Ever since the inception of the European Green Deal, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) has been mired in a tangle of compromises, featuring arbitrary categories underpinned by a fundamentally incoherent, and likely counterproductive, concept. …

This week’s overview of transfers, appointments and promotions includes updates from M&G and Fidelity. Kathy Ryan Kathy Ryan (photo) has been appointed as chief sustainability officer at M&G plc. She joins from Irish Life Investment Management, where she …

Les autorités de surveillance financière de toute l'Europe s'emploient activement à fournir des orientations sectorielles sur les déclarations de durabilité que les entreprises financières associent à leurs produits. Au Luxembourg, la CSSF a exposé ses …

Amidst the ongoing transition to a new pension system in the Netherlands, Dutch pension fund managers are finding little bandwidth these days to explore fresh investment ideas for the coming year. Against this backdrop, asset managers face hurdles in …

Luxembourg-headquartered Alter Domus, an international provider of tech-enabled fund administration, private debt, and corporate services for the alternative investment industry, has appointed Michael Janiszewski as its new Chief Operating Officer. …

Despite the resilience of the American economy, investors in Treasuries and bonds harbor stiff hopes for a quick Fed pivot during the third losing year. “But we aren’t there just yet,” said Fidelity’s global fixed income CIO Steve Ellis. Treasury …

Amundi, Europe’s biggest asset manager, has informed investors that it is moving seven of its ESG funds out of Luxembourg to consolidate them with new umbrella ESG funds that it has created in Ireland. The move is aimed to achieve “a greater degree of …

Interest rates are shooting up and in some cases have reached the highest levels in decades. The share prices of US regional banks are collapsing again. And yet reports of new collapsing banks remain absent. Why? Deposits! The chart below provides the …

Despite rapid development, private credit is still in its very early growth stages. Despite macroeconomic and cyclical challenges, Jiři Król, the deputy CEO of the Alternative Investment Management Association, sees private credit catching up to the much …

After a dismal third quarter, bond investors are once again turning their attention to fixed income. A survey of European and Asian fund selectors forecasts a heightened demand for this asset class in the upcoming year, particularly with expectations of …

The sustainability bail-out

Transfer Thursday: M&G, Fidelity International

Toute allégation de durabilité soit faite dans un langage clair

Pension policy pause: Dutch funds keep asset managers waiting

Michael Janiszewski appointed as new COO at Alter Domus

Not everyone shares fresh enthusiasm for bonds

Amundi moves another €10.7 bln in Luxembourg ETFs to Ireland

Where is the next Silicon Valley Bank?

‘Private credit will eclipse equity in the next decade’

Private credit seen as less attractive than public