DPAM ranks 2nd out of 600 responsible asset managers
“Our activities as responsible investor, next to our proprietary, in-house, fundamental and quantitative research, form the foundation of our firm’s asset management activities.”
John Kerry has a message for Luxembourg finance
The impending climate crisis is claiming ever-more attention on the political level. Part of the solution to it will be to spend what’s estimated to be trillions per year on cutting and mitigating emissions. The ability of the financial industry to raise and allocate money has got the political classes’ attention. Former US presidential candidate John Kerry – now the United States’ first-ever special presidential envoy for climate – and Luxembourg financial minister Yuriko Backes on Wednesday discussed Luxembourg’s role.
IO Talks: State Street’s Luke Brereton on blockchain
This Luxembourg edition of IO Talks hears about the latest developments in the realm of blockchain technology in the asset management and investment industry.
The collapse of SVB has dislocated private equity
European private equity investors have become more cautious during recent weeks following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse. Appetite for alternative investments however remains strong while some investors embrace the ‘dislocation’ in the market as an opportunity. “If you’re selective, you can even do better than expected.”
‘Gold deserves a structural role in the portfolio’
Panic over banks and falling treasury yields have gold prices flirting with an all-time high again. In the short term, a quicker turn by the Federal Reserve may be the deciding factor, but the precious metal’s real success lies deeper. “Gold deserves a structural role in the portfolio.”
Gold prices briefly climbed past the 2,006 dollar per troy ounce level last week. With that, the August 2020 all-time high of 2,075 per troy ounce is getting closer.
IO Talks: M&G’s Forelli on private markets, Eltifs, costs
This edition of IO Talks Luxembourg hears from the managing director at M&G in Luxembourg, Micaela Forelli, on the firm’s positioning in the European funds market, on private markets and Eltifs, on cost savings and how the firm’s redundancy programme at M&G group is affecting its Luxembourg business.
In the infinite world of AI, anxiety threatens investors
The data science revolution is sweeping the investment industry. Some firms are looking to create an in-house solution combining artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science. Picking the right data set, and separating the wheat from the chaff, is critical.
AXA IM: Adherence to global biodiversity targets requires innovative companies
The obligation to meet these targets is likely to accelerate growth in companies providing innovative, sustainable and efficient solutions
Brazil's BTG buys FIS to expand from Luxembourg
BTG Pactual, the largest investment bank in South America, said it acquired Luxembourg-based private bank FIS Privatbank in a move that should enable its Latin American clients to diversify their investment portfolios in developed countries while expanding its European client base beyond Portugal, Spain and the UK.
ESG investors focus on horizon, despite perma-crisis
The focus on sustainable investing has faded somewhat, with the drumbeat of crisis after crisis recently, and now problems with banks in Switzerland and the United States grabbing the headlines. But listen to anyone focussed on the climate for long and you’ll realise that however bad things are now, it will get much worse. Large investment firms are developing impact investing projects and reaching for the next level in ESG – maintaining biodiversity.