
Responsible Asset Owners Global Symposia
Insights & Releases
We occasionally post information pertaining to responsible investing, be sure to read our archive of posts below.
A nuclear start to the New Year
As for the other activities under the Taxonomy Regulation, the criteria for the gas and nuclear activities will be updated as technology evolves.
New laws to strengthen national security come into effect
A new year, new security laws for acquiring an interest in British businesses. Or at least, new scrutiny. The question is however, why wasn’t it there already?
Net Zero Commitments Versus Science-Based Targets
Companies must step in to close the gap between the goal of reducing climate change and what is actually delivered. And fast!
New laws to strengthen national security come into effect
From 4 January 2022, the government is able to scrutinise and intervene in certain acquisitions that could harm the UK’s national security.
The Clean Energy Transition is not ESG
ESG is in a different zip code than investing in the Clean Energy Transition (CET)
Sustainable investing: resilience amid uncertainty
BlackRock expects sustainable companies to be more resilient during downturns.
OMERS Infrastructure Announces Sale of Scotia Gas Networks Stake to Global Infrastructure Partners
This is what happens next: We will redeploy the capital back into growing our C$30 billion direct global infrastructure portfolio.
Insurers embrace risk Searching for sustainable yield
Setting the scene: navigating risks to accelerate strategic trends
Trading in the China A-Share Market
The China A-share market has seen steadily increasing participation by foreign investors thanks to eased restrictions in the last decade. In this paper, Dimensional Fund Advisors takes a deep dive into the market microstructure, and they find this market exhibits good liquidity and relatively low trading costs.
Chris Ailman - a starring RAO speaker who continues to shine
Chris Ailman wins an award which required vision, courage, commitment & leadership to deliver a stunning shift in responsible investing which will affect us all
Benchmark Aware or Agnostic?
There are various investment techniques to pursue predefined return and risk objectives. For multi-asset investors, the choice starts with the role of the benchmark in portfolio construction.
Ocean 14 Capital completes €80m first close of €150m inaugural impact fund with high-profile investors
Ocean 14 Capital, a private equity firm focused on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG14), aims to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.
Harnessing the power of financial markets for public good
Mobilising capital at scale towards the SDGs now
Send in the plastic eating bugs
Unappealing but potentially heroes for humanity & the planet
Impact transparency, integrity and harmonisation
The ITF uses the Impact Management Project (2021) definition of impact: a change in an aspect of people’s wellbeing or the condition of the natural environment caused by an organisation.
Dirty Thirty
CAN THE TOP 30 PUBLICLY TRADED SINGLE-USE PLASTIC COMPANIES CLEAN UP THEIR MESS? asks Planet Tracker today. And the bigger question; are they cleaning up their act or will it take punitive measures by global Regulators to make them?
The investment implications of technological disruption
RESHAPING FINANCIAL SERVICES - MEGATRENDS from PGIM
Time to deliver
Time to deliver: mobilising private capital at scale for people and planet
Why ESG Is Critical in Asian Fixed Income Investing
Investors also still face some hurdles in Asia, including the alignment of domestic “green” definitions with international principles, limited diversity of the types and sectors of issuers, and limitations related to transparency and credit ratings.
2022 Asia Multi-Asset Outlook: Opportunity Comes in Waves Amid Reopenings and Reforms
Unlike those who call the China A-share market “uninvestable,” PineRidge see plenty of selective opportunities in the market, which will require a more active management approach.