Executive Interviews

CIO interview: Time to tread carefully

Aviva Investors’ CIO for liquid markets, Colin Purdie, was feeling more confident about bond markets this year – but financial sector risks have returned...

Interview: “It’s more than just ESG-integration”

Northern Trust’s Marie Dzanis, head of asset management, EMEA, and Julie Moret, global head of sustainable investing and stewardship, talk to Benjamin David about...

Paris CEO report: what’s changing for asset managers?

Following our head-to-head Paris discussion Funds Europe spoke to two more major French industry leaders at Amundi and Axa IM. Topics for discussion included...

Executive interview: the former French minister championing retail private equity in France

Renaud Dutreil thinks private equity is the best solution for boosting regional economies and innovation – and illiquidity is good for long-term finance. The...

Paris CEO head-to-head: ‘Next decade will be unprecedented for asset management’

Sandro Pierri and Joseph Pinto are two of the most senior executives in European asset management. Both are based in Paris. In our special...

Interview: Sustainable finance: Need of the hour

From regulatory trends to biodiversity, Guillaume Abel, deputy CEO, Mirova, discusses all things sustainable finance. Do you observe a convergence or divergence of approaches in...

Interview: Embedded finance – the future forward

What drives non-financial enterprises to offer financial products and services to their end-users and communities? Josh Cogan, lead client partner, banking-as-a-service, Finastra, explains. What is...

Interview: Luis Berruga, Global X ETF, discusses ETF challenges in Europe

Luis Berruga, CEO of Global X ETF, discusses the company's beginnings, Global X ETF's expansion in Europe and ETF challenges in the region.  When did...

Interview: The CEO arguing for a browner green transition

Getting greener all the time, Aviva Investors is poised to disinvest from certain coal-related companies. Yet CEO Mark Versey still has room for ‘brown’ investing, he...

Interview, Erich Gerth, BlueBay: “At some point, there’s no income in fixed income”

Bond house BlueBay is expanding its securitisations business as it adjusts to the difficult fixed income environment. Nick Fitzpatrick talks to Erich Gerth, CEO. When...

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