The European Commission has identified six key areas to raise its ambitions in the field of sustainable finance. One of them is sustainable finance. To this end, it has drafted a regulation to establish a European standard for green bonds (EUGBS). This …

Since the outbreak of the Covid crisis, institutional investors have been increasingly looking towards sustainable funds. However, risk management is proving a major challenge, according to a study by asset manager Schroders. Since the outbreak of the …

Despite the huge cost in terms of human lives and economic damage of the corona crisis, European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) summarises the performance of the European fund industry as ‘resilient’. This was reflected in the …

Sustainable equity funds are often associated with solely investing in expensive ‘growth’ companies. This is unfair, believes Maximilian Anderl, manager of the UBS Equity European Opportunities Sustainable fund. His fund has recently undergone a …

“Data from external parties are insufficiently transparent to be able to rely fully on in ESG investments. Moreover, the scores of these parties are often based on information and performance from the past. Particularly in the case of sustainability, a …

The cost of implementing banking sector regulations has risen by an annual average of 16% since 2015 says a recent study by the the Luxembourg Bankers Association (ABBL) and major accounting firm EY. This has been a theme across the financial sector, yet …

Capital Group economist Robert Lind is a bit short on calling the current inflation surge temporary and sees faster-than-expected central bank intervention as the biggest risk to the bull market. He also has strong views on Sino-US trade relations and …

Long-term interest rates will continue to rise, as will inflation. And the correlations between German government bonds and equities will become positive again. That's a tough sell for the management of multi-asset portfolios. Fortunately, there are …

Asset managers are increasingly turning their attention to addressing biodiversity loss, but moving beyond just exclusion and actively making investments that improve the landscape will be an uphill battle. It has been a year since a damning report from …

During question time after the Federal Open Market Committee ( FOMC) rate decision, Jerome Powell made a very bold statement about monetary policy in the future. When asked when we should expect a less aggressive monetary policy, Powell replied that the …

Brussels raises sustainable finance ambition

Schroders: Pandemic boosts sustainable funds

EFAMA: ESG funds remain the trend in ‘resilient’ Europe

ESG growth vs value questioned

Sustainability manager calls third-party ESG data “insufficiently transparent”

Request to review costly bank regulation

Capital Group: inflation threatens to be higher than expected

Amundi: interest rates and inflation will continue to rise

Investment sector starts to address biodiversity loss

Does the Fed want to curb asset inflation?