Industry Voice

This article is from AllianceBernstein’s Q1 Edition of AB IQ.

China, Japan, technology, and value have potential to shape global markets in 2021 and beyond

Traditional asset classes are unlikely to generate outsize returns in the years ahead

All signs point to imminent and substantial growth in consolidation, according to a range of speakers across the industry, including TPR, at the recent Professional Pensions DB Consolidation Conference.

Kim Crabtree looks at the important role of active management in defined contribution schemes

Andrew Howard, Global Head of Sustainable Investment, explains how Schroders have further developed their proprietary impact measurement tool SustainEx™ to cover impact at a country level, looking at national externalities and countries’ contributions to shared global problems and benefits.

Finding the right asset mix for long-term investment goals.

To analyse credit risks with greater precision, we developed a pricing model in 2017 to capture the influence of ESG factors on credit spreads. Today, we revisit our study to understand the impact that 2020 has had on that relationship.

At the one-year milestone for the nadir of the pandemic-induced financial crisis, the present serves as a useful vantage point to look back and examine COVID-19’s profound impact on credit markets and what it implies for credit investors ahead.

Here are the five reasons why we believe sustainable indexing gives investors the clarity they need to build more sustainable portfolios.