The short-term interests of asset managers may be trumping the long-term interests of their institutional investor clients when it comes to stewardship, which has lead UK pension funds to call for urgent action.
More than nine in 10 investors (94 per cent) believe corporate reporting on sustainability performance contains unsupported claims, according to PwC’s 2023 Global Investor Survey, launched today.
Companies and their investors face a new disclosure regime to support global efforts to protect nature and biodiversity.
Nomura’s digital assets subsidiary, Laser Digital, has announced the launch of its Bitcoin Adoption Fund. The firm writes that the fund, which provides a seamless way for institutional investors to access the digital asset class, will be the first in a range of digital adoption investment solutions that Laser Digital Asset Management will bring to the market.
London-based digital asset hedge fund manager Nickel Digital Asset Management has published research that finds that institutional investors are increasingly recognising the importance of digital assets in diversified investment portfolios.
Analysis from the CFA Institute finds that regulation in EU and Canada has helped alleviate potential confusion for investors, but greater harmonisation of terms across jurisdictions is needed to accelerate progress.
