Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) investing is very zeitgeist currently, and a perfect storm has emerged in terms of its growing popularity. Legislative, climate, and ‘millennial’ trends are all combining to make ESG investing one of the most topical discussion points in the market.
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IORP II – what’s all the fuss about?
It has been estimated that the additional costs to existing single member pension schemes from IORPS II will ultimately make them unviable, with the annual cost of maintaining a single member pension scheme being almost certain to increase by 250%+ per annum.
Yield curve hysteria
The recent inversion of the US Treasury yield curve has had the financial press in a bit of a frenzy.
How different assets perform in an economic slowdown
It appears that the US is entering the slowdown phase of the economic cycle. But what might that mean for returns across asset classes? And can a recession be avoided?
Rise of the megatrends
One way investors might realistically outperform equity markets going forward is by accessing three structural growth ‘megatrends’: technology, sustainability and emerging markets.
A manifesto for Europe
Departing EU President Jean-Claude Juncker leaves his successor with quite a to-do list. What should be the priorities for the incoming administration?
Personal Retirement Bonds – what are they and why are they
A Personal Retirement Bond (PRB), AKA a Buy Out Bond (BOB) is, in my mind, essentially the pensions equivalent of a waiting room.
Blockchain revolution – A new wave of digital infrastructure
We believe Blockchain has the potential to impact the world as much as the internet did in the 1990’s and become the next big infrastructure of innovation.
“The problem with company A”
The importance of incorporating the correct principals of investment above and beyond risk and return characteristics has been (and will no doubt continue to be) widely discussed.
Gold: a barbarous relic?
The phrase above dates back from John Maynard Keynes’ from his book, “A Tract on Monetary Reform” written in 1923
Exotic ILS perils: why bother?
Insurance-linked securities (ILS) are most commonly known for their exposure to natural catastrophe risks such as earthquakes or hurricanes, however there is a small and lesser known category of ILS exposed to what might be termed exotic or man-made risks, for example, pandemic, terrorism or cyber risk
Partnership Whitepaper: Is a passive approach appropriate in the non-investment grade debt markets?
Investors have debated the merits of active and passive investing for decades with proponents on each side making valid points in support of and against ………..
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