All ESG/SRI articles – Page 97
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White papersAsian fund passports’ slow progress
While passports are likely to accelerate growth in the local fund industry, national interests are hindering their development.
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White papersAsset Allocation Monthly: March 2017
Global equity markets are near all-time highs, bond markets are relatively calm, and currency volatility is reasonably low.
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White papersFrench elections: what to expect should Le Pen prevail
Mark Burgess looks at what a Le Pen presidency could mean for France, Europe and the broader global landscape and argues that the immediate reaction of markets is likely to be a spike in volatility for French assets due to the uncertainty of what is to come.
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White papersTackling the ‘unknown unknowns’: how active managers manage unforeseen risks
The best active managers never resort to blaming events seemingly outside of their control for poor performance. Rather, they work harder to overcome such hurdles, listening to a wide range of views, inviting challenge and working closely with others to refine their process so as to retain that all-important edge.
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White papers[Full paper] Outnumbered but not outpaced – the bold change we need for female fund manager talent to break through
While financial services has made some progress towards parity, asset management remains an outlier with only 7% female representation.
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White papers[Summary] Outnumbered but not outpaced – the bold change we need for female fund manager talent to break through
While financial services has made some progress towards parity, asset management remains an outlier with only 7% female representation. Alison Jefferis argues that it’s time to embrace bold change to redress the balance as the industry is missing out on a deep pool of talent and resources.
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White papersBehavioural Interventions Series: Paper Three Committed, Disengaged, Suspicious or Falsely Secure - What type of pension saver are you?
Saving for retirement is for most a complex and inaccessible topic, which is perhaps why many people switch off rather than engage with it head-on.
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White papersThe Big Deal About Big Data
In the present day, we are creating more data than ever before and at an exponential rate. This information can be used for purposes that were unprecedented when data was first collected. Enhancements to technology and computing power have been critical in making sense of the data that is available globally. The growth in distributed databases, where data is stored via a centralised database across several platforms instead of a single platform, allows for highly-scalable parallel processing of vast amounts of data. This can decrease processing time by several orders of magnitude for many applications.
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White papersESG Investing and Portfolio Integration
Interest in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors is expanding at a rapid pace among institutional and retail investors around the world.
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White papersMind the gap: Overcoming the cognitive barriers to saving for retirement
In this paper, Chris Wagstaff considers how reasonably simple behavioural interventions can be used by policymakers, regulators and the pensions community to improve saving decisions.
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White papers[Summary] What constitutes a first class pensions system? Adopting a global perspective of what defines a good retirement outcome
In this paper, Chris Wagstaff takes a comprehensive look at pension systems worldwide; identifying those enduring principles with universal application that characterise an ideal pensions system and ultimately contribute to that all-important holy grail: generating a comfortable retirement for savers.
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White papers[Full paper] What constitutes a first class pensions system? Adopting a global perspective of what defines a good retirement outcome
In this paper, Chris Wagstaff takes a comprehensive look at pension systems worldwide; identifying those enduring principles with universal application that characterise an ideal pensions system and ultimately contribute to that all-important holy grail: generating a comfortable retirement for savers.
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How to implement ESG analysis in credit research
At Insight, we believe that incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks within credit analysis, alongside other investment considerations, is achievable and beneficial for investors.
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Five Questions CIOs Should Ask Investment Managers About ESG
As risk management has drawn more attention in recent years, institutional investors who have integrated environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) considerations into their process have put themselves in a better position to assess risks and opportunities in their portfolios. In our view, keeping track of how companies handle ESG ...
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Ageing population: challenge for societies, opportunity for companies
The ageing of the population: under pressure More and more of us are getting older… A fact of life but the stark reality is that this long term demographic shift is inevitable and is already putting a great strain on our societies and economic models.
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Doing well by doing good: Why sustainability delivers a double bottom line
Significant transformation within the energy industry that increasingly supports sustainable infrastructure is under way. Demand for clean energy is rising, driven by chronic underinvestment in infrastructure, new policy and regulation, more competitive costs of renewable fuels, efficiency technologies, and heightened consumer awareness. As demand grows for low-carbon transport, low-carbon electricity, ...
