Asset Managers

Rick Lacaille, executive vice president and global head of ESG at State Street.
Asset Managers
July 29, 2022

‘Green shorting’ emerges as new phenomenon in State Street study

A recent study conducted by Boston-based State Street has found evidence of “green shorting”, a…
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Amanda Young, Chief Sustainability Officer at abrdn. Photo: abrdn.
Asset Managers
July 28, 2022

‘EU sustainability reporting rules need global alignment’

Global asset managers are concerned that the European Union’s regime for corporate sustainability…
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A swing at a playgroud. Photo: Rawpixel CC0.
Asset Managers
July 28, 2022

Swing pricing now ‘common practice’ in Luxembourg 

Swing pricing “has become common market practice” in the Luxembourg fund sector to manage liquidity…
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Photo via Unsplash. CC BY 2.0
Asset Managers
July 21, 2022

Altis survey: ESG integration is more than a paper tiger

When it comes to ESG, those who confine themselves to the paper reality may believe that asset…
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Helen Dean, CEO of the National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) in the United Kingdom. Photo: Nest.
Asset Managers
July 19, 2022

‘Steward’ Nest seeks high standards in UK pensions

In the United Kingdom, the National Employment Savings Trust, known as Nest, is the country’s…
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Nicolas Chaput, CEO of Oddo BHF Asset Management. Photo: Oddo BHF.
Asset Managers
July 15, 2022

Oddo BHF AM seeks growth in Luxembourg, Belgium

Germany and France are Oddo BHF Asset Management’s core markets, but the asset manager now wants to…
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Martyn Hole, Equity Investment Director at Capital Group. Photo: CG.
Asset Managers
July 14, 2022

Capital Group long-term outlook focusses on tech

Semiconductors everywhere you look, the end of cash, the development of digital entertainment…
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Valentijn van Nieuwenhuijzen, global head of sustainability for public investing at GSAM.
Asset Managers
July 13, 2022

Goldman Sachs announces new roles for NN IP directors

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, which officially took ownership of NN Investment Partners at the…
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Asset Managers
July 8, 2022

European investors most concerned over greenwashing

Nearly two-thirds of investors in Europe are concerned about greenwashing, even though EU regulation…
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World Pensions Council panel in Paris, with Gert Dijkstra, senior managing director at APG.
Asset Managers
July 7, 2022

APG says EU regime for impact funds creates greenwashing risk

The increasingly stringent EU regime for green finance was discussed in Paris on Wednesday at the…
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Nick Ring, CEO Columbia Threadneedle Investments
Asset Managers
July 4, 2022

BMO GAM Emea rebrands as Columbia Threadneedle

US asset manager Columbia Threadneedle on Monday said it has completed the rebranding of the…
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Vianden castle in Luxembourg. Photo via Unsplash.
Asset Managers
June 22, 2022

Luxembourg retains lead as funds hub, Ireland catches up

Although its overall market share contracted slightly, Luxembourg last year held on to its number…
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From left to right: Amundi's Pascal Blanqué, geopolitics expert Tina Fordham, Nobel Prize winner Daniël Kahneman, Prof Steve Tsang and Peterson Institute's Olivier Blanchard. Photo: Amundi.
Asset Managers
June 9, 2022

‘Eurozone spreads risk becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy’

Pascal Blanqué, Chairman of the Amundi Institute and former Chief Investment Officer at Amundi, on…
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PWC Luxembourg.
Asset Managers
June 3, 2022

PWC: Alternatives add dynamism to ManCo market

Unregulated alternative investments continued to be dynamic and successful in Luxembourg last year…
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