A “paradigm shift” is taking place in institutional investment, according to Syz Capital, which notes that investors are trimming their exposure to traditional assets such as fixed income and cash, to reinvest into alternative assets.
The UK’s largest asset manager, Legal & General Investment Management, is set to divest from four companies over insufficient action on climate risk.
A group of asset managers are calling on companies with business links to Myanmar to take action against ongoing human rights violations in the country.
“As an investment case, bitcoin is very early stage and offers big potential, as its long-term correlation is low compared to traditional asset classes.” In the following article Michael Zbinden, CIO, and Dr Hartmut Neff (pictured, above left with Zbinden), Portfolio Manager, with the Crypto Finance Group, offer an introduction to the considerations around investing in crypto assets.
By Jacolene Otto, Maitland’s head of Private Equity & Real Estate, based in Luxembourg.
Industry bodies are calling on regulators to curb ongoing rises in fees charged by providers of financial benchmarks, which are driving up asset managers’ costs.
Investors in high-yield bonds may be more exposed to the risk of a climate transition than those in other debt and equity assets, according to new research from MSCI.
By Vic Leverett, head of Alternative Investments at Russell Investments – Since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), private debt has received increased attention and growth for a variety of reasons. These have included the ongoing low interest rate environment, elevated equity valuations, the diversification benefits and higher yield potential offered by private debt. The case for private debt appears to be a strong for investors with long-term investment horizons and higher risk tolerances.
Dutch asset manager Robeco has raised its concerns that genuine impact investing is being undermined by “those who claim to be participating in it for their own public relations purposes”.
The team at Institutional Asset Manager is very pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Institutional Asset Manager Awards, judged by their industry peers.
Markets are paying less attention to geopolitical risks as focus has shifted to inflation prospects and economic restarts, according to BlackRock Investment Institute.
French asset manager BNP Paribas Asset Management is sharpening its focus on biodiversity, aiming to develop a framework for companies to report their impact on nature in partnership with non-profit organisation CDP.
