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October, 2020
The role of secure income assets post-Covid-19
[caption id="attachment_12522" align="alignnone" width="150"] Stuart Hitchcock, Head of Portfolio Management, Legal & General Investment Management. [caption id="attachment_12523" align="alignnone" width="150"] Calum Macphail, Head of Corporate Private Credit, Legal & General Investment Management. Amie Stow, Senior Investment Specialist, Legal & ...
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October, 2020
Investors call for Gulf action to protect workers
Major investors including Schroders and Aviva Investors have banded together to urge companies with operations in Gulf nations to protect migrant workers. The group of 38 investors, with over $3 trillion in assets and led by CCLA, have written to 54 companies to request details about their approach to safeguarding the rights of workers. It follows ...
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October, 2020
World’s first property exchange welcomes first IPO
Mailbox REIT hopes to become the first company to list its shares on International Property Securities Exchange (IPSX), the world’s first exchange dedicated to the trading of companies owning single, institutional-grade real estate assets. The company owns the Mailbox, a prime, office-led mixed use property in Birmingham and plans to raise up to ...
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October, 2020
ESG inflows surge post-pandemic
ESG equity funds enjoyed record inflows in July, bucking negative sentiment towards broader equity strategies. Inflows into ESG funds grew to £362 million in July, according to research by Calastone, with total commitments of £1.2 billion between April and July greater than all previous years combined. Meanwhile equity funds shed £240 million in ...
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October, 2020
Lombard Odier launches fresh China strategy
Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) has expanded its global high conviction equity product range, with the launch of a new China strategy that aims to capitalise on growing Chinese domestic demand for products and services. LOIM’s China High Conviction strategy invests in high quality companies with sustainable business models that have the ...
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October, 2020
LGPS committees score high on markets knowledge
Local government pension scheme committee members’ understanding of investment and financial markets is high, Hymans Robertson National Knowledge Assessment found, but more work is needed on less traditional areas of focus such as administration. The assessment was conducted to help funds benchmark the knowledge and understanding of their pension ...
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August, 2020
Real estate assets hit record high
Global real estate assets under management reached a record €3.2 trillion at the end of 2019, according to data from the Asian Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles (ANREV), European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate (INREV) and National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF), a 16% rise on the ...
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August, 2020
Link offloads Woodford healthcare assets
Link Fund Solutions has sold 19 of the stricken LF Equity Income Fund’s healthcare assets in return for up to £224 million, as it seeks to wind up the fund and return capital to investors. The deal to sell “a significant portion” of the former Woodford Equity Income Fund to Acacia Research Corporation comprises both listed and unlisted stocks ...
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August, 2020
Brunel hires Macquarie for mandate transition management
Brunel Pension Partnership, one of the eight investment pools for local authority pension schemes, has appointed Macquarie to provide transition management solutions for a series of upcoming mandates. Macquarie has developed a deep understanding of the pool’s unique requirements, designing innovative solutions to help their LGPS clients analyse, plan, ...
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August, 2020
Social at the centre of ESG
Olivia Albrecht, Head of ESG Business Strategy, PIMCO. Del Anderson, Credit Analyst, PIMCO. Olivia Albrecht and Del Anderson of PIMCO discuss five major social themes affecting creditworthiness and which are driving new social bond issuance that has emerged during this pandemic-driven economic crisis The social pillar of environmental, social, and ...
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