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.
This report outlines the elements which make Amsterdam attractive to managers looking for a European jurisdiction, and the importance of working with the right partners and the support providers can offer when it comes to ESG reporting requirements.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors are now key criteria for selecting new asset managers, according to a survey of pension schemes, insurance firms, and family offices worth a combined USD7 trillion.
In a year that was characterised by wild market swings and global economic turmoil, alternative asset manager Gresham House forged ahead with ambitious growth plans. Its CEO, Tony Dalwood, says the next step will be to take the group’s forestry platform international.
Investors pulled back from equity funds in January, with appetite for risk assets dampening as global coronavirus cases registered a post-holiday surge.
Japan’s asset management firms are under pressure from domestic policymakers and foreign investors to improve the sector’s gender diversity, as Tokyo attempts to reinvent itself as a hub for the global finance industry and stave off expectations of a shrinking labour population.
