Asset Allocation
Insurer Scottish Friendly Chooses Schroders for $2.37B Mandate
The asset manager will manage the mutual life firm’s insurance assets.
Tag: Schroders
Market Moves
How Institutional Investors Are Reacting to Trump Tariffs
After unprecedented tariff announcements that are predicted to lead to ‘true economic pain,’ long-term investors are expected to stay the course.
Asset Allocation
Equity Strength May Come From More Than Just Mag 7 in 2025
Investors expect a stock rally to continue in 2025, fueled by deregulation and tax cuts, while watching policy closely.
Newsmakers
Tom Darnowski Promoted to Americas CEO at Schroders
Currently global head of product strategy, Darnowski’s appointment is effective January 1.
Pensions
Rate Cuts Unlikely to Affect PRT Market in Short Term
Funds are more sensitive to long-term rates, upon which the Federal Reserve’s action will have little impact.
How Investors Are Utilizing Artificial Intelligence
Generative AI tools show promise but, for now, are mostly used for clerical tasks.
Asset Allocation
Energy Transition and the Global South
The World Economic Forum seeks to accelerate clean energy investment and opportunities in emerging markets; sees need for up to $2.8 trillion by 2030s.
Alternatives
Schroders Capital Launches $30B Credit and Debt Business as Asset Owners Flock to Alts
The new unit will deal in real asset debt, structured and corporate credit, specialty finance and impact lending.
Research
Schroders Takes Aim at Measuring Human Capital’s Impact on Stock Returns
The U.K. asset manager created a system to gauge how the people part of a business translates to share performance.
Is Emerging Market Infrastructure Investing Still Appealing?
The need is still there, but investors must evaluate a wide variety of factors, including geopolitical ones, in selecting the right fit.
Asset Allocation
Kentucky Retirement System Trustees Say It Is Not Subject to State’s Anti-ESG Law
The board of the County Employees Retirement System informed Kentucky’s treasurer that the 2022 law conflicts with CERS’ fiduciary duties.
Newsmakers
Kentucky Treasurer Targets 11 Firms for ‘Energy Company Boycotts’
BlackRock, Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase have all been threatened with state divestment due to alleged fossil-fuel bias.
Asset Allocation
Institutional Investors Double Down on Private Assets
Schroders says the pandemic exacerbated the need to diversify away from equity/bond market volatility.
Opinion
Opinion: Active Ownership and Fund-Level Reporting Are Key to Combating Greenwashing
Sarah Bratton Hughes, head of sustainability, North America, at Schroders, says it’s imperative to increase transparency and standardize reporting for ESG investments.
Asset Allocation
Sustainable Investment Skeptics are Becoming Believers
Study finds number of cynics about ESG cut in half since 2017.