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Institutional investors are still failing to implement stringent environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies, according to a report from Clearwater Analytics, which polled 190 institutional investors representing $12 trillion in assets.

Just under half (45 per cent) of asset managers, pension funds and insurers still do not have ESG investment policies in place, according to new research from Clearwater Analytics (CWAN).

In fact, just under half (45 per cent) of asset managers, pension funds and insurers still do not have ESG investment policies in place, according to new research from Clearwater Analytics, shared exclusively with City A.M. today.

Investment firms managed about $1.8 trillion in North American insurance company general account assets for outside insurers in 2021, according to the latest Insurance Investment Outsourcing Report.

In this piece, Jonathan Flitt, Global Head of Alternative Investment Solutions at Clearwater Analytics, explains why the push into these alternate assets is not without its challenges.

Here’s a thing; some consultations on framing new rules on Solvency II, just published by the UK Govt. You have until 21st July to make your views known on how insurance brands can free up and deploy some capital, rather than simply tuck it away under the bed in case it’s needed at some point.

Data is also a problem, as a recent poll of asset managers and owners representing over $5trn AuM by Clearwater Analytics found that over 80% think that availability of data around private assets is a challenge.

Credit, private equity and real estate were the three most popular alternative investments, according to a survey of institutional asset owners and managers conducted by Clearwater Analytics between March 22 and March 25.