Managing infrastructure safety requires long-term focus Providing a safe workplace is a primary focus for infrastructure owners, underpinning value creation in an environment that typically involves... Shannon O’Keeffe Director, Social Responsibility IFM Investors Will Phillips Senior Associate, Asset Management IFM Investors Nicholas Rivera Associate, Asset Management IFM Investors June 27, 2023 Focus What pension fund investors need to know about real assets Pádraig Floyd describes the different classes of real assets and explores their pros and cons as part of a pension... Pádraig Floyd LAPF Investments June 24, 2023 Focus Investing for impact through real assets benefits communities and investors alike Paul Myles of Schroders looks at the benefits of pension funds’ investment in local real estate and renewable energy infrastructure Discussions... Paul Myles Business Development Director – Private Assets Schroders June 6, 2023 Focus Place-based impact investing, and how pension capital can help the UK level up Chris Santer and Paul Myles from Schroders Capital discuss place-based impact investing and why pension fund capital is well suited... Chris Santer Fund Manager Schroders Capital Real Estate Paul Myles Business Development Director – Private Assets Schroders April 24, 2023 Focus Levelling up – a gateway to better and more effective pensions legislation? Howard Bluston discusses the implications of the consultation process for levelling up as it will affect pension funds, and sees... Howard Bluston Independent Adviser April 17, 2023 Focus How LAPFs can contribute to the government's levelling up strategy Pádraig Floyd examines the aims of the government’s levelling up strategy and the particular implications of its suggestion that local... Pádraig Floyd LAPF Investments April 5, 2023 Focus Emerging markets – a good time to invest? Pádraig Floyd looks at how Emerging markets were faced with numerous macro economic and geopolitical challenges in 2022, Yet they... Pádraig Floyd LAPF Investments February 25, 2023 Focus Sustainable development in EM – what contribution can companies make? Raphael Lüscher and Antoine Hnein from Vontobel discuss how to identify emerging market companies that are most aligned to SDGs,... Raphael Lüscher mtx Portfolio Manager Vontobel Antoine Hnein mtx Portfolio Manager Vontobel February 22, 2023 Focus Alternative investments – the right choice for income? Jeff Munroe of Darwin Alternative Investment Management looks at the benefits of selective investment into alternative assets, particularly those with... Jeff Munroe Strategic Adviser Darwin Alternative Investment Management December 1, 2022 Focus The role of secure income in investment strategies Things were looking rosy for LGPS valuations early in 2022, but did the Russian invasion of Ukraine, slowdown of the... Pádraig Floyd LAPF Investments December 1, 2022 Focus Building a direct lending allocation Steve Beckett of Blue Owl looks at the benefits of direct lending, the largest constituent of the private credit market Following... Steve Beckett Head of Product Solutions Blue Owl December 1, 2022 Focus Ensuring secure income assets do what they said they will do Magnus Spence at FidesIQ discusses the frequent mismatch between what asset managers are saying and doing and how to rectify... Magnus Spence Director FidesIQ December 1, 2022 Focus