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Asset Managers
November 16, 2021

Columbia Threadneedle acquires BMO asset business to strengthen EU position

The US-British asset manager Columbia Threadneedle thinks it can significantly strengthen its…
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Climate change damage
Asset Managers
November 15, 2021

Challenging times ahead for real estate investors

The warning that climate-related damage will be more difficult to insure is growing. A challenging…
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Riccardo Lamanna, State Street
Asset Managers
November 12, 2021

State Street names new Luxembourg country head

Riccardo Lamanna has recently become the Luxembourg Country Head for State Street. He entered the…
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Dr Kalpana Seethepalli, Deutsche Bank
November 11, 2021

Asia, data, greenwashing, labelling: the ESG challenge

Global asset managers appreciate the framework provided by the green investing taxonomy and SFDR…
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Philipp Mueller (L) and Daniel Perroud (R), Blue Orchard
Asset Managers
November 11, 2021

Impact investing taking over from ESG

Despite much debate in the market about the hows and whys of ESG integration, impact investing is…
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Roxane Haas, PwC Luxembourg
Investing
November 10, 2021

Fund houses ignore ESG investors

There is a mismatch between asset managers and institutional investors when it comes to ESG…
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Joost van Leenders, VLK
Investing
November 9, 2021

European equities preferred to US equities

The US stock market is always more expensive than other markets. However, America’s premium over…
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Jeroen Pels, Triodos
Private Banks
November 8, 2021

Triodos introduces asset group- specific model

Following the integration of private banking into its banking activities in 2019, Triodos is now…
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Arnout van Rijn, Robeco
Investing
November 5, 2021

Chinese climate plan: "Clear and realistic"

Chinese President Xi Jinping, leader of the world’s largest CO2 emitter, is conspicuous by his…
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Sander Gerritsen, WTW
Investing
November 4, 2021

WTW: climate transition is more than CO2 reduction

A number of investors choose to sell investments in fossil fuel producers. This reduces the CO2…
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