Room for fee innovation as traditional models come under pressure
Asset owners and managers may not always agree on fees, but one thing both parties are thinking a lot more about these days is creating innovative structures which – if done right – could provide rewards for the former and value for the latter.
Asset allocation evolves to factor-in client needs and measure success
Institutional investors strive to link their strategic asset allocation to their key objectives and ensure it evolves alongside technological advancements. A discussion at Fiduciary Investors Symposium Oxford explored the complexities and trade-offs inherent in portfolio construction.
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.
Drivers of the future: Asia rises but demographics and debt impact the 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 declining west.
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.


