All Lombard Odier articles
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NewsEAPF invests in sustainable credit, most schemes plan for net zero
ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, including investment in sustainable private credit by the £4.3bn Environment Agency Pension Fund, nearly three-quarters of schemes set to have net zero plans, and a pair of ESG guides issued for trustees.
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PodcastsPodcast: Natural capital can improve scheme returns but concerns remain
Podcast: Natural capital can improve scheme returns but trustees should not forget to consider their fiduciary duties of being able to pay pensions in the future and have a defensive investment strategy, argue Alina Donets, portfolio manager at Lombard Odier Investment Managers, and Stuart O’Brien, partner at Sackers.
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NewsCushon Master Trust hires bond managers
On the go: The £1.1bn Cushon Master Trust has appointed Wellington Management and Lombard Odier Investment Managers to handle the bond element of its new investment strategy, which focuses on sustainable investments and is launching in early 2022.
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NewsCushon launches new private markets investment strategy
On the go: Master trust Cushon has launched a new investment strategy that will see a 15 per cent allocation to private markets, in an attempt to “reduce investment risk”.
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Features
Distributed trust: Blockchain transactions to become 'commonplace'
Analysis: It is a humble back office function, yet blockchain has everyone excited. So what does its arrival in securities trading change for pension fund investors?
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OpinionHow can young members make an impact on their retirement funding?
Young people would be more engaged with pensions if the investment industry demonstrated its ESG efforts, argues Lombard Odier’s Tammy McPherson.
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Opinion
Here today, here tomorrow – why smart beta is not a fad
Lombard Odier’s Carolina Minio-Paluello argues the evidence against market capitalisation-based indices will stand the test of time, in the latest edition of Informed Comment.
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Features
How to squeeze value out of your passive mandates
Schemes are being encouraged to seek alternatives to cap-weighted indices in their passive investment mandates in order to achieve higher returns.