Inflation implications for private credit underwriting
Can historical KPIs still reflect the future or do models need to be build differently in order to understand current forces at play and how they affect economic sectors in different ways.......
Nordea’s ESG Priorities: the SFDR is too broad and the Taxonomy is too narrow
Head of ESG, Eric Pedersen, provides us insight to how the investment giant implements it´s ESG philosophy across a broad range of portfolios and how looking for easy answers to difficult questions is unhelpful........
Idiosyncratic returns – consistent alpha across different style cycles
How a very specific approach to stock picking can build an equity strategy with the potential to perform across multiple market and socio-economic scenarios.....
How behavioural finance analysis can help unearth hidden sustainability potential
Alternative approaches to help identify promising investment candidates and to assess current sustainability leaders for under-appreciated risks.....
Opportunities in alternative fixed income
Alternative fixed income strategies demonstrate great variety, both in terms of spread, risk, capital charge, liquidity, duration matching and ESG factors. This excellent paper compares different categories within the alternative fixed income spectrum.......
Mapping the impact of climate change
Wellington Management shares the climate-exposure risk-analysis tool they have developed to help investment teams track and assess physical climate risks facing capital-market assets around the world...
Evaluating labelled bonds: a robust framework is key
The sustainable debt market is growing rapidly as issuers face increased pressure from investors and regulators to finance a more sustainable future. Here we look at how to assess the suitability of labelled issuance for portfolios and highlight how to use engagement to combat greenwashing.....
Active management and ownership; transition; thematics, and SDGs, driven by investment opportunities and client choices
DNB Asset Management´s Head of Responsible Investments, Janicke Scheele, gives us insight to how the Norwegian asset manager takes a broad and holistic approach to driving change......
European Property Opportunities – affordable residential, logistics and the Nordics
The all woman team at DWS , headed by Nicoletta De Bona Bottegal, run an open-ended strategy which has outperformed both its benchmark and peers since inception. We look at how a mix of country, sector and asset selection is to thank for their success.....
In house analysis, sovereign debt, engagement, climate transition, biodiversity and circular economics
Markus Lindqvist heads Aktia´s team of ESG specialists who, together with the firms ESG committee and asset class representatives, set the EUR 15bn asset manager´s agenda......