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Partner Insight: ESG: Moving up the trustee agenda
Newton Investment Management’s Rob Stewart considers how DC schemes can respond to new rules on disclosing ESG policies
Partner Insight: What next for DC pensions?
With master trusts coming of age in 2019, Newton Investment Management’s Julian Lyne looks at what 2020 has in store for DC schemes
Industry Voice: QMA's outlook and review for the final quarter of 2019
QMA’s Global Multi-Asset Solutions Group shares their global economic and investment outlook for the fourth quarter of 2019.
Industry Voice: Why climate change also matters for government bond investing
The global sovereign debt market is one of the largest asset classes in the world, and yet it has typically lagged other asset classes when it comes to integrating climate change considerations. The reality is, sovereign debt investors are exposed to...
Industry Voice: QMA looks at capital market assumptions for the final quarter of 2019
QMA’s Global Multi-Asset Solutions Group shares their ten-year capital market assumptions for the fourth quarter of 2019.
Industry Voice Video: The hidden side of supply chains
Over the last two years, we have been engaging with companies about the presence of child labour in the cobalt supply chain.
Partner Insight: Aviva Investors' 2019 Real Asset Study shows the growing importance of ESG
In our 2019 Real Asset Study, we spoke to 500 investment decision-makers across Europe, representing over €600 billion in assets under management. One undeniable trend highlighted in the study is the growing influence of environmental, social and governance...
Industry Voice: No place like home: sizing up investment home bias in pension fund allocations
We have known for a long time that pension funds place a large domestic weight on their equity allocations, relative to what Modern Portfolio Theory—which encourages diversification of assets to lower investment risks—might suggest. But when we measured...
Industry Voice Video: Climate call to action
In 2018 we wrote a letter, supported by 60 asset managers and owners, urging the oil industry to take more action on climate change. What was the outcome?
Industry Voice: Hidden fears and ESG: what's on investors' minds
Henry Odogwu, Head of the asset owner group Europe at FTSE Russell discusses
Industry Voice Video: The value of active engagement
Why we believe that actively engaging with companies can lead to better investment outcomes.
Q&A with QMA - Rethinking ESG Investing: Core-Satellite Framework
ESG (environmental, social, governance) investing has evolved considerably over the last two decades, from simple stock-exclusion strategies to more specialized thematic, engagement and impact-oriented solutions. Despite this strategic evolution, we believe...
Value vs growth: the new bubble
The last 18 months have been an historical period of value factor underperformance. Risk-averse investors have turned stock prices upside down. Cheap stocks have been underperforming for the last 18 months, while expensive stocks are overperforming. The...
Industry Voice: The risk of relying on the status quo for DC investing
The UK pensions landscape has changed; we’re now seeing greater contributions into DC schemes than DB for the first time, prompting a shift from schemes to look beyond traditional asset classes to deliver best outcomes for members.
Industry Voice - Germany: Back to "Sick Man of Europe"?
In an increasingly protectionist world, plagued by escalating trade tensions, the export-focused German economy is clearly suffering. We look ahead and explore the investment implications of a weaker German economy.
Partner Insight: Looking at bond investing in a new light
Newton Investment Management’s Mark Hammond considers the case for including absolute-return bond strategies in DC default strategies
Industry Voice: Gaining a trading edge in emerging-markets debt
In this Q&A, Mike O’Brien, Director of Global Trading, offers his insights into how the trading desk seeks to add alpha to the investment process.
Partner Insight: Longevity risk creates uncertainty, but how should you manage it?
As DB pension schemes de-risk, longevity risk becomes more and more important says Howard Kearns, Longevity Pricing Director at Insight Investment
Industry Voice: How smarter ESG integration can preserve your free lunch
The first generation of ESG strategies excluded whole sectors from investors’ portfolios. Such approaches are still widely used, but investors may be underestimating their impact on portfolio diversification.
