Does higher leverage always imply higher risk? Not always – leverage can also be used to improve diversification and risk-adjusted returns, while minimizing the concentration in a portfolio.

The role of bond investors will be important in the transition to the green economy. Are we at the start of an ESG bond revolution? Discover why ESG-labelled fixed income market could potentially grow to USD 60 trillion.

The role of bond investors will be important in the transition to the green economy. Are we at the start of an ESG bond revolution? Discover why ESG-labelled fixed income market could potentially grow to USD 60 trillion.

Learn about the process and philosophy that underlie the creation of one leading asset manager’s target-date solutions, including One Choice® Target Date Portfolios, One Choice® Blend+ Portfolios and related target-date collective investment trusts.

Learn three ways to provide participants access to guaranteed income solutions, including within a plan’s Qualified Default Investment Alternative (QDIA). We recently examined demand for the product and best practices for evaluating their addition to defined contribution plans.

This paper discusses how asset owners can become patient and disciplined in making hiring/firing decisions. We also discuss when we should really consider terminating a manager and propose a course of action for asset owners.

As the historical drivers of retirement market growth—demographics, regulation, investment vehicles and strategies—continue to evolve and converge, opportunities emerge for investment managers to improve retirement outcomes and meet the needs of plan sponsors, plan participants and retirees.

There are many reasons why the outlook is bright for China, not the least of which is the most recent Five-Year-Plan with an increased focus on sustainability. Opportunities abound for long-term investors to capture the returns generated by businesses that benefit from these structural changes.

Investors with allocations to emerging market debt now need to understand the true impact on developing economies of long run factors like climate change and human capital development.

Read the latest on what trends investors should be monitoring across the various equity sectors from the portfolio managers at Segall, Bryant & Hamill.

Shifting DC Times, Invesco's award-winning publication is focused on the latest DC thinking across four essential plan components, with concrete ways to turn ideas into action. Download the publication today.

Covid-19, a stepping stone to fixing climate change. There’s a clear inter-play between the global pandemic and climate change, as a new report commissioned by Pictet Asset Management from Oxford University’s Smith School highlights. Discover emerging markets' and investors’- pivotal role in solving the climate crisis.

The US dollar is the dominant global reserve currency. Evidence suggests a gradual, permanent trend towards a multi-currency system. This trend will impact all global investors, across all asset classes. Positioning for this change already makes sense, including short dollars.

Impact finance has become a keystone in the sustainable investing ecosystem. It provides exposure to activities that offer a direct, measurable and positive outcome to society and the environment.

ESG in institutional investing, who decides? Verus CIO, Ian Toner lays out approaching the challenge of building customized ESG advice and service to clients, and outlines the significant resource commitment required to provide tailored support.