The Relativities of Climate Risk Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, ESG Unisuper CIO John Pearce speaks to [i3] Insights about the fund’s approach to assessing climate risk using a shadow carbon price. Read More
Looking for Growth Equities Although many people today might think of growth stocks as companies such as Amazon, the investing style actually has its roots in discovering small emerging companies. We speak to MFS about opportunities in the current market. Read More
Climate Activism – Real Impact or Greenwashing? Editorial, ESG Engine No 1’s victory in the proxy war against oil giant ExxonMobil has been lauded as a momentous milestone for climate change activists and ESG investors. But critics remain sceptical about the motives Read More
PATRIZIA to Acquire Whitehelm Capital Private & Alternative Markets, Real Estate PATRIZIA has agreed to take over Whitehelm Capital for at least EUR 67 million. Read More
State Super appoints GM Defined Contribution Asset Owners State Super has appointed Jason Hazell as General Manager, Defined Contribution Investments. Hazell joins from Crescent Wealth, where he was CIO Read More
APRA Test Lacking in Detail Risk and Regulation Frontier questions lack of detail in APRA’s publication of the Your Future, Your Super performance test that singled out 13 funds as having failed the test Read More
Climate Risk and the Data Revolution Emerging Markets, ESG, Factors, Quant & Systematic A revolution in data mapping the effects of climate change has created opportunities for investors to develop a more granular picture of the risks involved, while it is also likely to lead to a gradual repricing of assets, PGIM says. Read More
Nudging or Defaulting for Retirement? Retirement The retirement income covenant might want to place obligations on trustees to nudge members towards recommended retirement strategies, Geoff Warren argues. Read More
The Limitations of Nudging Behavioural Finance Professor Richard Thaler has gained worldwide fame as the co-author of the book Nudge. But now he says there are limitations to nudging as a solution. Read More
