Sustainability claims need to be fair, clear, not misleading
Financial supervisors across Europe are actively providing industry guidance on sustainability claims that financial firms attach to their products. EU-level guidance calls for communications with investors that is fair, clear and not misleading. In Luxembourg, CSSF has outlined its expectations of investment fund managers in a thematic review published in August.
Transfer Thursday: M&G, Fidelity International
This week’s overview of transfers, appointments and promotions includes updates from M&G and Fidelity.
Kathy Ryan
Kathy Ryan (photo) has been appointed as chief sustainability officer at M&G plc. She joins from Irish Life Investment Management, where she was head of responsible investment.
Janiszewski appointed as new COO at Alter Domus
Luxembourg-headquartered Alter Domus, an international provider of tech-enabled fund administration, private debt, and corporate services for the alternative investment industry, has appointed Michael Janiszewski as its new Chief Operating Officer.
Nordea AM : Why 2024 could be the year of Stable Equities
Equities can be an unparallel tool to navigate an environment where inflation is expected to be somehow higher compared to the past decade.
Not everyone shares fresh enthusiasm for bonds
Despite the resilience of the American economy, investors in Treasuries and bonds harbor stiff hopes for a quick Fed pivot during the third losing year. “But we aren’t there just yet,” said Fidelity’s global fixed income CIO Steve Ellis.
Schroders : Getting started in private equity co-investments
Schroders : Everything investors need to know to get started in private equity co-investments
Amundi moves €10.7 bln in Luxembourg ETFs to Ireland
Amundi, Europe’s biggest asset manager, has informed investors that it is moving seven of its ESG funds out of Luxembourg to consolidate them with new umbrella ESG funds that it has created in Ireland. The move is aimed to achieve “a greater degree of operational efficiency,” the Paris-based firm said.
Invesco Global Systematic Investing Study 2023
By focusing on the future landscape, this research offers timely perspectives on how investors are deploying (and looking to deploy) advanced methodologies to construct resilient portfolios and potentially generate alpha. Read the full study.
PGIM Investments: Growth stock resiliency amid slowing economy
In its Q4 Outlook, Jennison Associates, PGIM’s fundamental equity manager, highlights themes that may deliver tremendous growth and offer investors compelling opportunities in 2024 and beyond.
‘Private credit will eclipse equity in the next decade’
Despite rapid development, private credit is still in its very early growth stages. Despite macroeconomic and cyclical challenges, Jiři Król, the deputy CEO of the Alternative Investment Management Association, sees private credit catching up to the much larger private equity in the next 10 years. He also sees huge potential development from the reformed European long-term investment fund vehicle (Eltif).