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.
Louise Warden has become head of real estate within the private markets group at Local Pensions Partnership Investments (LPPI), a UK manager for the pooled assets of three pension funds.
BNY Mellon Investment Management has launched a fund that targets “cutting-edge” innovation in healthcare and biotechnology.
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.
The annus horribilis that was 2020 in which payouts from UK companies were slashed by more than 40%, could be a positive development if it leads to a more sustainable dividends market, according to UK fund managers.
