Anticipation was high for a volatile week, but what transpired went beyond what many expected. Getting right to the point, here is a recap of what took place last week.

“We have to bring pension fund investors and other asset owners alongside the asset managers who have led thus far in deploying capital,” Sir Ronald Cohen

“Pension funds are also under immense governance pressure from all sides, with a growing politicisation of ESG in some regions meeting calls for more substantial and urgent climate action.” says Marissa Hall of WTW

Global megatrends 2022 - now that we are in the final quarter, let’s see how accurate these predictions turned out to be.

Time to dispose of the ‘take-make-dispose’ approach to production and consumption?

Transforming the global food ecosystem would present an opportunity for agricultural producers, distributors, food manufacturers, and retailers.

EU actions have not yet created a true single market benefiting investors

Strong asset management makes the tsunami of decisions easier. But for many the challenges of the next six months will be daunting.

Along with electric power, water and gas datasets, users can digitally replicate real-world energy markets to deliver crucial forecasting with this revolutionary software solution

From one of RAO Global’s brilliant speakers; Bev Shah

Is wealth with purpose for individuals a wildly optimistic an naive ambition or a goal that Advisors should help their clients pursue?

In 2018, investors Mohnish Pabrai and Guy Spier spent $650,100 to have lunch with Warren Buffet. I’m surprised they could swallow any of the food at that price!

Using ex post returns, this report finds that persistence of VC funds has remained remarkably strong, despite turbulence and uncertainty at home and around the world.

The problem with drawing a line in the sand is that the sand has a habit of disappearing beneath your feet soon after you have drawn it.

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Commitments aimed at mitigating climate change are on the rise among global investment institutions

Prof Bob Eccles doesn’t always write the easy thing, but is rarely dull because of that. This is a recent post about the realities of expectations within Financial Standards.

Returns, correlations and implications for portfolio management - a view from SAVVY Investor

The eight-page letter from 19 Republican state attorneys general outlines how the group believes BlackRock is using “the hard-earned money of our states’ citizens to circumvent the best possible return on investment.”

Japan’s GPIF Loses $28 Billion in First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2022 The $1.43 trillion pension giant posts back-to-back quarterly losses for the first time in six years.

Due to the increasingly visible consequences of climate change, governments are finding it difficult to downplay the warnings of scientists. Credit: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS