Flexible fixed income funds have found favour in the past decade of low yields. Tanya Ashreena speaks to fund managers about active approaches by some of these funds to market volatility during the Covid pandemic.
Flexible fixed income funds have found favour in the past decade of low yields. Tanya Ashreena speaks to fund managers about active approaches by some of these funds to market volatility during the Covid pandemic.
Green bond new issuance is set to accelerate by 25% to €500 billion in 2022, with Europe leading the spike, forecasts from NN Investment Partners (NN IP) show.
Fees paid by retail investors who invest in funds with ‘clean’ share classes have significantly dropped since 2016, research shows.
Regulatory drivers for considering ESG risks within portfolios are becoming less important to European institutional investors, who are instead becoming more proactive.
Aviva Investors has internally appointed portfolio manager Caroline Hedges to be head of credit.
A growing number of investors who use investment factors in their portfolios are incorporating ESG in the pursuit of enhanced returns.
Asset manager Vontobel has launched an emerging market fund investing in corporate bonds with maturities of five years.
Caroline Keany (pictured) has joined HSBC Asset Management as a senior emerging markets portfolio manager in London.
ESG integration is maturing amongst the investment management community, although institutional investors are at different stages of commitment to net zero emissions, according to a study by BNP Paribas.
The European ETF industry continued to reach new heights in August, following estimated net inflows to the tune of €9.8 billion for the month.
