REITs, rates and real estate cycle Scott Crowe of CenterSquare Investment Management explains the reasons behind the current market concerns over Real Estate Investment Trusts, and... Scott Crowe Chief Investment Strategist CenterSquare Investment Management October 1, 2015 Focus Hop aboard the US growth engine Mid-market private companies have the potential to expand rapidly while avoiding high exposure to volatile public markets. Nitin Gupta and... Nitin Gupta Partner Caspian Private Equity Benoit Jacquin Partner Caspian Private Equity October 1, 2015 Focus Quantifying “green alpha” Tim Mockett of Impax Asset Management outlines a methodology for measuring the investment return from properties attributable to sustainability and... Tim Mockett Managing Director, Sustainable Property Impax Asset Management October 1, 2015 Focus Active Beta: a new approach to accessing property market returns Mark Bunney, Tony Yu and Matt Day outline an innovative strategy for investors seeking exposure to commercial real estate The benefits... Mark Bunney Head of Indirect Property Kames Capital Tony Yu Fund Manager, Indirect Property Kames Capital Matt Day Fund Manager, Indirect Property Kames Capital October 1, 2015 Focus Rethinking fixed income: an alternative approach to emerging markets Emerging market debt is an asset class that is well suited to an absolute return approach. Current market dynamics make... Sherilee Mace Director, Business Development Insight Investment October 1, 2015 Focus The energy transition and the stranded assets debate – an investment risk or opportunity? Cathrine de Coninck-Lopez of Threadneedle looks at the potential impact of steps taken by the global community to mitigate climate... Cathrine de Coninck-Lopez Sustainable and Responsible Investment Officer Threadneedle December 1, 2014 Focus Are alternatives for everyone? New research by Aberdeen Asset Management confirms that pension schemes are investing in an increasingly wide range of asset classes... December 1, 2014 Focus Impact investing – a more effective way of doing good Christopher Head from BlackRock discusses the conventional ways that ethical investing is undertaken, outlines the shortcomings of these approaches, and... Christopher Head Head of UK Local Authorities, Institutional Client Business BlackRock December 1, 2014 Focus Making the most of alternatives Matthew Craig examines why uncertainty for equities and bonds has meant that local authorities are increasingly turning to alternatives in... Matthew Craig LAPF Investments December 1, 2014 Focus Private equity co-investments – the need for a careful approach Private equity has been garnering interest amongst pension funds. Tim Creed of Adveq examines how co-investing can help investors access... Tim Creed Managing Director and Head of European investments Adveq November 9, 2013 Focus