All Asset owners articles – Page 5
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PodcastCommitting to Net Zero as a smaller asset owner – expectations, strategy and action
During this episode, Eline Sleurink, Head of UK and Ireland and Middle East, Dave Gorman, Head of Social Responsibility and Sustainability, University of Edinburgh and Ben Pollard, CEO and Cofounder, Cushon discuss how the University of Edinburgh and Cushon have set a net zero target, the first steps they are ...
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Blog postLess than one week until COP26, new Australian climate plans still fall short
By Fiona Reynolds, CEO, PRI
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Blog postHow compatible is shorting with responsible investment?
By Toby Belsom, Director of Investment Practices, PRI
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Discussion paperShorting and responsible investment: A review
The PRI has a growing number of signatories that allocate to investment strategies that use shorting. These signatories also seek to adhere to the PRI’s six Principles.
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Discussion paperEmbedding ESG factors in investment mandates
Investment mandates are a valuable and often underutilised tool for asset owners to signal ESG requirements to asset managers.
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Thought leadershipBroadening the outreach to investment consultants
Investment consultants are critical stakeholders in the investment chain, advising institutional asset owners on a range of issues, including the selection, appointment and monitoring of external managers. They can play a key role in supporting asset owners to develop responsible investment practices, and to assess their investment managers’ ESG incorporation ...
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Blog postPRI launches venture capital collaboration to strengthen ESG take-up
By Peter Dunbar, Senior Specialist, Investment Practices, PRI, Hannah Leach and Johannes Lenhard, VentureESG
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WebinarOn ESG investing: heterogeneous preferences, information, and asset prices
The PRI Academic Network Week was hosted across five days between 13-17 September 2021
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Discussion paperESG Integration in Sub-Sovereign Debt: The US Municipal Bond Market
Momentum is building for investors in US municipal bonds to incorporate environmental, social and governance factors systematically in their analysis and valuations, however they face multiple challenges.
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Blog postClimbing the ladder to net zero emissions: from pledges to action
By Hamish Stewart, Senior Associate, Climate Change, PRI
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Blog postCEO quarterly update: celebrating 4000 signatories and supporting the evolution of RI
By Fiona Reynolds, CEO, PRI
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Blog postHow to make ESG issues core to investment manager selection, appointment and monitoring
By Toby Belsom, Director, Investment Practices, PRI, and Diba Ahour, Analyst, Investment Practices, PRI
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Case studyApplying responsible investment principles to multi-asset credit manager selection
Organisation name: Brunel Pension Partnership Signatory type: Asset owner Region of operation: England Assets under management: £30 billion Why we consider responsible investment principles during manager due diligence We designed and delivered a multi-asset credit fund for our pension fund clients to meet their demands for diversified exposure to ...
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Case studyClimbing up the sustainability ladder – a manager scoring framework for asset owners
Organisation name: Kempen Capital Management Signatory type: Investment manager Region of operation: Europe Assets under management: €73 billion Why we use ESG criteria to assess external managers Our asset owner clients are increasingly embedding ESG information in their processes for selecting and monitoring external managers. Therefore, it is ...
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Case studyMonitoring the proxy voting practices of external managers
Organisation name: Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Signatory type: Asset owner Region of operation: Hong Kong SAR Assets under management: US$539 billion[1] Why we monitor proxy voting practices of external managers As Hong Kong’s central banking institution, manager of the Exchange Fund and a responsible investor, we believe that ...
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Case studyRating responsible investment hedge fund managers
Organisation name: Man Group Signatory type: Investment manager Assets under management: US$123.6 billion Region of operation: Global Man Group is firmly committed to responsible investment and is a long-term signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment. Our Man FRM unit is focused on alternative investments, through managed accounts, ...
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Case studyImproving responsible investment through manager engagement
Organisation name: Aware Super Signatory type: Asset owner Region of operation: Australia Assets under management: AU$144bn Why we engage with managers after their appointment Responsible investment is an integrated part of our due diligence process. Engagement with managers after their appointment can result in a more collaborative relationship and ...
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Case studyEngaging external managers on sustainable investment
Organisation name: Cardano Region of operation: Global Signatory type: Investment manager Assets under management: We provide fiduciary management services to 30 UK pension funds with combined assets of £16bn and investment advice to 10 UK pension funds with combined assets of £50bn. We also provide LDI execution and derivative overlay ...
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ArticleHow asset owners and their managers can work together on ESG goals
Following the release of our technical guides on selecting, appointing and monitoring investment managers, the PRI convened a number of panel discussions to talk through how asset owners can work collaboratively with investment managers throughout the selection, appointment and monitoring process.
