State Street survey finds return of investor optimism
Most institutional investors expect there to be minimal impact on their business from the coronavirus crisis, even though three in ten say their daily investment-related operations were disrupted by the volatility. These are the key findings of State Street’s ‘Volatility Study 2020’ – seen exclusively by investmentofficer.lu – which surveyed 640 mainly insurance and pension funds in April.
Candriam launches Circular Economy Fund
With the SRI Equity Circular Economy Fund, the Belgian asset manager Candriam has launched another impact investment fund. The launch comes exactly one year after the start of its Climate Action Fund.
US asset managers win Morningstar’s best fund house awards
T. Rowe Price has won the Morningstar Luxembourg Fund Award for best fund house, the data provider announced on Thursday during a ceremony at the Centre Culturel ‘Schéiss’ in Luxembourg. T. Rowe Price also won the award for best fixed income fund house. Neuberger Berman, another US asset manager, received the honours for best equity fund house.