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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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Elizabeth Gillam, Invesco
November 4, 2021

Calls for greater taxonomy sophistication

Does the green investing taxonomy leave the financial service industry open to charges of…
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Sharks in the water
Asset Managers
November 3, 2021

Eat or be eaten continues in asset management

The consolidation battle in the asset management world continues unabated. American firm T. Rowe…
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Nancy Pelosi, United States House of Representatives
Investing
November 2, 2021

Geeks get it right: is Pelosi the “Queen of Stocks”?

Gamestop and Dogecoin are passé. The world of internet memes – “fast-spreading internet jokes” - has…
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Raj Shant, Jennison
Asset Allocation
October 29, 2021

EM investing: no confidence in China

Investors in emerging markets should completely ignore the 60 per cent worst performing companies…
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Mairead McGuinness, European Commission
October 28, 2021

Towards global ESG reporting

SFDR and the green investing taxonomy have been broadly well received across Europe, but what if…
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Theo Vermaelen, first row, left
Asset Managers
October 28, 2021

A 31% ytd return? Just a matter of "common sense"

How do you achieve a year-to-date return of more than 31 per cent? “Well, common sense. That is our…
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Andrew Balls, Pimco
Investing
October 27, 2021

Pimco looks for alternatives to public credit

Bond investor Pimco is also increasingly looking to alternatives to traditional bond categories. The…
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Philippe Van Hecke of Tokeny Solutions
Asset Managers
October 26, 2021

Luxembourg lags in adopting blockchain in finance

The Luxembourg financial sector has long-discussed the blockchain or as it’s also called…
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Brice Prunas, Oddo
Asset Managers
October 26, 2021

Internet is the starter, artificial intelligence the main dish

Brice Prunas, manager of the ODDO BHF Artificial Intelligence, makes no secret of his enthusiasm for…
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Lodewijk van der Kroft, Comgest
Investing
October 25, 2021

Japan: Abenomics won’t be discontinued

In the run-up to the Japanese elections later this month, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has promised…
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Christine Lagarde, ECB 
Opinion
October 22, 2021

Economist commentary: the stability of the financial system

Money only has value if there is a relationship with the value created in the real economy. So the…
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Marc Dhondt, OneLife
Institutional
October 22, 2021

Modern brokers can make difference with (big) banks

The modern bank and insurance broker can to a large extent fill the gap left by the major banks. He…
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Wright's law
Investing
October 21, 2021

Opinion: Technology and Wright's Law 

In the 1930s, aeronautical engineer Theodore Paul Wright (1895-1970) made an important discovery…
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