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UN’s Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance reflecting on five years of impact investing guidelines

bmcgovern — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:00:19 +0000

The United Nations’ Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance is marking five years of encouraging institutional investors to implement science-based targets towards curbing greenhouse gas emissions in their portfolios. The network launched with just 12 investment organizations and now counts 88 members across 19 countries. Its members’ collective assets under management have nearly quadrupled since 2019, from […]

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UN’s Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance adopting intermediate targets

bmcgovern — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 13:00:27 +0000

The United Nations’ Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance — an association of financial organizations that includes the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec — is incorporating intermediary environmental targets as it continues its push to net-zero emissions by 2050. In addition to the new environmental reporting targets for asset owners, the association’s guidance now includes […]

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Institutional investors increasing allocations to private assets over next 3 years: survey

bmcgovern — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 20:00:21 +0000

Two-fifths (40 per cent) of institutional investors say they plan to increase allocations to private debt investments over the next three years, according to a new survey by Coalition Greenwich. The survey, which polled more than 100 large U.S. and Canadian institutional investors with US$500 million to $50 billion in assets under management, found roughly […]

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Survey finds 77% of U.S. institutional investors worried about inflation and interest rates in 2024

bmcgovern — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:00:02 +0000

A majority (77 per cent) of U.S.-based institutional investors expect interest rates and inflation to remain elevated in 2024, causing problems for risk assessments over the next year, according to a new survey by CoreData. The survey, which polled 100 U.S. institutional investors, found the number of investors concerned about the role of inflation over […]

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Survey finds 66% of asset owners increasing allocations to private markets

bwolfe — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 19:00:16 +0000

Two-thirds (66 per cent) of large institutional asset owners say they plan to increase their allocations to private markets over the coming year, according to a new survey by Mercer. The survey, which polled about 60 global asset owners, found among those planning to increase their private market investments, 50 per cent said they’re pivoting […]

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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

bwolfe — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:00:24 +0000

An article on the Association of Canadian Pension Management’s response to the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities’ draft risk management guideline was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular news stories of the week: 1. CAPSA pension risk management guideline too divergent, says ACPM 2. B.C. Municipal Pension Plan appointing […]

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