ESG: Scam, Pious, Profits….or something better? A coruscating roundup of what it is, where we are and how it could be better from Professor Paul Watchman

Fund Owners, Asset Managers, Regulators & Advisors will gather together at a major conference hosted by Allen & Overy in the City to discuss these topics and more.

Intech is a private, quantitative asset manager investing on behalf of pension funds, governments, endowments, foundations, and other institutional investors worldwide.

And as businesses are the product of the people within them, this new cohort at Walmart gives us hope for the future.

With a market capitalisation of more than $US2 trillion, the global listed infrastructure asset class provides access to publicly traded companies that own or operate essential infrastructure such as renewable energy generation, electricity networks, airports, and toll roads

It’s a tough time to be a small business. The culmination of rising energy prices, inflation and labour shortages make for a lethal cocktail of operating conditions.  

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The World Economic Outlook (WEO) is a survey by the IMF staff published twice a year, in the spring and fall.

The WEO is prepared by the IMF staff and has benefited from comments and suggestions by Executive Directors following their discussion of the report on September 29, 2022.

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