Post-Inflation Recessions Are More Volatile says MetLife

Greenwashing calls into question the integrity of entire company boards as does using ESG for marketing rather than for authentic purposes.

McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2022 - in uncertain times, it’s good to have an overview of what may be coming down the line.

A global push for mandatory climate disclosures will encourage companies to improve their environmental performance

Divestment in action from the largest Sovereign Wealth Fund in the World. Clear & absolute. No if’s, but’s or maybe’s

The results of the backtest are surprising because the opex long-short strategy outperforms the S&P 500 Index over the backtesting period while being invested for only the portion of the month between opex and the end of the month (EOM).

By building a durable competitive advantage in emerging climate-friendly tech, US players can unlock a huge global market.

“It is encouraging that so many new sovereign wealth funds voluntarily agree to implement the Santiago Principles.” says Obaid Amrane, Acting Chair of the IFSWF

Private equity reboots its approach to analytics as competition heats up.

The cogs keep turning. But how and for how long?

‘Solving the water scarcity problem requires a circular economy. But what is the circular economy – and how can investors build it?’ asks Man

If and how do private equity (PE) fund investors (hereafter general partners or GPs) manipulate their fund performance during fundraising periods asks Brian K. Baik of Harvard Business School

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Benchmarks

Collaboration

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Evolving conventions

Leading from the front; Katharine Preston and the whole team at OMERS. Innovation, Collaboration, Leadership in pracfice

New Documents Unveiled in Congressional Hearings Show Oil Companies Are Slow-Rolling and Overselling Climate Initiatives, Democrats Say Amid record profits in the oil industry, Republicans counter that Democrats are waging “war on America’s energy producers.“

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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.