Impact investing in listed equities is often treated as the hard case compared with private markets. Critics argue that buying shares in the secondary market creates little ‘additionality’, since no new capital is being provided. That argument overlooks the additionality that comes from constructive engagement with portfolio companies, aimed at measurably better outcomes against clearly defined goals.

• ESG
• Equity
• Investor Spotlight
• Manager Selection
• Impact

Read more: Tsao: building a credible impact equity allocation

A wealth firm can apply rigorous governance to every investment, fund or strategy that it offers and still, over time, end up with a platform that no one would deliberately build today.

• Governance
• Monitoring
• Manager Selection
• Portfolio Design
• Operational Risk

Read more: Platform complexity: what still earns its place for wealth managers?

A bfinance poll of EU insurers points to a material increase in CLO debt allocations through 2027.

• Fixed Income
• Governance
• Risk
• Portfolio Design
• Strategic Asset Allocation

Read more: CLO debt: Solvency II changes the capital equation for insurers

Investors considering today’s expanded landscape of semi-liquid or evergreen vehicles for private market investing face a key challenge.

• Private Markets
• Private Equity
• Private Debt
• Real Estate
• Infrastructure
• Wealth

Read more: Navigating semi-liquid private markets in a world of closed-end data