Over an unprecedented twelve months, commercial property funds have proven their resilience as stable income generators. James Coke looks at how the market is changing and evolving to ensure it delivers for investors in the years to come.
Addressing ESG risks has typically been easier in equities but there are many ways to do it in fixed income and LDI portfolios, writes Stephanie Baxter
Regulatory pressures over ESG will only intensify. Lucy Tusa says it is better for trustees to embrace this direction of travel sooner rather than later
With so much for trustees to grapple with currently, Stephanie Baxter looks at the most important questions they should be asking about ESG.
Hadassah Shulman looks at the lessons learned from the High Court decision of John Tenconi v The James Hay Partnership (2019).
Despite Brexit, indirect EU impacts are expected to influence how UK schemes and their asset managers stay alert to ESG issues, writes Charlotte Moore.
The countdown to net zero is now well underway, Hope William-Smith take a look at how schemes are aligning with Paris Agreement goals.
Adrian Boulding and Dr Daniel Philps look at how artificial intelligence will make it easier for investors to understand the ESG performance of their investee companies.
During Covid-19 companies have gone on a borrowing binge to ensure they can ride out the pandemic and may find themselves excessively indebted, but it is not all doom and gloom. Daniel Booth and Mark Lyon consider the corporate credit environment for...
With sustainable investing proliferating rapidly and ESG ratings becoming embedded in financial markets, providers are coming under the spotlight over the transparency of their scoring systems, writes Pedro Gonçalves.