Green transition, innovative tech, defence: it’s no secret that the EU and European national governments are looking to channel institutional and retail savings capital into these ‘desirable’ areas. But can pension investors get the best of both worlds? Can they maintain fiduciary integrity and participants’ interests? How can they navigate a more politically charged environment in which investment activity faces greater societal scrutiny, and hard-won social licence to operate may have closer links to where they deploy capital? And what do good investment opportunities in these areas look like? This closing session marries perspectives from pension funds, investment, politics and academia
Judith Arnal - Board Member, Bank of Spain; Associate Senior Research Fellow, CEPS and ECRI
Dr Lars Frolund - MIT