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Industry Voice: Secular Outlook Takeaways - Escalating Disruption
The COVID shock has amplified disruptive trends, but we see global investment opportunities in the volatility ahead.
Industry Voice: Sustainability drives success in a post-coronavirus world
Crisis causes change. We know this both as human beings and as experienced global investors. The 2008 global financial crisis (GFC) led to a reckoning in how businesses were run, especially in financial services. The GFC ultimately redefined fiduciary...
Industry Voice: How best to approach climate change risk management?
Columbia Threadneedle Investments' Chris Wagstaff considers how asset owners might best approach climate change risk management by adopting a number of non-mutually exclusive mitigating actions to address transition and physical risks.
Industry Voice: Answers to the top five questions about emerging markets today
Emerging market (EM) equities have rebounded by more than 40% from the lows reached in March, due in large part to the tremendous monetary and fiscal stimulus in both developed and EM countries. While we all await clarity on a second wave of COVID-19, the timing of vaccine development, and the outcome of the US election, we’d like to discuss five questions that are shaping our thoughts at State Street Global Advisors on EM equities right now.
Diligenta: Modernising and transforming administration
Professional Pensions spoke to Diligenta chief executive Daniel Praveen as part of an exclusive series of interviews with some of the finalists and winners of the UK Pensions Awards. This is what he had to say…
EY: Driving improvements in market transparency
Professional Pensions spoke to EY partner Iain Brown and director Rikhav Shah as part of an exclusive series of interviews with some of the finalists and winners of the UK Pensions Awards. This is what they had to say…
Phoenix Corporate Investment Services: A transformational period
Professional Pensions spoke to Phoenix Corporate Investment Services senior manager Jess Williams as part of an exclusive series of interviews with some of the finalists and winners of the UK Pensions Awards. This is what she had to say...
Standard Life: Helping people achieve a more secure and sustainable future
Professional Pensions spoke to Standard Life managing director of workplace Gail Izat as part of an exclusive series of interviews with some of the finalists and winners of the UK Pensions Awards. This is what she had to say…
ABAKA: Delivering artificial financial intelligence
Professional Pensions spoke to Abaka as part of an exclusive series of interviews with some of the finalists and winners of this year's UK Pensions Awards. This is what the firm had to say…
BNP Paribas Asset Management: Evolving our global sustainability strategy
Professional Pensions spoke to BNP Paribas Asset Management head of sales Philip Dawes as part of an exclusive series of interviews with some of the finalists and winners of the UK Pensions Awards. This is what he had to say…
Industry Voice: Does democracy always drive improvements in economic policy?
This research paper, by Eaton Vance, picks up on the empirically documented relationship between economic policy and asset prices, and seeks to identify key determinants of economic policy change.
Industry Voice: Can the market's immunity last?
The global economy has rebounded from the lows reached in March and April but momentum has waned as rising cases of COVID-19 have forced some regions to once again restrict activity. Jim Cielinski, Global Head of Fixed Income at Janus Henderson Investors, discusses whether credit markets can remain immune to the economic fragility.
Industry Voice: Why pension funds need to act now on climate-related risks
Pension funds will be required to report the risks that climate change could have on investments under new rules and investors are demanding accountability from companies.
Partner Insight: The role of secure income assets post-Covid-19
Stuart Hitchcock, Calum Macphail and Amie Stow of LGIM discuss opportunities for investors in private funding, filling a gap left by the decline in bank lending
Partner Insight: Capping more than costs?
Newton’s Catherine Doyle explains why a further reduction in the defined contribution charge cap could be detrimental to members’ outcomes
Rebuilding after Covid-19: the role of the mining sector
As governments across the world seek to rebuild their shattered economies, they have announced significant spending plans to generate growth.
Partner Insight: Does high yield make sense for UK pension funds?
MFS’s James Lindsay explains the opportunity and challenges in high yield
Partner Insight: Why pension funds are considering indexing for sustainable investing
Manuela Sperandeo of iShares explains the advantages of sustainable indexing
Industry Voice: What are the principal considerations and obstacles to climate change risk management?
CTI's Chris Wagstaff reflects on the principal considerations in approaching, and the obstacles to be overcome in implementing, an effective climate change risk management policy.
Industry Voice: How well do you know your DC members?
In terms of hard facts, most fiduciaries know very little about their UK defined contribution (DC) pension members. But data are critical to making the right choices for the default investment strategy. AllianceBernstein (AB) outline their proven process to achieve better member outcomes.
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