Courting Controversy in Times of Crisis Equities, Financial Crisis, Women in Finance Every crisis harbours opportunities for those willing to look deeper at the underlying drivers. We talk to MFS Investment Management about some of the most interesting contrarian trades during this pandemic. Read More
ACC Impact Fund Sees Interest Asset Owners, ESG New Zealand’s ACC has seen broad interest from companies that would like to be considered for the new impact fund. Read More
Distressed Cycle Could Be Different Financial Crisis, Fixed Income & Credit, Women in Finance Many fund managers have been raising capital for distressed debt opportunities in anticipation of a spike in defaults. But Bev Durston, Managing Director at alternative assets advisory firm Edgehaven, has some reservations about the scale of the opportunity set out there. Read More
Investing in the Energy Transition ESG, Innovation The transition to renewable energy has gained momentum in recent years as technologies have improved and public opinion has turned against coal. We speak with Aviva Investors to see how asset owners can capitalise on this trend. Read More
ESG Outside of Equities ESG, Women in Finance How do you integrate ESG outside of fundamental listed equities strategies? There is not always an easy answer, asset owners said at a recent PRI event. Read More
Aligning with SDGs Asset Owners, ESG AustralianSuper, APG, British Columbia Investment and PGGM talk to [i3] Insights about their plans for the newly launched SDI Asset Owner Platform. Read More
Staying Ahead of Market Repricing Factors, Quant & Systematic, Fixed Income & Credit, Women in Finance Since the GFC, macroeconomic events have become strong drivers of asset returns. Loomis Sayles has now developed a crisis sensitivity ratio model to better understand how these events impact markets. Read More
HESTA appoints Head of PM Asset Owners HESTA has appointed Alan Sheen as Head of Portfolio Management, who joins the fund from Dalton Street Capital. Read More
JANA Appoints Head of Insurance Strategy Fixed Income & Credit JANA has created a new role of Head of Insurance Strategy to reflect the expanded business and has appointed Greg Wilkinson into the role. Read More
