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Asset owners are taking a greater interest in every stage of production
A global grass roots campaign is targeting holdings of the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel
The investor wants to ‘protect both human health and shareholder value’
The industry still has much work to do to fulfil its potential, says Sophia Grene
Star fund manager talks about Crux, ‘the start-up that wasn’t really a start-up’
It is hard to pin down what spooked investors in the recent rout of European financials
Roger Ibbotson, the academic and hedge fund manager, on the importance of liquidity
Strategies that are shown to be all conquering, gradually lose their power, says Sophia Grene
The question of control is the main reason fund houses shy away the technology
Sophia Grene ponders how to align the interest of asset managers and investors
Call for fund managers to be more transparent about their use of derivatives
Shareholders owning 5 per cent of miner’s stock table resolution, with similar initiatives at Glencore and Rio Tinto
More providers now offer multi-factor products
Quantitative analysts turn to environmental, social and governance factors to exploit inefficiencies
Private equity investors seek more control over their investments amid concern over fees
It can be hard to know whether a fund manager is doing their best for the investors, says Sophia Grene
More overseas asset managers are gaining access to the country’s fixed income market
Strong female leadership delivers better returns, finds MSCI
Roman Rosslenbroich, the co-founder of Aquila Capital, has swapped risk parity for real assets
As banks withdraw from the market, liquidity risk is being transferred to investment managers
Indices provide access to a growing range of specialist investment themes
‘Top notch’ founder Cliff Asness is a libertarian who loves a nerdy joke
Asset management division is re-examining fixed income and betting on smart beta
Head of European business says economic case for staying in Europe is ‘compelling’
Pension funds increasingly outsource day-to-day operations to consultants
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