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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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Investing
July 6, 2022

Top 5 inflows to Article 8 and 9 funds: Fundsmith leads

Sustainability funds have been selling like hot cakes in recent years. Not surprisingly, many fund…
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Opinion
July 6, 2022

Disruptive innovation: the iPhone as game changer for investors

Fifteen years ago, I bought my first iPhone in Denver, Colorado. Not entirely coincidentally, I was…
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Darwin's offices are based in the Zuidas business district in Amsterdam. Photo: Wikimedia CC BY-SA 4.0
Asset Servicing
July 5, 2022

Apex picks Darwin to boost depositary services in Europe

Apex Group is adding another firm to its growing string of acquisitions, announcing that it plans to…
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News
July 5, 2022

First German trade deficit in 31 years shows EU’s vulnerability

Germany has unexpectedly reported its first trade deficit since 1991. The reversal of the trade…
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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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Andrew Balls, CIO Global Fixed Income at Pimco. Photo: Pimco.
Investing
July 4, 2022

Pimco: next five years will be anything but normal

The global macro environment will continue to be anything but normal over the next five years…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
July 4, 2022

Chart of the week: A sudden halt to spending

German consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest level ever, it became clear last week. Never…
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News
July 1, 2022

‘Lack of taxonomy harmonisation leads to fragmentation’

The sustainable fund market in Luxembourg and other European fund domiciles has continued its strong…
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Opinion
July 1, 2022

Grow to fight climate crisis

More economic growth means more population growth, according to Thomas Malthus. The demographer and…
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