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IMG
Interview , December 2019
Jean-Philippe Médecin : « The CNP’s subordinated green bond issue was a great success »
CNP Assurances has successfully launched its first subordinated green bond issuance. Jean-Philippe Médecin, the director of the prop trading and financing department at CNP Assurances, gave us more details.
IMG
Interview , May 2019
Simon Bond : “Our European Social Bond Fund is carefully managed with a mix of maturities to offer daily liquidity”
According to Simon Bond, Threadneedle (Lux) European Social Bond Fund manager, the fund aims to balance three key elements: clear social impact, daily liquidity and financial return with a similar risk/return profile as a regular investment grade (...)
IMG
Interview , April 2019
Pascal Koenig : « We believe that these concentration movements should continue, including among the leading players »
According to Pascal Koenig, Partner at Deloitte, Head of asset management, the operations of M&A, search for new shareholders, team transfers have multiplied in France in recent months. He believes that these concentration movements should continue, including among the (...)
IMG
Interview , March 2019
Pierre Valentin ; “We have placed SRI at the heart of our investment philosophy”
According to Pierre Valentin, chairman of Ecofi Investissements, except for wealth management Ecofi’s entire range of open funds is 100 % SRI this year, whether it for equity, bond, money market or multi-asset funds.
IMG
Interview , March 2019
Climate change: from fantasy to reality
Global warming has been an issue for many years now. It is often regarded as a long-term challenge. That is certainly true, except that the “long term” is now close at hand, and climate change’s economic impact can already be measured in several major (...)

Opinion

IMG
Opinion, October 2016
Rethinking the role of Treasuries
According to Richard Turnill, BlackRock’s Global Chief Investment Strategist, it’s time to rethink the role of U.S. Treasuries in portfolios, and specifically to be cautious of long-duration Treasuries. The risk-reward landscape for longduration Treasuries is (...)
IMG
Opinion, September 2016
Easy money: Could the cure be more damaging than the illness itself?
Given the economic and political headwinds and shocks we have experienced in the first six months of 2016, the summer could easily have been characterised by uncertainty and volatility.
IMG
Opinion, September 2016
Combining différent styles for risk premia strategies
According to Ronen Israel, principal at AQR Capital Management, four investment “styles” — Value, Momentum, Carry and Defensive — have emerged as compelling sources of alternative returns, backed by economic theory and decades of data across geographies and asset (...)
IMG
Strategy, September 2016
No news is good news for markets
The old phrase that ‘no news is good news’ has been working its magic in the markets lately – but it may be the calm before the storm, says Robeco’s Lukas Daalder.
IMG
Opinion, September 2016
Central Banks and the Definition of Insanity
It is often said that that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. This appears to be a lesson that central bankers have been unable – or unwilling – to (...)
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