trustees are expected to assess the financial cost of climate change without an accepted definition of how this can... Ian Mason Portfolio Manager AEW UK Will Fox-Robinson Head of LGPS Natixis Investment Managers December 1, 2019 Comment Is an absolute return objective still relevant and achievable? Suzanne Hutchins of the Newton Real Return team contends that the flexibility of absolute return strategies enables access to different... Suzanne Hutchins Investment Leader Newton Real Return Team December 1, 2019 Comment Industry initiative formed to tackle modern day slavery CCLA, in association with the Principles for Responsible Investment, has invited the investment industry to join a new coalition of... December 1, 2019 News Wells Fargo adds investment grade strategy Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) has expanded its global investment grade credit strategy with the launch of the Global Investment... December 1, 2019 Round-Up BMO REP launches UK Housing Fund with partner Home Group BMO Real Estate Partners (BMO REP), the pan-European property investment and asset management specialist has announced the first close for... December 1, 2019 Round-Up Vanguard expands fixed income offering Vanguard has introduced the Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund. The new actively managed fund provides UCITS investors with broad exposure... December 1, 2019 Round-Up BlackRock achieves $1 billion first close for renewables strategy BlackRock Real Assets has achieved a $1 billion first close for its Global Renewable Power III fund with commitments from more... December 1, 2019 Round-Up Finding diversification in a low yield environment Stephen Hearle at Nordea Asset Management explains how a multi-asset investment approach can have the potential to offer the returns... Stephen Hearle Director, Global Institutional Business Nordea Asset Management December 1, 2019 Focus Largest asset owners are critical to aiding climate change Recent research by the Thinking Ahead Institute shows that the world’s largest asset owners have to direct capital in a... December 1, 2019 News