Sustainable equity funds invest in a wide range of assets, not just expensive ‘growth’ companies, as is widely assumed, according to Maximilian Anderl, manager of the UBS Equity European Opportunities Sustainable fund.
Asset Managers
ESG growth vs value questioned
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Sustainability manager calls third-party ESG data “insufficiently transparent”
“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
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Request to review costly bank regulation
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.
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Capital Group: inflation threatens to be higher than expected
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
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Amundi: interest rates and inflation will continue to rise
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
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Investment sector starts to address biodiversity loss
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
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Does the Fed want to curb asset inflation?
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
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Allianz GI: Fed to start tapering in early 2022
Allianz Global Investors' specialists still consider high yield bonds and equities attractive investments in an environment still controlled by central banks. Metal recycling is seen
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Return expectations differ between private vs professional investors
Private investors expect to achieve significantly higher returns compared to professional investors. The 'expectation gap' worldwide is currently 174 percent in the long term. This
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OneLife Investment Forum: equity funds win over bonds
At the 14th Investment Forum of Luxembourg-based life insurance specialist OneLife, global equity funds were the most popular. Bond funds seem to have fallen out
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