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Insights & Releases
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Fund managers falling short on assessing the value of their funds
A warning from the FCA: “When considering a fund’s performance, many firms did not consider what the fund should deliver given its investment policy, investment strategy and fees.”
COVID-19 measures have mixed impacts on the environment
Biodiversity loss and intensive food systems make zoonotic diseases more likely.
Decisions are rarely black and white
Inflation’s big comeback: Should corporate pensions care? Falling inflation has been a bigger risk to funded ratios, but rising inflation can lead to tail-risk outcomes. Something to think about from Wellington Management
Natural language processing: Translating the 80% blind spot
Most of the data in the world falls into a “blind spot” that lies outside the scope of traditional analysis
Advances in natural language processing have opened the door to new opportunities for alpha generation
One company is building their own NLP competency to harness the potential of unstructured data sets
Positively Radiant - a new platform for ESG investment opportunities
The launch of a diverse, women-led, investment platform specializing in ESG-anchored portfolios and research for institutional investors and wealth managers by 2 speakers from RAO Global - the Americas in 2021
Overall progress in climate policy: Net Zero and adaptation
Without a much stronger and urgent effort, we will breach 1.5°C of warming in the early 2030s and remain ill-prepared for the future. G
Asia’s Road to Recovery – Uneven but in the Right Direction
It appears clear that the Chinese economy has navigated through the pandemic-induced growth slowdown. We see a continuation of robust manufacturing, powered by exports, and a solid rebound in service activities.
Chancellor Sunak shares an Appetiser ahead of the main meal at Mansion House
he will also set out a plan to force companies to report their environmental impact. Firms will have to say how climate change is likely to affect them.
Robeco still finds plenty to disagree with in the prevailing market consensus.
Insights from Robeco which will chime with many but may confuse others. Which one are you?
Nation’s most disadvantaged workers revealed
New research finds female employees aged 45+ from ethnic minorities are least respected and treated least fairly in the workplace
Plan for the future you want to see
ESG investing in China: Overcoming the ESG data challenge as it launches its first thematic fund as part of triple sustainable launch. Good things happen when insights are shared and conversations happen.
Can oil and gas investment go hand in hand with energy transition?
Until countries diversify their economies, it is unlikely that they will make decisions against monetizing their valuable O&G reserves.
The rise of ESG Law: in search of lost time
This realization has direct and significant implications for lawyers which, however, has not yet been fully understood. Chasing the dragon: the rise of the ESG law firm
2021 Central Bank Gold Reserves Survey
According to the 2021 Central Bank Gold Reserves (CBGR) survey, 21% of central banks intend to increase their gold reserves over the next 12 months. Central banks are also increasingly valuing gold’s performance during periods of crisis as this attribute now tops their rationale for holding gold.
Four overarching conditions for economic activity within the term ESG - EU
The taxonomy comprises a framework with four overarching conditions an economic activity needs to meet in order to qualify as environmentally sustainable.
Shell - the legal case that keeps on giving
Sometimes its the fanfare, at other times its the nuances effect. This is what the ruling was really about: Shell has an obligation of result for emissions connected to the activities of the entire group (i.e. scope 1 emissions and scope 2 emissions from subsidiaries).
Are investors ready for thematic investment opportunities?
Electricity generated from waste can provide 24/7 power for a smarter and greener grid.
RepRisk interviews Savita Subramanian, Head of ESG Research at BofA Securities
Bank of America Head of ESG Research observes that investors are increasingly leveraging company-disclosed ESG data
The changing face of accountability in Leadership at the top
The one thing the US Administration, Bumble & Toshiba have in common today: Leadership