Amid the seemingly never-ending ‘hunt for yield’, high return real estate debt strategies are attracting investors’ attention.
Hedge fund managers have long defied the asset management industry’s drive toward greater consideration of ESG-related investment factors, but investors’ shifting priorities are sparking change.
Read more: From Laggards to Leaders? Hedge Funds Slowly Embrace ESG
Nordic and Dutch investors are shifting the ESG agenda decisively towards ‘impact’ – whether that takes the form of measuring non-financial portfolio outcomes ex post or targeting social and environmental objectives ex ante.
Read more: Nordic and Dutch Investors Drive Impact Innovations
Although the Low Volatility factor has delivered disappointing results during the Covid-19 era – and active low-volatility equity strategies produced extremely mixed performance outcomes as a result – some managers differentiated themselves through portfolio construction, sector positioning and the level of volatility reduction being targeted.
Read more: Low Vol Troubles Highlight Active Manager Approaches
With diversity becoming an increasingly visible priority for investors, how do asset managers measure up? In this article we take a closer look at infrastructure managers, where recent searches highlight key diversity indicators and important nuances to watch out for.
Read more: Digging into Diversity Part 1: Infrastructure Managers
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