30 October 2023

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 factors such as climate, human rights, sustainability and community impact within their investment processes.

• ESG
• Governance
• Manager Selection
• Impact

Read more: Time for Charities to Upgrade Investment Approach, Clarify ESG

02 October 2023

With around 15% of the portfolio in ‘liquid alternatives’ such as hedge funds and a full 45% in ‘alternative investments,’ the £14 billion (US$17 billion) TfL Pension Fund has made diversification a key priority.

• Fixed Income
• Private Markets
• Diversifying Strategies
• Governance
• Investor Spotlight

Read more: Investor Spotlight: TfL Pension Reaps Rewards from Liquid Alternatives

28 September 2023

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 savings banks—have an explicit objective to generate positive impact in the local community.

• ESG
• Governance
• Investor Spotlight
• Impact

Read more: Investor Spotlight: Social Impact in Focus for Italian Bank Foundations

06 September 2023

Transaction cost analysis (TCA) awareness is on the rise, with equity and bond investors increasingly recognising trading as a key area of leakage.

• Fees
• Equity
• Fixed Income
• Governance

Read more: Transaction Cost Analysis: Has Transparency Really Improved?