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FIS Oxford 2024

Investors balance net zero with fiduciary duty and climate scepticism

A panel session at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium at Oxford discusses how the absence of policy is making net zero investment more challenging. Asset owners have to work hard to explain to beneficiaries why net zero targets give a better risk adjusted return.

Sarah RundellNovember 28, 2024

FIS Oxford 2024

Geopolitics: US retrenches to focus on one potential war

Sarah RundellNovember 27, 2024

FIS Oxford 2024

‘Opportunity to lose a lot of money’ in net zero investments

Darcy SongNovember 27, 2024

FIS Oxford 2024

Room for fee innovation as traditional models come under pressure

Darcy SongNovember 26, 2024

FIS Oxford 2024

Asset allocation evolves to factor-in client needs and measure success

Sarah RundellNovember 26, 2024

FIS Oxford 2024

Blue bonds: The next wave of sustainable finance?

The blue bond market can provide an innovative means of supporting the critically underfunded blue economy and blue bonds offer a compelling opportunity in fixed income with untapped impact potential. Challenges include illiquidity in the market and where to place the investment in a portfolio.

Sarah RundellNovember 26, 2024

Drivers of the future: Asia rises but demographics and debt impact west

Speaking at FIS Oxford Ian Goldin, professor of globalisation and development, senior fellow at the Oxford Martin School, professorial fellow at the Balliol College, University of Oxford sketched an emerging world characterised by a rising Asia and ascending west.

Sarah RundellNovember 22, 2024

FIS Oxford 2024

Leveraging geographic diversification in a multipolar world

The past 20 years have seen large pools of capital become larger, more global and diversified across asset classes. The Fiduciary Investors Symposium heard how Bridgewater Associates is allocating capital and resources to meet this shifting paradigm and why investors can’t try to bet on certain geographic regions overperforming.

Chris DastoorNovember 21, 2024

FIS Oxford 2024

CFA Institute: Galvanizing the industry for change

In a wide-ranging discussion at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium at Oxford, CFA Institute chief executive Margaret Franklin, and global head of content at WTW Roger Urwin, examined some of the challenges the investment industry faces and the need for evolution.

Sarah RundellNovember 21, 2024

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UK unleashes its plans for mega funds

The UK government has announced plans to speed up LGPS pooling, forcing local authority pension funds to pool their assets and delegate investment strategy to larger asset pools. The government also wants DC schemes to merge. Top1000funds.com spoke to industry executives about the proposals.

Sarah RundellNovember 19, 2024

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Stewardship: BCI plays the long game

BCI's global head of ESG, Jennifer Coulson, explains why there is no magic bullet for engagement, making it critical for investors to take a multi-faceted approach and reinforce the same outcomes with both corporates and policymakers.

Sarah RundellNovember 14, 2024

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