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June, 2019
DGFs and sustainability: can multi-asset strategies offer a sustainable solution?
Maria Municchi, Fund Manager, M&G Multi Asset Team, M&G Investments. Maria Municchi of M&G outlines the concepts behind building sustainability into a multi-asset strategy Pension schemes looking to deliver retirement incomes are increasingly giving greater consideration to sustainable investing, with a view to not just fulfil the financial ...
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June, 2019
The time is now: how equity hedging strategies can efficiently protect portfolios
Regis Lelong, Vice President, UK Strategic Risk Solutions, Citi. Rohan Tawadey, Director, Equity Derivative Sales & Cross Asset Solutions, Citi. As investors and asset allocators increasingly consider the probability of a more volatile outlook for financial markets, Regis Lelong and Rohan Tawadey of Citi reveal how equity systematic solutions can ...
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June, 2019
Private equity secondaries: capitalising on an ever-expanding opportunity
Matt Jones, Partner, Co-head of Private Equity Secondaries, Pantheon. Andy Bush, Vice President, Relationship Manager, Pantheon. Pantheon’s Matt Jones and Andy Bush discuss the surging growth of the Private Equity Secondary Market and the implications for investors A secondary allocation has long been employed by investors as a means to mitigate ...
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June, 2019
Walking the ESG talk
Stephen Hearle, Director, Global Institutional Business, Nordea Asset Management. Stephen Hearle from Nordea Asset Management pinpoints five questions to ask before choosing your ESG partner There is no question that over the last few years ESG has moved from niche to the mainstream. This has recently led to a proliferation of options and solutions ...
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June, 2019
Sustainability unconstrained: a spotlight on ESG and sectors
Abbie Llewellyn-Waters, Fund Manager – Global Equities, Jupiter Asset Management. Abbie Llewellyn-Waters of Jupiter Asset Management explains how ESG analysis can determine favourable company growth outlooks across a range of sectors Focusing on sustainability can often be mischaracterised as operating within a restrictive investment universe. And ...
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June, 2019
Equities markets in a state of flux
Matthew Craig, LAPF Investments. As LGPS funds consider their allocations to equities, Matthew Craig examines the options available to investors seeking to benefit from the growth potential of equities Since the middle of the last century, equities have been at the heart of most UK pension fund’s investment portfolios, as the growth engine of a ...
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April, 2019
Environmental, social, governance (ESG) and the spectrum of capital
Karen Shackleton, Senior Adviser, MJ Hudson Allenbridge. Karen Shackleton, Senior Adviser at MJ Hudson Allenbridge, considers the different investment approaches that are open to pension fund managers when considering their commitments to ESG investment With ESG becoming increasingly mainstream, pension fund investors are being bombarded with a ...
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April, 2019
Five key responsible investment themes for 2019
Paul Myles, Director, Sales and Relationship Management, UK Institutional, BMO Global Asset Management. Paul Myles of BMO Global Asset Management explores the various ways asset managers can actively embrace ESG issues, and identifies five of the most important Interest in (and acknowledgement of) the importance of Environmental, Social and Governance ...
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April, 2019
The ESG evolution
Matthew Craig, LAPF Investments. Matthew Craig examines how ESG trends are informing the investment decisions at local authority pension funds For the members of Local Government Pension Scheme (LPGS), investing with regard to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues has gone from an optional extra to a key part of their investment mission in ...
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April, 2019
Identifying why and how ESG factors move the needle
Guillaume Mascotto, Head of ESG and Investment Stewardship, American Century Investments. Guillaume Mascotto of American Century Investments highlights some key business risks that can demonstrate the value ESG can bring when planning an investment strategy Despite recent advancements, environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing remains a ...
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