Sustainability
Call to trustees: Stand up to managers
The largest asset owners should care about the stewardship difficulties facing asset owners with less than £20 billion in assets.
Janice TurnerDecember 18, 2019
Industry events
Engagement needs more resources
Resources in the investment value chain have to shift away from financial modelling and trading towards stewardship and engagement according to Luba Nikulina, global head of manager research at Willis Towers Watson, speaking at the 8th Sustainable Finance Forum run by Oxford University.
Amanda WhiteJune 17, 2019
Opinion
Mercer’s four themes for 2018
Mercer delves into central bank policy, geopolitics, macroeconomics and sustainability to kick off four discussions investors need to have as they prepare for a more changeable year ahead.
Phil EdwardsJanuary 19, 2018
Asset Classes
Infrastructure investors need trust
Private investors seeking infrastructure opportunities must generate confidence that they’ll be good long-term stewards. The Better Infrastructure Initiative has 10 principles they can follow.
Gordon NobleOctober 31, 2017
FIS INSEAD 2017
Holistic returns, not poker
Hermes chief executive tells fiduciary investors that success should include helping create a sustainable world; otherwise, they’d be better off investing people’s money in top poker players.
Amanda WhiteApril 5, 2017
Sustainability
GPIF keen on stewardship
The $1.26 trillion GPIF fulfils stewardship duties by promoting engagement between its external asset managers and investee companies. Fund managers have stepped up their efforts in response.
Amanda WhiteMarch 17, 2017