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Matthew Patsky, CEO and Portfolio Manager at Trillium Asset Management | Raising Awareness of ESG

Raising Awareness of ESG Materiality

In this interview with Trillium’s Matt Patsky, we tackle some of the most contentious ESG issues, including the gender pay gap and the decline of fossil fuel demand. We also look at how investors can use shareholder resolutions to raise awareness of issues that are ignored by companies.

Andrew Fisher, Head of Asset Allocation, Sunsuper

Sunsuper: SAA Hasn’t Stopped Working

Asset Allocation & Strategy

Does a more volatile market environment need a more hands on approach when it comes to asset allocation? We asked Sunsuper’s Andrew Fisher how the fund’s DAA and SAA programs held up.

[i3] Emerging Markets Webinar with T. Rowe Price

Value Rotation in Emerging Markets

Emerging Markets, Equities

It currently appears that we have a bubble in technology stocks, as in 2001. But this time round, it is combined with a deep global recession and a heightened focus on sustainability.

Future Fund Appoints New CIO

Asset Owners, Women in Finance

The Future Fund has appointed Sue Brake as its new Chief Investment Officer (CIO).

Reducing Risk with Liquidity Sleeves

Factors, Quant & Systematic, Fixed Income & Credit

Liquidity sleeves that mimic a fund’s strategic asset allocation with ETFs could help asset owners navigate bouts of volatility, as seen during the months of March and April this year, iShares says.

Technology Stocks Could Face Headwinds

Equities

Technology companies, the drivers of the outperformance of growth-style investing in recent years, are facing several headwinds and investors should be wary if their portfolios are too heavily skewed to growth, Cambridge Associates’ Travis Schoenleber says

The Future of the Office

Real Estate

What does the future of office real estate look like once the pandemic is over? Will we all return to work or will we see permanent changes that affect demand? We speak with Aviva Investors about some of the likely changes this sector will see in the coming years.

VFMC Pivots to Hardware Retail and Club Investing

Asset Owners, Real Estate

In part II of the interview with VFMC’s Pete King, Florence Chong discusses retail property, club investments and the future of office real estate

[i3] Climate Transition with Aviva Investors

Climate Transition: Beyond Low Carbon Investing

Equities, ESG

In partnership with Aviva Investors, [i3] convened a webinar to discuss the implications of climate transition to investors’ portfolios. With combined backgrounds in Environmental Biology, Environmental Technology and Finance, Rick Stathers and Jaime Ramos Martin shared their perspectives on how investors can go beyond low carbon investing to build resilience into portfolios. Key issues included: The […]