The allure of the unlisted: should active owners have faith in private equity?
A decade-long boom in private equity asset allocation has left a mist of investor optimism.
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The silence score: how active are the world’s biggest investors on climate stewardship?
NZI takes a closer look at the stewardship practices of some of the world’s biggest investors in fossil fuels – and finds significant differences
Who are the silent majority?
Who are the investors opposing more ambitious climate targets for the world's biggest emitters?
UK stewardship stocktake: engagement at a gridlock?
Net Zero Investor brought together a group of senior UK institutional investors to discuss whether investors have made progress on climate change engagement
UK pension funds push back against FCA listing plans
Ten UK pension funds have signed a letter challenging the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recommendations to reform listing rules.
Engagement hotspots: the unusual climate suspects
Climate-related shareholder resolutions have flowed downstream this proxy season, into sectors such as finance, food and beverage, healthcare and technology. Why?
Something synthetic: Why Avon picked BlackRock for its climate equities strategy
Avon Pension Fund surprised last week with an announcement that it has invested some £700m with BlackRock’s Paris-aligned equity solution
Stewardship and engagement: the passive funds conundrum
The three biggest shareholders in oil and gas firms are passive fund managers. What does this mean for stewardship on climate change?
MSCI climate indices will ‘drive change in the real economy’
MSCI has launched a suite of Climate Action Indexes for investors seeking exposure to companies actively supporting a net-zero economy.