Lazard offers Scandinavian bond fund
Portfolio mainly consists of Scandinavian bonds and global bonds denominated in Scandinavian currencies
David Robinson
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Generali acquires French ESG specialist Sycomore
Italian insurer’s stake in French group part of ambitious three-year plan to develop its European business
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Firms use artificial intelligence for ESG index
Machine learning and artificial intelligence will play part in the new indices from Germany’s Solactive and Truvalue Labs
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New quant macro risk data service
Macro Risk Insight uses quantitative techniques to help clients identify and quantify key macro drivers
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ECB ‘will not raise rates in 2019’
Market has been anticipating rate rise towards summer end, but raft of weak data will force backtrack, analysts say
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KBI excludes fossil fuels in new strategies
Irish investment group said it was responding to growing investor demand for fossil-fuel-free strategies
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Nordea expands ESG bond range
There has been more recognition among EM investors that ESG issues can present material credit risk, group said.
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Active manager outperformance ‘plummeted in 2018’
Less than quarter of active equity funds beat benchmarks and just 16% of bond funds outperformed, according to Scope
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Candriam fund focused on cancer fight
New fund supports development of cancer diagnostics and treatments and seeks to identify breakthrough innovations
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EU-UK regulator pact agreed in event of no-deal Brexit
Agreement signed between the FCA and Esma covers cooperation and exchanges of information in event of ‘worst case scenario’
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Amundi subsidiary launches climate fund
CPR AM is teaming up with non-profit CDP to launch a thematic equity fund dedicated to fight against global warming
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European selectors brace for worst as Brexit risk jumps
Fund buyers plan to increase cash holdings over next year as uncertainty rises, according to Last Word Research