ESG

The CIO of the world’s largest pension fund, Hiro Mizuno, shares his view on ESG as a way to mitigate external risks.

The fund will focus on making debt investments that provide environmental or social benefits.

Alecta has allocated $100m to an impact investment vehicle to be managed by NN Investment Partners and FMO.

The exposure held by the UK pension fund beat its target of 5.8% for 2016/17, as the organisation delivered a 19.6% return for its investment portfolio as a whole.

Allianz GI Risk Monitor report shows EMEA-based investors look more favourably to high yield corporate debt compared with their US counterparts, but warns investors must improve risk management strategies.