Asset managers launch uniform calculation for avoided emissions

Sustainability experts have reached an agreement on an objective approach for calculating avoided CO₂ emissions. On Thursday, a dozen asset managers introduced a harmonized, open methodology that allows for meaningful comparisons of economic activities and investments in this area. Until now, parties were able to use vastly different reference scenarios in such calculations.

Pinsent Masons: technology goes forward in both Luxembourg and the Netherlands

Throughout the financial sector, technology is an important topic and leads to major changes in procedures, with financial companies themselves and also with the regulators. The new rules in Luxembourg for prospectuses should make life easier. In the Netherlands, the regulators lay a focus on the Digital Operations Resilience Act which gives an additional layer of supervision.

Chart of the week: stuck in fixed income

“The total value of Dutch securities holdings reached nearly 3,500 billion euros in 2024.” It’s one of those headlines—this one from the Dutch Central Bank (DNB)—that most investors overlook, let alone actually read. But behind that enormous figure lies a world that once again shows how deeply entrenched the traditional investment industry remains in an outdated mantra.

Investors await ‘Liberation Day’: Selling US stocks now is ‘unwise’

US equities have calmed after a turbulent start to the year, but the mood is far from euphoric. With President Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs set to be announced on Sunday, it remains uncertain whether the recent gains mark the beginning of a recovery or simply a pause before the next downturn.

Morningstar: Robeco vs Van Lanschot Kempen

This week, we are comparing two asset managers rather than individual funds. When analysts evaluate a fund, they assess and assign ratings to its People and Process pillars while the methodology for Morningstar Medalist Ratings also incorporates and assessment of the Parent pillar. This Parent pillar is our focus this week.