New analysis released by WTW has revealed that an investment team with a greater level of diversity leads to better investment outcomes. In the company’s new paper, Diversity in the asset management industry: on the right track but at the wrong pace, data shows that investment teams in the top quartile of gender diversity outperform the bottom quartile by 45bps per annum in terms of net excess returns.
New research with UK real estate management professionals conducted by Deepki, the ESG data intelligence firm, shows that almost half (44 per cent) believe that fund managers have the greatest influence when it comes to improving the ESG credentials of commercial real estate, followed by those using the buildings — occupiers (42 per cent), and their employees (36 per cent).
Exchange Data International (EDI), a provider of global security corporate actions, pricing, and reference data services, has introduced the Luxembourg Funds Data Service to further enhance its coverage of investment funds.
Investment house Third Bridge has launched Maps, which it describes as a new way to visualise public and private company value chains in a single view, helping investors fast-track early-stage research within minutes.
