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December, 2020
Engaging for a greener future
Andrew Parry, Head of Sustainable Investments, Newton Investment Management. Andrew Parry of Newton Investment Management looks at why engagement can be an effective way to support the energy sector’s transition to a lower-carbon future Though we have been seeing hints of a rotation back into value stocks over recent weeks, which could benefit oil ...
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December, 2020
Investing in tomorrow: ESG in emerging markets
David Crawford, Co-Head of Institutional & Wholesale Distribution UK, Nordea Asset Management. David Crawford of Nordea Asset Management outlines how investors can best identify opportunities in emerging markets that satisfy the ESG criteria set in the developed world When the celebrity who breaks the record for the greatest number of new Instagram ...
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December, 2020
ESG: vital risk management but application challenges remain
Emma Powell, LAPF Investments. Emma Powell discusses how trustees are approaching the requirement to integrate ESG principles into their investment strategies and the importance of consistent reporting standards from managers and the companies they invest in, to help them do so Changing regulation and increasing awareness of the risks posed by climate ...
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December, 2020
Six things to know about sustainable bond markets
Scott Mather, CIO of US Core Strategies, Responsible for ESG, PIMCO. Scott Mather of PIMCO identifies the different forms of debt instruments geared towards sustainability and sumarises the range of benefits they offer to investors So what are green bonds? And how do they relate to – and differ from – social, sustainability and ...
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December, 2020
Investing beyond the pandemic: a reset for portfolios in 2021
Markus Schomer, Managing Director, Chief Economist, PineBridge Investments, New York. Markus Schomer of PineBridge Investments explains how, following an unprecedented global response to a massive exogenous shock, policy remains the driving force for economies and markets in 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic’s arc, and its impact on political and policy ...
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December, 2020
Infrastructure investing in a post-Covid world
Ingrid Edmund, Senior Portfolio Manager, Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Benjamin Kelly, Senior Analyst, Global Research, Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Ingrid Edmund and Benjamin Kelly of Columbia Threadneedle Investments look at how the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of sustainability in infrastructure investment The ...
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October, 2020
Infrastructure’s allure shines post-pandemic
Emma Powell, LAPF Investments. Emma Powell looks at the benefits of solid returns and diversification offered to pension schemes by investment in infrastructure It is too early to tell whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s pledge to unleash a wave of measures that will enable the UK to “build, build, build” its way out of a coronavirus-induced ...
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October, 2020
Digital infrastructure from a sustainability perspective
Benjamin Kelly, Senior Analyst, Global Research, Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Antonio Botija, Head of Origin and Investments, Infrastructure Investments, Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Benjamin Kelly and Antonio Botija of Columbia Threadneedle Investments discuss the benefits of investment in sustainable digital infrastructure, demand for ...
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October, 2020
A focus on affordable housing
Paul Myles, Director, UK Institutional Business, BMO Global Asset Management. Paul Myles of BMO Global Asset Management describes exactly what is implied by affordable housing and outlines the benefits that investment in it can bring to investors and to society as a whole Housing is a basic human need, and the provision of housing as a social mission ...
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October, 2020
Building back better: stimulating the UK economy post-Covid
Gregg McClymont, Executive Director, IFM Investors. Gregg McClymont of IFM Investors looks at how pension fund capital can assist the UK government’s infrastructure spending initiatives Just before the Covid-19 pandemic hit the UK in March, the new government delivered a statement of intent on infrastructure, pledging public capital expenditure of ...
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