Alternatives
How Australia’s Superannuation Funds Value Unlisted Assets Amid Regulatory Calls to Change
Technological advances may enable a push to standardize valuations.
Tag: Governance
Research
AI Energy Drain Among Issues Facing ESG Investors
Data center energy needs, human rights and plastic pollution are among trends for investors to watch, according to ISS ESG.
Market Moves
NBIM Touts Governance, Activism Track Record in 2024
Norges Bank Investment Management, manager of the world's largest sovereign fund, released its 11th annual responsible investment report, highlighting progress in its climate action plan.
Pensions
Voting Support for NYC Pension Proxy Proposals Continues to Wane
Only 21% of proposals that went to a vote were supported by shareholders, down from 35% in 2022.
Risk
Structured Alpha Manager Settlement Offers Due Diligence Lessons
Investors need to ask about managers’ controls and for ‘evidence’ they are being used, consultant says.
Pensions
BCI Sees Progress and Room for Improvement on Company Engagement
The $181 billion Canadian pension fund voted against management more than one-quarter of the time in fiscal 2023.
Asset Allocation
Japan GPIF Changes ESG Domestic Equities Index Due to ‘Large Tracking Error’
The $1.7 trillion pension giant has moved $20 billion to the MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index.
Opinion
Lessons on How to Manage Major Systemic Risks
Investors’ thoughts on how system-level investing, focusing on interconnections between stressed, complex systems, can impact portfolio performance and where it can help.
Pensions
STRS Ohio Board Votes Against Performance Bonuses for Investment Staff
The board of the pension fund voted 5-4 to negate any performance-based compensation.
Pensions
NYC, Oregon Pension Funds Named Lead Plaintiffs in Fox Lawsuit
The plaintiffs’ claim that Fox News’ business model included knowingly engaging in defamation ‘appears promising,’ a Delaware Chancery Court says.
Asset Allocation
GPIF’s ESG Investments Outperform Tokyo Stock Index
The Japanese government pension giant's ESG funds beat the TOPIX by 160 basis points over a 6-year period.
Research
Shareholder Proposals Increase, Yet Few Gain a Majority
Environmental and social resolutions boosted the number of filings this spring, ISS says, while anti-E&S resolutions also shot up.
Research
ICPM Gives Top Research Award to Paper Exploring Active vs. Passive Investing
Research awards were also granted to papers covering climate risk and sustainable investing.
Market Moves
Earnings Calls Include Fewer ESG Mentions, but Talk of AI Is Rising
While political controversy dogs green initiatives, artificial intelligence replaces them as the new popular topic.
Asset Allocation
Japan GPIF Invests $3.7 Billion in Morningstar Gender Diversity Index
The index is designed to emphasize Japanese companies with strong gender and diversity policies.