The exuberance in the equity markets is a little too much for the managers of JP Morgan's €6 billion Global Macro Opportunities Fund. “This was the reason for the investors to increase the number of short positions in shares, via options on the S&P 500 …

Two thirds of the UN sustainable development goals are in danger of not being achieved, warned Ben Constable-Maxwell of M&G. In some areas, great strides are indeed being made in the right direction, but in the area of hunger and poverty, the Covid …

The US-British asset manager Columbia Threadneedle thinks it can significantly strengthen its position in Europe after acquiring the EMEA asset management business of Canadian firm BMO Financial Group. It provides more scale, especially in Europe and it …

The warning that climate-related damage will be more difficult to insure is growing. A challenging time is coming for real estate investors, as their investment horizon becomes riskier. It was painfully obvious this summer, with the deadly floods in …

Riccardo Lamanna has recently become the Luxembourg Country Head for State Street. He entered the position after spending more than 30 years in the business, having worked in Milan, London and Paris at various institutions, including JP Morgan, Paribas, …

Global asset managers appreciate the framework provided by the green investing taxonomy and SFDR, even if more needs to be done to flesh these out. There is also awareness that Asia is central if global environmental and social concerns are to be …

Despite much debate in the market about the hows and whys of ESG integration, impact investing is steadily making its way into the financial mainstream. In 2021, the first year in two decades in which extreme poverty once again rose, with lasting …

There is a mismatch between asset managers and institutional investors when it comes to ESG, according to PwC Luxembourg’s annual report on the Luxembourg banking sector, which this year places extra emphasis on developments surrounding ESG. The report …

The US stock market is always more expensive than other markets. However, America's premium over Europe is now so high that betting on Europe may be a better option for investors, according to Joost van Leenders, who explained Van Lanschot Kempen’s …

Following the integration of private banking into its banking activities in 2019, Triodos is now focusing on the next step: the introduction of an accessible service model for the different groups of investors. “Market conditions are tightening, you have …

JP Morgan fund increases short positions in equities

SDG failure to have immense impact on investments

Columbia Threadneedle acquires BMO asset business to strengthen EU position

Challenging times ahead for real estate investors

State Street names new Luxembourg country head

Asia, data, greenwashing, labelling: the ESG challenge

Impact investing taking over from ESG

Fund houses ignore ESG investors

European equities preferred to US equities

Triodos introduces asset group- specific model