Integration of ESG factors in RFPs

PRI provides five modules in their Investment Manager Selection Guide which support asset owners in their selection process and the integration of ESG factors:

 

Module 1 describes a process followed by an asset owner to develop a responsible investment policy… Read more

ESG Fund Due Diligence Request

Initial ESG fund due diligence questionnaire issued by financial institution. Information from funds and asset managers to build a comprehensive ESG fund universe. Asset managers invited to participate were informed and the request was allocated to selected… Read more

Inflation Hedging Strategies 2021

A group of investors from Germany, Switzerland, Austria and CEE (aggregate AUM > EUR 100 billion) created a set of questions on inflation hedging strategies in April 2020 when inflation was in their focus.

Today the risk of inflation is even more on the agenda. … Read more

The Steinbrenner Syndrome and the Challenge of Manager Selection

The Financial Analysts Journal publised an article by Michael L. Troutman on the impact of plan sponsors’ focus on past performance in asset manager selection. Cognitive errors lead investors to value strong performance in previous periods and to confuse

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MEAG acquires large diversified forest portfolio in the US South

MEAG, on behalf of its clients, acquired more than 60,000 hectares of pine dominated forests for a middle triple-digit million US dollar figure in the US South stretching from Oklahoma to North-Carolina in an off-market transaction. The total area corresponds Read more