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This year the CFA ESG Conference was treated to a star-studded line up of speakers which included leading ESG practitioners, academics, CEO of the PRI Fiona Reynolds and Governor Mark Carney. Alena Ingvarsdottir shares her highlights.

Institutional investment platforms have a wide variety of objectives and capabilities. Oliver Jaegemann reviews the different types of platforms and the key questions to consider when choosing to work with a platform.

With over 1500 attendees and the launch of the Retirement Living Standards, October’s PLSA conference in Manchester Central was one not to be missed. Here are the key themes we heard from the speakers and trustees.

At the PLSA conference last week I attended a session on the PLSA’s Cost Transparency Initiative (CTI), entitled “Clearly improving outcomes”. The purpose of the CTI is to deliver a better understanding of costs. Having this more holistic view should facilitate better decision-making, which in turn leads to better member outcomes and value for money.

Trustees are used to getting a good retail experience, backed by developments in technology, and expect similar standards to apply to their working lives. Oliver Jaegemann discusses how to improve the institutional client experience.

With many large institutional investors now insistent that fund managers take consideration of ESG factors, we explore how asset managers can match their products to changing institutional appetites.

Larry Morrissey joins AMX Ireland as Chief Compliance Officer

AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has joined the AMX platform by adding a Long Term Credit Fund with over $1bn in assets in the fund.

The pressure on pension schemes and asset managers to act as active stewards is mounting. We explore how investors can use their voting rights and engage with companies to influence corporate behaviour

Recently over 60 asset managers ascended to the Aviary Rooftop bar, to join us for a vibrant conversation about the rise of platforms. Read on for the key themes.