Mercer

Opinion

Path to sustainable infrastructure

Researchers make a call to action as a study reveals that despite much growth in sustainable infrastructure, it’s still not a part of core allocation strategy for many investors.

Jane Ambachtsheer Amal-Lee AminJune 2, 2017

Opinion

Passive managers, active ownership

Passive managers have greatly increased their market share. It’s more important than ever that they show best practice in active ownership by engaging on ESG issues and focusing on the long term.

Sarika GoelMay 1, 2017

Opinion

The ‘Divest Invest’ premium

A sample Divest Invest portfolio outperformed under climate-change modelling, when compared with a more traditional allocation exposed to fossil fuels and lacking tilts towards climate solutions.

Alex BernhardtMarch 29, 2017

Asset Classes

Equity portfolios’ tell-tale turnover

Turnover in a portfolio reflects the extent of a manager’s long-term focus. A new report finds most equity managers replace their shares at a rate more than twice what’s thought of as ideal.

Amanda WhiteMarch 3, 2017

Opinion

We need to be better than ‘optimal’

An over-reliance on mean-variance optimisation has led to portfolios that fail to take into account the radical complexity of the real world and embrace ‘pretentious and unhelpful symbols’.

Phil EdwardsFebruary 28, 2017

Opinion

Dangers, and opportunities, lie ahead

Against a backdrop of geopolitical tumult, Mercer’s Phil Edwards outlines four developments investors will need to consider when building and adjusting their portfolios for the year ahead.

Phil EdwardsJanuary 27, 2017

Opinion

Path to sustainable infrastructure

Opinion

Passive managers, active ownership

Opinion

The ‘Divest Invest’ premium

Asset Classes

Equity portfolios’ tell-tale turnover

Opinion

We need to be better than ‘optimal’

Opinion

Dangers, and opportunities, lie ahead

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