Pandemic Could Accelerate Energy Transition ESG, Women in Finance The coronavirus pandemic could accelerate the transition from fossil fuel energy generation to generation through renewable energy, as demand and supply shocks affect the forecast for peak fuel usage and gives policymakers the tools to implement a more sustainable energy system, according to State Street Global Advisors. Read More
Risk Mitigation Helps OPTrust Limit Losses Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Financial Crisis, Private & Alternative Markets Canadian fund OPTrust employs a risk mitigating portfolio to help protect the fund from the worst of the volatility that can be experienced in growth assets, and it has proven quite resilient during the recent turmoil. Read More
Fixed Income ETFs Pass Liquidity Test Financial Crisis, Fixed Income & Credit As bond markets froze up in March of this year, when the scale of the pandemic became clear, fixed income ETFs remained liquid and experienced record trading volumes. We speak to BlackRock’s Steve Laipply to see how these ETFs held up under their first real life stress test. Read More
Rio Tinto – A Test Case for ESG Editorial, ESG As Rio Tinto destroys a unique piece of cultural heritage will asset owners’ ESG policies enable them to respond, or will it just be business as usual? Read More
Superannuation Industry ROR at Record Low Asset Allocation & Strategy, Risk and Regulation Super industry has experienced its lowest rate of return in the March quarter since APRA started data collection. Read More
Eyeing Distressed Investments Financial Crisis, Fixed Income & Credit, Private & Alternative Markets Asset consultant bfinance surveys distressed and opportunistic strategies and finds frantic capital raising activity. But not all strategies are equal, as the pandemic means a lack of track records and increased competition in some sectors. Read More
Hedging with Hindsight at VFMC Asset Owners, Private & Alternative Markets, Risk and Regulation What if you could design your hedging strategy with 20/20 hindsight? We asked VFMC’s Mark Aaron how to best address this question. Read More
Diversification through China A-shares Emerging Markets, Equities One of the reasons to invest in China A-shares is diversification. So how have these equities held up during the current pandemic-driven financial crisis? We speak to UBS AM’s Geoffrey Wong to find out. Read More
Superannuation Funds pay $6.3 billion in Early Release Asset Allocation & Strategy, Risk and Regulation, Women in Finance Superannuation funds have paid out $6.3 billion in total under the early release scheme to people who are experiencing financial hardship as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Read More
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