Bond risk in downgrades ‘not defaults’
Investment grade debt downgrades worry Loomis Sayles bond specialist Matt Eagan more than high yield defaults
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Mapfre AM offers new ESG fund
Asset management arm of Spanish insurer will manage fund with input from French group La Financière Responsable
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The return of CLOs – what lies beneath?
Collateralised loan obligation issuance is booming, but underlying risks remain in the controversial asset class
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Fund buyers dump absolute return in droves
Sentiment towards asset class at all-time low as outflows hit €7bn in September following Gam saga and volatility rise
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BlackRock: ESG ETF growth to hit $400bn over next decade
Sustainable investments in exchange-traded funds could rise from $25bn to $400bn by 2028, fund group predicts
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PGIM Investments targets German market
Ucits product suite of asset management arm of US life insurance company Prudential Financial totals about €2.6bn AUM
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Gam AUM shrivels by 20% following Haywood saga
Significant outflows across asset classes have followed liquidation of Swiss group’s absolute return fund range
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Rothschild expands institutional manager services
The firm to offer small to medium sized asset managers bespoke portfolio and distribution management tools
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Asia’s fund selectors like slumping Chinese equities
In the next 12 months, allocations to China equity funds will be up while US and European equity exposure will decrease, according to data.
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MSCI launches ESG-screened indices for professional investors
The suite excludes firms involved in coal, oil sands extraction and controversial and nuclear weapons
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Commerzbank raises €500m from inaugural green bond
The issuance will help finance on and offshore wind and solar projects in Europe and the Americas
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‘Big oil’ stuns investors with commitment to tradition
Higher carbon prices and investor lobbying efforts are doing little to make oil and gas companies change their ways