Strategic allocations to factor premiums: the next big thing?

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10-07-2012 | Insight | David Blitz, PhD “Why limit yourself to the equity premium,” asks David Blitz, Head, Robeco Quantitative Equity Research, “when there are systematic factor strategies that outperform market-cap-weighted benchmarks?” Recent research from Robeco looks at how to translate the theory of factor premium investing into practice. Innovative …

APG, OECD’s Fiona Stewart, Danish SME funding, Lithuanian reform, AP6, financial reporting standards

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Pension funds must not be ‘faceless investors’, says APG EUROPE – Corporate governance specialist at Dutch manager stresses importance of long-term engagement. 26/11/12 Fiona Stewart leaves OECD to join World Bank in Washington Danish pension funds welcome financing plans for SMEs Lithuanian parliament approves long-awaited pension reforms Swedish roundup: AP6, …

Invitation to the PRI-CBERN Academic Network Conference Oct 1-3, 2012

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The Principles for Responsible Investment, the  Responsible Investment Initiative and the Canadian Business Ethics Research Network are delighted to invited you to the 4th Annual Academic Network Conference on Responsible Investment which will be held at York University in Toronto, Canada on October 1-3, 2012. Featured keynote speakers include Ola …