Matthieu Esposito: "We have not changed our strategic allocation with the health crisis"
According to Matthieu Esposito, Director of Investments & Treasury at La Mutuelle Générale, the investment team simply re-prioritized certain asset classes. With the markets falling, it has tactically sought to benefit from lower entry points on liquid (...)
Thierry Dissaux : “Yes, we use Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) criteria”
According to Thierry Dissaux, Chairman of the French Deposit Insurance and Resolution Fund (FGDR), for its next call for equity offers, the FGDR should select an ETF equity index excluding companies with controversial governance and those with a significant share of their (...)
Yann Duvaud-Schelnast : "Our entire portfolio - whether on listed or non-listed asset is subject to an ESG analysis / review"
According to Yann Duvaud-Schelnast, Head of Sustainable Investment, innovation and governance at Allianz France, the subject of carbon occupies a key place to date in the insurer’s ESG strategy.
Joachim Fels & Nicolas Mai : « The Coronavirus outbreak poses some downside risk to the forecasts »
Joachim Fels, Managing Director, Global Economic Advisor at Pimco and member of the investment committee and Nicola Mai, Executive Vice President in the London office are cautious and selective in the current market (...)
Bertrand Alfandari : « We have broadened our range mainly by adding equity and bond ETFs with an ESG approach »
BNP Paribas Asset Management and Bertrand Alfandari, Head of ETF Business Development want to continue to be one of the leading ESG ETF providers in Europe and believe that it is important to support its client expectations in this field, both in the equity and bond (...)
CPR Asset Management has introduced optional hedges in its portfolios and has started to marginally reduce its net exposure to equities. The management company nevertheless retains a bias favorable to the value segment, the potential of which remains significant in its (...)
Investing in Tech Giants with Evolve ETFs’ FANGMA ETF tracking Solactive Index
Recently, the FANG-gang admitted two new members, Microsoft and Apple, in their prestigious club, effectively forming FANGMA. Evolve ETFs, one of Canada’s fastest-growing ETF providers, now released a new ETF including these six FANGMA (...)
A strong manufacturing base and changing attitudes toward shareholder value could mean the world’s capital heads to Japan, even if the world’s sports fans cannot. The analysis of Erik L. Knutzen, CFA, CAIA, Chief Investment Officer—Multi-Asset Class, Neuberger (...)
What does the appointment of the fourth central bank governor in less than two years mean for investors in Turkey? As have we have seen in the press, and to everyone’s surprise, last week the Turkish government replaced central bank chairman Naci Agbal, just four and a half (...)
World GDP Forecasts Revised Up After US Fiscal Stimulus Package
Global growth prospects are improving as fiscal support is stepped up sharply, economies adapt to social distancing and vaccination rollout gathers momentum, says Fitch Ratings in its latest Global Economic Outlook (GEO) released (...)