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August, 2022
Strategic asset allocation – views from the coalface
Andrien Meyers, Head of Pensions Investments, Sutton and Kingston. A roundtable discussion on asset allocation at the recent LAPF Strategic Investment Forum had some interesting results. Andrien Meyers led the conversation The second morning of the LAPF Strategic Investment Forum at The Grove Hotel in July, saw Andrien Meyers, head of pensions ...
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August, 2022
Decarbonising the world
Jonathan Davis, Client Portfolio Manager, EM Debt, PineBridge Investments. Jonathan Davis at PineBridge Investments discusses how asset owners and asset managers can help to incentivise efforts towards the goal of carbon neutrality When it comes to combating climate change, the Paris Agreement of 2016 is clearly vital. This important framework aligns ...
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August, 2022
How investors can manage the risks of climate change
Jim Whittington, Head of Responsible Investment and Senior Portfolio Manager, Dimensional Fund Advisors. Jim Whittington at Dimensional Fund Advisors sets out some basic principles for investors contemplating how their choice of investments should take account of climate change There are many reasons why investors care about climate risks Concern for ...
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August, 2022
Alternative data: a vital information edge for asset managers
Dr Markus Ebner, Head of Multi-Asset, Quoniam Asset Management. Dr Markus Ebner from Quoniam Asset Management considers how companies that can use unstructured data to generate reliable models will have the edge in producing long-term risk-adjusted returns Data is sometimes referred to as the new oil or the new gold, and it is hugely valuable for a ...
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June, 2022
The impact of inflation on residential mass market housing
Colin Greene, Head of Private Debt, Union Bancaire Privée. Colin Greene of Union Bancaire Privée examines the risks facing the mass market housing sector and concludes that its defensive funding strategies make it better placed to adjust to those risks than many other sectors Mass market residential housing is in structural under-supply. As such, it ...
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June, 2022
How quant investing is changing in the digital age
Thomas Kieselstein, CFA, CIO, Managing Partner, Quoniam Asset Management. Thomas Kieselstein of Quoniam Asset Management emphasises the importance for quantitative asset management of being at the forefront of the race to understand and implement the increasing volume of new technologies After years of extreme outperformance by growth and technology ...
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June, 2022
Rolling up your sleeves and getting your hands dirty!
David Crawford, Co-Head of Institutional & Wholesale Distribution, Nordea Asset Management UK. David Crawford of Nordea Asset Management UK puts forward a case for engaging with heavy emitters Following intensified governmental regulations and changing preferences in investors’ appetite, the race to reach net zero has resulted in carbon-heavy stocks ...
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June, 2022
Improved governance is sparking Japan’s corporate resurgence
Junichi Takayama, Japan Equity Investment Director, Nikko Asset Management. Junichi Takayama from Nikko Asset Management looks at the benefits to investors resulting from Japan’s corporate governance and stewardship codes, the Tokyo stock exchange’s new listing rules, and increased shareholder activism Japan used to be routinely criticised by ...
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April, 2022
Offsetting volatility with quality
Matthew Benkendorf, CIO Quality Growth Boutique, Vontobel Asset Management. Matthew Benkendorf at Vontobel sees the return of quality growth companies with high margins, pricing power, low levels of debt and consistent earnings 2022 has been off to a volatile start with global inflation rising to record levels, particularly in developed markets, a ...
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April, 2022
Asset allocation audit: how to see the wood for the trees
John Roe, Head of Multi-Asset Funds, Legal & General Investment Management. James Sparshott, Head of Local Authorities, Legal & General Investment Management. John Roe and James Sparshott at Legal & General Investment Management provide a framework for pension funds preparing an audit of their asset allocation Our conversations with committee ...
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