Investor Strategy – Page 46
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NewsABP overtakes PFZW as top Dutch sustainable investor
But most schemes have not set goals for ESG-related investments, says VBDO
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Joseph Mariathasan: Big decisions over China for Europe and the UK
Picking a side in the trade war ‘should be an easy decision’, Ashmore’s Jan Dehn tells Joseph Mariathasan
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NewsBig investors at crossroads in ‘man vs machine’ shift, survey shows
Many institutions have yet to use emerging technology despite agreement on its future impact
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How AI could change manager selection at world’s biggest pension fund
Fund manager selection and accountability could be significantly improved, claims report from Sony CSL
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Schroders targets DC default market with sustainable factor-based launch
Asset manager secures backing from UK defined contribution schemes to open ESG-tilted fund with £350m
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PRI co-founder says Norway’s sovereign fund must exit oil and gas stocks
Carlos Joly argues that overexposure to oil and gas would put future generations at risk
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Kempen to close ‘passive’ funds worth €400m in strategic shift
Asset manager to cease its fundamental index strategy, affecting a number of undisclosed institutional investors
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NewsExiting the market at the wrong time ‘could cost more than 50%’
Missing just the two best quarters could cut cumulative real returns on UK equities in half, warns Cambridge Associates
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Unilever abandons restructure under pressure from shareholders
RLAM and other major shareholders had opposed “forced divestment of Unilever under a single listing”
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Nordic quintet backs $1bn investment in US mid-market loans [updated]
Providers swap traditional fixed income for higher-yielding corporate notes
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Local Pensions Partnership unveils £750m hedge fund vehicle
Property pooled vehicle planned for later this year as Berkshire begins onboarding £2bn of assets
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Generali Investments splits to create LDI specialist arm
LDI arm separates from ‘growth engine’, which will consist of ‘unconstrained and distinctive’ strategies
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PGGM to focus on healthcare sector, exit other business channels
Provider to further open asset management to external players
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NewsPerformance fees correlated with underperformance, study finds
Finance professor finds performance fee charging funds return 50-70 bps less on average than peers without such a fee
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Lothian backs merger of Scottish local authority funds
£6.7bn scheme calls for mergers to come from work with ‘like-minded partners on a voluntary basis’
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FTSE Russell predicts $10bn inflow when A-shares join indices in 2019
Chinese government bonds could be added to leading fixed income benchmarks following review of classification criteria
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Top European asset owners back UN’s Tobacco-Free Finance pledge
90 investors sign pledge linked to Sustainable Development Goals, as MSCI launches global and regional tobacco exclusion indices
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Institutional investors must get better grasp of dealing costs, says CEM
Transaction costs found to make up quarter of overall investment bill
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NewsSweden’s AP Funds behind first short-term green bond issue
Property company Vasakronan issues SEK610m of green commercial paper bonds
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Italian railways scheme launches search for private debt managers
Eurofer to invest €25m as Italian schemes’ appetite for alternatives grows
