Alternatives – Page 18
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White papersWomen Entrepreneurs And The Benefits Of Equal Access To Capital?
Jenny Johnson, Franklin Templeton CEO and Sara Araghi, Franklin Templeton Venture Partner Director, explore the gender parity gap in women-owned businesses that still exists today—and the opportunity in the investment world.
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Stewardship during a crisis: Lessons from the pandemic
With the publication of the 2020 Annual Review of engagement and voting highlights by EOS at Federated Hermes, Dr Hans-Christoph Hirt, Head of EOS, reflects on the pandemic and the stewardship lessons for companies and investors.
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Blog | Materiality in sustainable investment: in the eye of the beholder
Materiality is central to sustainable finance. But what appears to be a straightforward concept is proving slippery in practice—and is triggering disagreements that could have significant implications for how companies disclose environmental and social indicators, and how regulators construct the market infrastructure on which sustainable finance depends.
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Blog | Delayed not derailed: the EU’s greenwash buster is still on track
It’s boom time for sustainable investing. But as assets flood into ESG-oriented products and strategies, a simultaneous boom is underway in regulation. Predictably, the drafting of that regulation is triggering differences of opinion and vigorous lobbying by the various stakeholders, creating uncertainty for the investment managers to whom the new rules will apply.
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Renewable energy stocks look set to rally
We continue to see signs that renewable energy stocks are well orientated after the sell-off that marked the start of the year.
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Is ‘purpose’ the new green? Pandemic exposes leaders and laggards in stakeholder capitalism
Pandemic exposes leaders and laggards in stakeholder capitalism
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Value from Values: Building Frameworks for ESG Investing
With investors hoping their money can deliver returns and advance core values at the same time, asset managers have been testing different approaches. The biggest challenge comes in translating these values and an organization’s social goals into actionable investment strategies.
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Global Macro Shifts: Asia at the Forefront
This Global Macro Shifts explores the consequences of extraordinary policy responses and the economic outlook for a post-pandemic recovery.
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EOS 2020 Annual Review
EOS publishes 2020 Annual Review with full engagement and voting highlights
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Global gold-backed ETF flows - February 2021
Gold ETFs lost 2% of holdings in February as gold fell and rates rose
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Women on Boards: The Hidden Environmental Connection?
With social inequality gaining prominence ahead of the 2021 proxy season, investors and other stakeholders are increasingly vocal about the need for greater diversity in corporate boardrooms. Our most recent study of gender diversity on boards found that progress in this area is slowing. But there are bright spots: Some companies that achieved three women on their boards have managed to sustain that diversity for at least three years.1
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The Future of Money May Come Sooner Than You Think
The pandemic delivered a boost to cashless commerce, but fresh designs for digital money will disrupt far more than coins and bills.
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Blog | Bitcoin blends can help smooth the digital asset ride
At a time when an increasing number of investors and financial advisors are considering adding Bitcoin to investment portfolios, FTSE Russell has examined how it has behaved within a blended index portfolio.
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Blog | Why bigger boardrooms lead the way on gender equality
Gender diversity in leadership roles has emerged as an important global theme in recent years. Addressing gender equality has become a key focus of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and more governments are putting regulations in place to promote gender diversity in publicly listed companies.
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Trends Reinforced: Investor Migration Fuels Brazil’s Momentum
This issue of Trends Reinforced explores how Brazil could be gearing up for a year of recovery, with the help of domestic drivers.
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The latest on the carbon trading market and a keen appetite for offshore wind assets
Carbon pricing in the EU Emissions Trading System, or ETS market, is entering a new phase, signalling that decarbonisation is well under way in the energy sector and that reducing industrial CO2 emissions will be next, as the EU moves towards its net zero emissions target for 2050.
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Cyclical and value stocks flourish in global bond rout
While unnerving, the late-February surge in global bond yields was a game-changer for equity market leadership, with important implications for navigating the road ahead.
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2020 – A turning point for ESG investing
In many ways, 2020 was a turning point. One key area within environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing was putting a spotlight on corporate behaviour and what constitutes business resilience.
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The relevance of gold as a strategic asset - UK edition
Institutional investors5 have embraced alternatives to traditional investments such as equities and bonds in pursuit of diversification and higher risk-adjusted returns. The share of non-traditional assets, such as hedge funds, private equity funds or commodities, among global pension funds increased from 7% in 1998 to 23% in 2019 – this figure is 30% in the US.6
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The relevance of gold as a strategic asset - Europe edition
Institutional investors5 have embraced alternatives to traditional investments such as equities and bonds in pursuit of diversification and higher risk-adjusted returns. The share of non-traditional assets, such as hedge funds, private equity funds or commodities, among global pension funds increased from 7% in 1998 to 23% in 2019 – this figure is 30% in the US.6
