With managers saying asset owners are not allocating sufficient resources to screen for environmental, social and governance issues, the practice may die off, an AsianInvestor forum hears.
The CIO of Korea’s NPS, Hong Wansun, tells AsianInvestor that new overseas offices and new asset classes will require a greater number of external partnerships.
Attractive valuations, economic revival and a drive to improve corporate earnings and return on equity will see asset owners go back to Japanese equities, says Chris Sunderland of Eaton Vance.