Natixis Investment Managers enjoyed the trend towards thematic investment last year, or so Darren Pilbeam, head of retail sales at the firm, indicated.
Natixis Investment Managers enjoyed the trend towards thematic investment last year, or so Darren Pilbeam, head of retail sales at the firm, indicated.
Donia Rouigueb, head of sales for securities finance and repo at CACEIS, participated in our recent securities finance roundtable. She reflects on whether asset owners are likely to move their sec lending activity in-house and on broader issues, including steps to standardise market practice.
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.
Last week saw unprecedented – although not entirely unexpected – scenes take place in Washington DC, as disenfranchised pro-Trump supporters breached the US Capitol.
In a nation where ESG is regarded sceptically, a pushback has taken place against attitudes and rules that hinder ESG’s progress. Our US panel discusses this and other topics, such as how US-Sino relations impact business.
In a major change of fortune, UK equity was the most searched-for asset class among equities last month on CAMRADATA Live, writes Amy Richardson.
Following a steady influx of money since April, flows into UK bond funds finally dropped off in November.
Green bond issuance will be 50% higher in 2021, driven partly by EU rules such as the Green Bond Standard, an asset manager predicted.
The role of fixed income in multi-asset portfolios is evolving with the unprecedented levels of market volatility we have seen this year, and it is hard to think of a better time to rethink fixed income.
