In our recent securities finance roundtable, Xavier Bouthors, senior portfolio manager, treasury and fixed income solutions at NN Investment Partners, shares his views on ESG integration and a wider set of issues, including industry responses to the Covid pandemic.
Major UK asset owners including the BT pension scheme have called on the government to take increased climate action to protect investments and beneficiaries.
In October last year, Funds Europe held a virtual roundtable for our annual Global Industry report. One of the key points of discussion was how asset allocations have changed due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and its financial aftermath.
Natixis Investment Managers enjoyed the trend towards thematic investment last year, or so Darren Pilbeam, head of retail sales at the firm, indicated.
European thematic ETFs are said to be among the “big winners” of 2020 as their assets under management almost trebled despite ongoing market turbulence.
The asset management industry’s role in the future of the planet has come into question again following the publication of two reports calling out firms for acting too slowly on climate targets.
During his time as president, Donald Trump shunned climate science and sustainability, backing coal and fossil fuels instead. Following Joe Biden’s election, sustainability is back on the agenda.
Norway’s Storebrand Asset Management has unveiled a sustainable real estate fund focusing on the Nordic region.
European ETFs closed the fourth quarter of 2020 by passing the €1 trillion milestone in assets, while ESG-focused funds saw their assets surge.
Fund manager RWC Partners has appointed Chris Anker to lead ESG engagement initiatives.
