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Energy Transition and the Commodity Investment Conundrum
‘Energy transition’ tailwinds should, it is often argued, boost the prices of particular commodities in the years ahead.
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Manager Intelligence and Market Trends - August 2024
bfinance’s quarterly report in August 2024: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite, market developments and asset manager performance across all major
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Investment Management Fees: Fairness Revisited
Amid macroeconomic shifts and changes in the investment industry, fees and alignment of interest require fresh attention. This Investment Management Fees report considers the latest fee data and
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Manager Intelligence and Market Trends - May 2024
bfinance’s quarterly report in May 2024: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite, market developments and asset manager performance across all major
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Passive ESG Investing Needs Careful Attention Amid 'Backlash'
From the pages of the Financial Times and Reuters to the hallways of investment conferences, noise of an ‘ESG Backlash’ has echoed around the asset management industry through recent months.
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Investor Spotlight: MPS Foundation Seeks Stable Income While Delivering Social Objectives
An inflationary climate has created new challenges for foundations around the globe: with underlying projects seeking larger disbursements to cover their increased costs, there is a need for
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Asset Manager Selectors: Three Themes to Watch in 2024
The 2023-4 period has brought new challenges for institutional investors, affecting both strategy and investment manager selection – the task of identifying the right products and the right
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Carbon Trading Strategies: Sector in Brief
This report provides a concise introduction to the investment characteristics of carbon compliance credits and the growing use of this emerging asset class by hedge funds, traditional asset
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Climate and Biodiversity in Equity Investing
The climate imperative is driving new practices across all asset classes. Equity portfolios are typically on the strategic front line, thanks in large part to the availability of data that can
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Investor Spotlight: New London CIV CIO Champions Client-centred Thinking
Last month brought the announcement of a new Chief Investment Officer for London CIV – one of the eight asset pooling companies for the UK’s Local Government Pension Scheme, and the one with by
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Manager Intelligence and Market Trends - February 2024
bfinance’s quarterly report in February 2024: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite, market developments and asset manager performance across all major
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Fixed Income with Impact? GSS+ Bonds and Beyond - Sector in Brief
Recent years have brought significant developments for the GSS+ (Green, Social, Sustainability et al) fixed income market. There are now more than 80 investment strategies—active and passive—with
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Investor Spotlight: Blue Sky Pioneers Integrated Portfolio Management
The Dutch pension industry is undergoing seismic shifts. Long-anticipated reforms enacted in July 2023 ushered in a Defined Contribution system that is set to be unique among global counterparts.
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Natural Capital Investing
Strong market fundamentals and climate impact potential have driven a surge in institutional investor demand for ‘natural capital’ such as timberland, agriculture and ‘nature-based solutions.’
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Endowment & Foundation Investment Survey
In October 2023, 61 senior endowment, foundation and charity/nonprofit investors across 16 countries contributed data and insights for this global study. This community has long been recognised
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What Is Sustainable Infrastructure Investing Now?
What does sustainable investing look like now in infrastructure? What are the major strategy/fund types available currently to investors in this sector? And to what extent do these strategies
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Manager Intelligence and Market Trends - November 2023
bfinance’s quarterly report in November 2023: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite, market developments and asset manager performance across all major
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Time for Charities to Upgrade Investment Approach, Clarify ESG
Thanks to recent guidance from the Charity Commission for England and Wales, UK charities became the latest cohort of institutional investors to receive official endorsement for considering ESG
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Investor Spotlight: Social Impact in Focus for Italian Bank Foundations
Italy's ecosystem of banking-originated Foundations is unique in the financial world. Created as part of a major banking system reform in 1990, these entities—which became the shareholders of
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ESG Assessment Challenges in Investment Manager Due Diligence
When selecting and monitoring external investment managers, it is increasingly important to develop a clear understanding of their credibility in ESG, sustainable and impact investment matters.
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