Amin Rajan
Amin Rajan is CEO of CREATE-Research and a member of The 300 Club
AnalysisLove it or hate it, ESG is here to stay
The latest wave of regulatory and policy measures will benefit different aspects of ESG investing
AnalysisWill the latest wave of official measures drive ESG investing?
The burden of proof that ESG investing works has increased significantly since 2022
Book ReviewThe importance of board decisions in an uncertain world
In the foreword to this new book, the CIO of CERN Pension Fund, Dr Elena Manola-Bonthond, says that, in her experience, investment alpha is scarce and very often difficult to access. It can be costly and its persistence is sometimes questionable. But there are other types of alpha that are more accessible and governance alpha is definitely one of them.
AnalysisESG mandates demand more from asset managers
Greater granularity in ESG investing is set to raise the bar for asset managers
AnalysisThematic investing set to morph into impact investing
In the second article on a new survey, Vincent Mortier, Monica Defend and Amin Rajan argue that greater granularity in ESG investing is set to boost impact investing
FeaturesResearch: The yin and yang of passive and active investing
Amin Rajan and Sebastian Schiele look at the complementary relationship between active and passive investment strategies
FeaturesResearch: ESG investing: not just a bull market luxury
The bear market of 2022 brought a halt to outperformance by ESG portfolios, leading Sebastian Schiele and Amin Rajan to consider whether this is a blip or turnaround
FeaturesResearch: How pension funds look at Chinese assets
Allocations to Chinese assets are still modest. Vincent Mortier and Amin Rajan discuss key issues in the third and final article from the latest Amundi-Create-Research Survey
FeaturesResearch: Thematic investing is set to attract fresh capital
In the second article on the new Amundi-Create Research survey, Vincent Mortier and Amin Rajan highlight pension plans’ interest in thematic investing
FeaturesResearch: Pension investing in an inflation fuelled world
Monica Defend and Amin Rajan highlight the big upheavals facing pension investors
Special ReportESG: Leading viewpoint - write off ESG at your peril
ESG’s current travails are a mid-life crisis out of which something better and fitter will emerge
Book ReviewBooks: How liquid are liquid assets?
Amin Rajan speaks to Pascal Blanqué about his latest book
FeaturesResearch: The democratising of impact investing
Amin Rajan and Sebastian Schiele find investors are opting for more social-related investing
FeaturesResearch: beyond the net-zero hype
The exact path to a net zero world is unknown but the direction of travel is clear, argues Amin Rajan
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Research - DB pensions: a high-wire act in the end game
In the second article in a series, Pascal Blanqué and Amin Rajan outline the intricacies of managing a defined benefit pension plan in the run-off phase
FeaturesResearch: DB plans caught in a Catch 22
Pascal Blanqué and Amin Rajan argue that a toxic confluence of demographics, regulation and interest rates are undermining the finances of pension schemes
Special ReportResearch: The time for action is now
Capital markets alone cannot resolve the market failure and market inefficiency associated with global warming
Book ReviewBooks: COVID: The first 10 weeks
Ten Weeks into COVID-19: Psyche, Money and Narratives: An interpretation of the crisis, Pascal Blanqué, Economica, 2021
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Research: Stewardship is key to the ‘S’ pillar
Simon Klein and Amin Rajan show the reliance of social-related passive funds on equities
