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As global interest rates have steadily declined over the past decades, many investors have sought yield by migrating up the risk-return spectrum. Major central banks’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic – including continued low interest rates and commitments to purchase a wide range of debt securities – perpetuated these asset allocation trends. While such intervention […]
Read More… from Webinar: Dynamics Between Central Banks, Regulators, Investors, and Inequality
ESG disclosure frameworks primarily focus on risks that can materially affect a portfolio company’s financials (“outside-in” risks). But what if a portfolio company engages in risks that threaten the health of real-world environmental, social, and financial systems (“inside-out” risks)? Those systemic risks become non-diversifiable systematic risks to investors, and Modern Portfolio Theory not only lacks […]
Read More… from Webinar on Modern Portfolio Theory, Systematic Risk, and Investment Structures
Do environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and impact investing practices in their current forms provide investors with sufficient tools to play a meaningful role in “Building Back Better” following the COVID-19 crisis? Many investors, including those who identify as “Universal Owners,” often seek to manage ESG risk and opportunity through corporate governance interventions. However, certain […]
Read More… from Webinar on ESG 2.0: Measuring & Managing Investor Risks Beyond the Enterprise-level
Discussion with Delilah Rothenberg — Talking about ESG in PE. Learn More About Environmental, Social, & Governance. […]
Read More… from ESG Laid Bare podcast discussion with Professor Ludovic Phalippou
Private equity can be a wonderful thing. The combination of capital and expertise provided by private equity investors can help companies to grow and create jobs. This is particularly true for smaller and mid-sized companies which tend to be engines of job growth. But at the same time, traditional private equity structures have contributed to […]
In this episode of the podcast, you will learn from Delilah about the structure of private equity fund managers’ compensation, the internal impact it has on private equity firms themselves and the external impact it has on portfolio companies. Your action takeaway: Delilah calls for responsible private equity investment firms to practice what they preach […]