sustainability

Protest sign 'break free from fossil fuels'. Photo via Unsplash.
Asset Allocation
February 9, 2022

Morningstar: 'Green' funds to outpace 'grey' by mid-2022

European mutual funds that promote green investments saw assets increase by some 22 percent in the…
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Surprised
Opinion
December 29, 2021

Economist's view: the ten surprises of 2021

Every year there are surprises at the trade fair, although there seem to have been more in 2021. A…
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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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Katherine Haesaerts, Columbia Threadneedle, Mehtap Ersahin, Schroders, Niké Maekelberg, Bâloise Assurances
October 20, 2021

Women in Finance do a lot for gender equality

In the financial sector, less than 30 percent of all executive positions are held by women. In terms…
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ArcelorMittal’s Gijón steel plant in north west Spain
Investing
October 14, 2021

New investing taxonomies in the pipeline

The EU’s ESG investment taxonomies are evolving. Only certain aspects of climate action are…
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Rolando Grand, LFDE
Asset Allocation
October 4, 2021

LFDE: Space is the next big thing

Rolando Grandi, a fund manager with La Financière de l’Echiquier has highlighted the huge…
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European Union, Brussels
Opinion
September 22, 2021

Comment: SFDR, confusion keeps us grey

Not all European regulations are good. Under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)…
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Monique Donders, BlackRock
Asset Allocation
September 15, 2021

BlackRock: we embraced sustainability late

“It is no secret that we at BlackRock have embraced sustainability rather late. The turnaround came…
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European ESG ranking
July 22, 2021

Luxembourg extends ESG-fund lead in Europe

Of the €141bn net subscriptions into Luxembourg funds in 2020, two-thirds were attributed to…
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Sachin Vankalas
July 17, 2021

Sachin Vankalas, Managing Director of LuxFlag, passed away unexpectedly

Sachin Vankalas, the Managing Director of LuxFlag, has passed away unexpectedly. The LuxFlag Board…
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Haiyan Li-Labbé, Carmignac
Asset Managers
July 16, 2021

Carmignac focuses on China

Paris-based fund manager launches new fund to invest in the structural trends of the new China. The…
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Maximilian Anderl, UBS AM
Asset Managers
July 5, 2021

ESG growth vs value questioned

Sustainable equity funds invest in a wide range of assets, not just expensive ‘growth’ companies, as…
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LFDE Commercial Director Stéphane Van Tilborg, L, sales manager Peter Jansen, R
News
June 22, 2021

LFDE: Conquering the Netherlands with niche thematic strategies

La Financière de L’Echiquier (LFDE) wants to gain a foothold in the Netherlands, following in the…
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Lutz Engberding,
Asset Managers
June 18, 2021

Outperformance not due to ESG integration 

At launch in 2017, the Responsible Horizon Euro Corporate Bond Fund was one of the first bond funds…
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