How Water Scarcity Is Shifting the Investment Landscape
Understanding the cost of water, like other business inputs, is ‘critical’ to the investment process across different sectors and asset classes.
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How Investment Management Is Helping Increase Sustainability
AdventHealth CIO Rob Roy is leading a team working to make the system more flexible and better prepared for climate-related stresses.
What Science Tells Us About Investing in the Energy Transition
CIO connected with Scott Tinker, a noted geologist at the University of Texas, about what areas of the energy transition are ripe for investment.
Meketa Plans Emerging Manager Conference in April
The firm’s public and private markets emerging and diverse manager research day is scheduled for April 24 and will be conducted remotely.
Qatar’s Sovereign Wealth Fund to Launch Country’s First VC Fund of Funds
The $475 billion Qatar Investment Authority also signed a renewable energy deal in South Africa.
Managers’ Risk Appetite Bounces Back Sharply in February
Investors see the U.S. macroeconomic environment at its most encouraging to equities in years, according to S&P Global.
Norges Bank Reports Early Signs of Success in 1st Year of Climate Action Plan
A growing number of portfolio companies held by Norway’s $1.5 trillion sovereign wealth fund are adopting net-zero targets.
Move Over, Magnificent 7, as Other Stocks Rise to Glory
Prosaic financials and industrials perform like tech hotshots, Truist notes.
US College Endowments Gained 7.7% in Fiscal 2023, but Suffered From Weak Alternatives Returns
Equities drove gains, while alternative returns were mostly flat.
Bonds Should Climb Nicely in 2024, WTW Predicts
Dropping central bank rates will help a lot, with the 10-year Treasury total return rising as much as 13%, the firm contends.
NY State Pension Returns 6.2% in Fiscal Q3, Cashes Out Another Public Equity Fund
The $260 billion pension giant also said it will divest and restrict investments in Exxon Mobil and seven other oil-and-gas companies
MassPRIM Adopts New Asset Allocation
The Bay State’s investment management board seeks to achieve a 7% annualized rate of return while accepting no greater than a 20% drawdown.
3 Stock Sectors, All Tech, Expected to Soar in 2024
Why biotech, AI and cybersecurity should romp, per State Street.
Family Offices Plan to Increase Alts Allocations
CIOs plan to add exposure to private equity, credit and infrastructure and funding by selling cash and equities, according to KKR’s 2023 family capital survey.
Hotel Investing Remains Cheap as Sector’s Recovery Continues, per Expert
Morgan Stanley’s Bluhm notes that lodging deal activity is picking up amid lowering rates.